Tag: muslims
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Shattered lives and unseen struggles: Unmasking religious violations against women and girls in Nigeria
Nigeria, a country with a constitutional guarantee for freedom of religion, is seeing a continuous rise in religious violations that threatens the rights of its citizens, especially religious minorities.
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Eid-el-Fitr: Fear God – Islamic cleric admonishes Muslims
The Chief Imam of Takur Commercial Mosque, Dutse, Malam Baba Waziri, has implored Muslims to always have the fear of the Almighty Allah in all their endeavours.
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Ramadan: Kano Hisbah warns Muslims against eating in public during fasting period
The Kano State Hisbah Board has deployed personnel to mosques to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Holy month of Ramadan, stressing that youths who eat in the public during fasting period “will not be spared”. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Ibrahim…
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President Buhari sends message to Muslims as Ramadan commences
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to Muslims as they commence 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.”
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Sultan directs Muslims to look out for new Moon for Sha’aban
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed Muslims to look out for the new Moon of Sha’aban 1444 AH from Monday.
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Did God order Muslims to rule over Christians? – By Stephen Ojapah
Jason Soroski a renowned bible commentator has this short analysis to offer about this passage. “As Jesus tells his disciples that he is the way, there are multiple meanings involved. First off, he addresses our very human instinct to know where we are going before we start a journey. The disciples wanted to know the…
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Eid El Maulud: Obi tasks Muslim faithful, Nigerians on unity
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Muslim faithful and Nigerians to uphold the holy virtues of peace, unity and love, for the progress of Nigeria. Obi made the call while felicitating with the Muslim faithful on their celebration of Eid-El-Maulud, which commemorates the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammed. He posited that…
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Eid-el Kabir: Obi calls for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians
Obi made this statement known in a message made available to newsmen, he said that the Eid-el Kabir celebrations remind Muslims and Nigerians the need for peaceful co-existence and encourage the pursuit of lasting peace and unity
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Sallah: Muslims warned against stealing rams for Eid-el-Kabir
Prof. Yahaya Imam of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ilorin, on Monday warned Muslims against stealing rams for Eid-el-Kabir festival. Imam, who gave the warning during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, said Allah would not accept the stolen sacrifice, as He is pure and does not accept anything impure.
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Eid-el- Fitr: NCWS urges FG to address security challenges
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has greeted Muslims on the occasion of the 2022 Eid-el-Fitr and called on the Federal Government to address the security challenges bedevilling the nation. NCWS National President Lami Lau made the call on Monday in a statement issued in Abuja while congratulating the Muslim faithful for successful fasting.