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SAUDI ARABIA: 2 WIVES PRESENTS GIFT OF YOUNGER WIFE TO THEIR 70-YRS-OLD HUSBAND
A 70-year-old citizen of Taif, a city in Saudi Arabia, Awad bin Aouaimer Al-Thouaibi, got the surprise of his life when his two wives egged him on to get married a third time, and that too to a younger woman.
The wives not only made the…
HAJJ 2024: NAHCON FIXES FRIDAY DEADLINE FOR STATES PILGRIMS’ LIST SUBMISSION
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has directed State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards to conclude the grouping of intending pilgrims into groups of 45 persons each, as well as data uploads to the e-Track Portal, latest by Friday,…
2024 UTME: JAMB SANCTIONS OFFICIALS OVER HARRASMENT OF CANDIDATE WEARING HIJAB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for asking a hijab-wearing female Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate to remove her headcover before being…
FAMOUS S’KOREAN SINGER, DAUD KIM ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD MOSQUE IN INCHEON
Famous South Korean pop singer and YouTuber, Daud Kim, who converted to Islam five years ago, announced plans to build a mosque in the city of Incheon in Korea.
Kim, taking to Instagram on Thursday, April 11, shared pictures of the land…
RAMADAN 2024: 30 MILLION MUSLIMS PERFORMED UMRAH DURING RAMADAN, SAYS HAJJ, UMRAH MINISTRY
Nothing less than 30 million Muslims have performed Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan 1445AH/2024.
This was revealed by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
Recall that the Ministry earlier announced that more than 8 million…
RAMADAN: DIFFERENTIATING ZAKAT-UL-FITR FROM ZAKAT
By Ajape Sefiu A.
Zakat and Zakat al-Fitr are both types of charitable giving in Islam, but they serve different purposes and have different rules for calculation and distribution.
However, understanding the differences between…
JUST IN: SULTAN DECLARES WEDNESDAY EID-EL-FITRI
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared Wednesday, April 10th, as the day for Eid-Fitri.
Sultan, who is the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said the decision followed the report of…
51,447 INTENDING PILGRIMS SET FOR 2024 HAJJ – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has released the final number of intending pilgrims who paid for the 2024 Hajj.
In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Fatima Sanda Usara,…
EID-EL-FITR: SULTAN DIRECTS MUSLIMS TO LOOK OUT FOR NEW MOON TODAY
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, has directed Muslims across the nation to look out for the new moon marking the beginning of Shawwal 1445 AH today Monday 8th of April,…
SIGNIFICANCE OF ZAKAT-UL-FITR, COMMON FOOD ITEMS YOU CAN USE
By Ajape Sefiu A.
With Ramadan coming to an end, it's critical to understand some of the significance of Zakat-Ul-Fitr.
It Serve as a levy on the fasting person. This is based on the hadith: The Prophet of Allah (pbuh) said;
"The…