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NASFAT EMPOWERS 40,000 INDIGENTS WITH N350 MILLION
OYEWUNMI .O. KAFAYAT
The NASFAT Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NAZAS) has provided N350 million to 40,000 indigents.
Hafiz Bakare, Chairman of the NAZAS Board of Directors, stated this at the weekend’s Annual General Meeting…
THE COMPILATION OF THE QUR’AN
Who wrote the Qur’aan and how was it put together?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The First:
Allaah has guaranteed to preserve this Qur’aan Himself. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, We, it is We Who have sent…
THREE DEGREES OF REPENTANCE
BY OYEWUNMI .O. KAFAYAT
The Perception of the Sufis/Esotericists on Tawba or Repentance)
1. Tawbat al-‘Amm (Repentance of the common person) = Muslim
2. Tawbat al-Khass (Repentance of the spiritual elect) = Mu'min
3. Tawbat…
THE HIJRAH MONTH NAMES AND THEIR MEANING
OYEWUNMI.O. KAFAYAT
Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, with months beginning and ending according to the moon's movements. The moon's disappearance marks the beginning of the month's. During the reign of Khalifa Umar ibn al-Khattab,…
BRIEF HISTORY OF HIJRAH CALENDAR
Every first day of the year in the Islamic Calendar month of Muharram, the Hijri New Year (considered an official holiday in most Islamic nations) is celebrated. Muslims are celebrating the year 1443 AH this year.
The Hijri…
IT’S NOT PERMISSIBLE TO GIVE YOUR DAUGHTER OUT IN MARRIAGE TO ONE WHO DOES NOT PRAY
سم الله الرحمن الرحيم
One of my kin has proposed to my daughter and I am under an obligation to him, but he is addicted to alcohol and he keeps company with bad people and prays little, or does not pray at all. He is also addicted to…
HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE OIL
Olive oil (Zaitoon) is one of the fruits mentioned in the Holy Quran and hadith. Olives have a long history of medicinal properties. The fruit is mainly cultivated in Mediterranean countries. It contains monounsaturated fatty acids which…
DUA TO SAY WHEN GOING THROUGH A FINANCIAL CRISIS
Allahu Latifun bi 'ibadihiyarzuqu man yasha'uwa huwa l'-Qawiyyu l-'Aziz
Allah is kind to His servants. He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the All-Powerful, the All-Mighty.
make this dua whenever you have financial…
WE REST OUR CASE WITH ALLAH AS MAKINDE’S ISLAMOPHOBIA CULMINATED IN THE DEMISE OF THREE OF…
Allah knows bestAs Muslims there is nothing like untimely or premature death. When you die it is your timeLike Barrister Waheed Lawal rightly pointed out, if somebody is responsible for their death the fact that it was their time…
THE PROPHETIC ETIQUETTE OF SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS
How merciful was our beloved Messenger Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him)! He was even merciful when he slaughtered animals! He established certain criteria for animal slaughter to avoid causing them pain and suffering in…