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BY OYEWUNMI KAFAYAT OLASEYI 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…

OYEWUNMI.OLASEYI. 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. During the reign of Khalifa Umar ibn…

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…

BY OYEWUNMI.O. KAFAYAT A district court in Ota, in the Ado Odo Ota local government area in Ogun state, on Thursday sentenced five people to traditional detention for allegedly assaulting several Muslims in Idiroko.Traditionalists who…

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…

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…

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…

Sanusi Lafiagi The blasphemous and sacrilegious statement credited to Afenifere, a Yoruba sociocultural group, (and published by Sahara Reporters) comparing the plight of Sunday Igboho to that suffered by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is a…

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…

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…