His Royal Highness, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife has described the Yoruba culture as the strongest binding agent for both Muslims and Christians. The Ooni of Ife made the disclosure on Wednesday during his goodwill message monitored by Muslim News at the launch of the…
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo; Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola; national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu; the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA); Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar; and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, were among eminent Nigerians…
Islam is a religion of education and scholarship. This statement gains support in the first revelation of the Qur’an which centers mainly on education (Qur’an 96: 1 – 5). The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) even advised Muslims to search for knowledge from the cradle to the grave, even if it will…
Children in Islam are the joy of life and sight of the sore eyes. Islam paid special attention to children and the Islamic Sharia stated that children have rights and duties toward the parents. Children and the impact of the environment on raising them! A child got the first images…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE MUSLIM UMMAH OF SOUTHWEST NIGERIA, MUSWEN HELD AT ISLAMIC CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN CENTRAL MOSQUE, IBADAN ON YAWM AL-AHAD, 7TH RABIUL-AT-THANNI, 1442 AH (SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER, 2020). MUSWEN is the umbrella body for all state Muslim Councils/Communities and organizations in…
A planning committee headed by Prof Abdul-Ganiy Raji and Alh Abdul-Wakeel Olaniyi as Secretary was recently inaugurated by the Executive Secretary/CEO, Prof Muslih Yahya at the MUSWEN Secretariat, Extra-Ordinary General Assembly of MUSWEN is fixed for Sunday, November 22, 2020, in Ibadan. GAPC Members with the Executive Secretary: From…
COVID-19: NSCIA’s Guidelines on Muslim Corpses by Femi Abbass “Beware of a calamity that may afflict not only those who incurred it but also the innocent ones who had no hands in its cause and know that Allah’s retribution can be very severe”. Q. 8:25 Monologue Beyond sheer lamentations and…
Mankind was created by Allah and was strengthened with the Glorious Qur’an to guide him in all his endeavors. Allah says in the Qur’an thus: “This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who fear Allah” (Qur’an 2:2). In another chapter, Allah says:…
The religious practice of Islam, which literally means “to submit to God”, is based on tenets that are known as the Five Pillars, arkan, to which all members of the Islamic community, Umma, should adhere. Shahada, photo: mus Shahada, photo: mus 1. The Profession of Faith—The Shahada The Profession of Faith, the shahada, is the most fundamental expression of…