Awwal M Rufai

[𝗦𝗶𝗿. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔.𝗬🇵🇸💔 @A_Y_Rafindadi]

May Sheikh Jafar Mahmud Adam’s soul rest in perfect peace. He said everything that needed to be said on our current situation in Nigeria, I never knew Malam understood international politics to this depth.

It feels like he delivered this lecture just yesterday.

[AllthingsArewa @AllthingsArewa]

I’ve never shared this publicly before, but in 2021, I lost seven of my siblings, all of them traders who used to transport perishable goods to ABIA

They were brutally killed & butchered by IPOB terrorists simply because they were northern Muslims. 7 siblings gone in one day.

[Ayọ̀dèjì Aládéjánà @AladejanaDeji]

1. The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, the Chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum, is unarguably one of the highest opposition figures in the country and a strong critic of the President Tinubu-led administration. Since the adjusted academic calendar cannot be posited as a result of having a Muslim President and Vice President, I understand why you had to blame Sharia.

To clarify, the Government of Bauchi State can make such decisions, according to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is not illegal.

2. There are two primary sources of Sharia laws: The Quran - direct revelations from ALLAH (ﷻ) and the Hadith and Sunnah - the sayings, actions and teachings of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The decision of the Government of Bauchi State does not count as a regulation of the Sharia. That said, it is important to state explicitly that the Sharia does not prohibit working or schooling during Ramadan; rather, it encourages Muslims to balance their daily responsibilities with fasting and worship. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his companions worked during the month of Ramadan; they even fought the battle of Badr against the persecution of Muslims from the Quraysh during the month of Ramadan.

In Islam, seeking knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim and is also considered an act of Ibadah (worship). Would it then make sense for the Sharia to suspend learning during the month of Ramadan?

3. The adjusted academic calendar considered (and provided holidays for) all festivities of Islam and Christianity. Provisions were made for the students to recoup the time lost in observing those holidays. It would then amount to hypocrisy for Muslims and Christians to complain about the calendar. The ones who have legitimate complaints are those who do not practice both religions, as no consideration was made to accommodate their faith.

4. The Sultan of Sokoto, H.M. Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, CFR, is the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Leader of Muslims in Nigeria. The Government of Bauchi State is in no position to make regulations that would be binding on Muslims across the country or considered as a decision of Muslims in Bauchi State or across the country.

5. The Constitution, which empowers the Government of Bauchi State to adjust the academic calendar, also empowers citizens to seek redress in court if and when their rights are violated. School owners, parents, and any other stakeholder in the State can approach the Court to have the calendar quashed and reverted to the regular calendar. The Social Media and the “Court of Public Opinion” cannot grant such relief.

Thank you.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

@Hammdriller @BTOofficial @nigimmigration What’s wrong with us pioneering it? Our payment systems are some of the most advanced in the world. The Minister said the system we put in place in January has been copied by the USA for their own passport application. The State Department flew him over to learn from him.

[👳🏾‍♂️Mufti Of Ilorin Online 👳🏾‍♂️ @Adamthallith]

WHO COMES FIRST IN THE LIFE OF A MUSLIM MAN; His mom or his wife?

Salamun Alykhum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu, before I proceed, this post is for muslims and muslims alone.

One of the most controversial issues In today’s society is the comparison between mothers and wives. Overtime, we’ve seen how people have contrary opinions about it, In Sha Allah, I’ll be doing justice to it in the best of my ability and ofcourse constructive criticisms are welcome, long as it’s not insulting or offensive.

First fact, mothers are the most important figure in everyone’s life, and everyone agreed on this or at least higher percentage of people do agree to it, we have seen Quran verses and Hadith that affirmed the importance of parent, especially mothers in particular, the pregnancy struggle, the breastfeeding and many more, Islam has a lot of regards for mothers to the extent Rosullullah affirmed that paradise lies beneath their feet.

But is your mother still the first person when you’re married? The answer is NO, wait, don’t fidget, just continue reading, before we go far, I know you’ll ask about the Hadith of a man who went to meet Rosullullah about who he should give his best to and he was told his mom 3 times, then his dad, the question there is, was the man a married man? No, he wasn’t, one of the things we know Rosullullah with was that he gives utmost consideration to questioners’ social, religious and sometimes emotional state before giving responses, we’ve seen couple of Hadith where people go and meet Rosullullah for admonition and advice and he told all of them different things and that was because of personalities respectively.

Going by the verse 6 of Quran chapter, Allah said “O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones” the Arabic word Allah used for family in the verse is أَهْلِيكُمْ and when Sheikh Ibn Kathir and many other scholars explained the word, they translated it to be “wife and children and those that are under you”. First and foremost, your mom is not under you, your mom is under your dad, as much as Islam emphasizes on being good to our parents, it should be noted that you’ll only be accountable for people under you, their welfare and religious inclination and if you fail to train them to the path of Allah, you get punished, if you fail to protect them from social vices, you’ll bear the consequences on the day of qiyãmah. Allah will ask you about your wife and children and will ask your Dad about your mom and you.

Going by one Hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah, a man meet the messenger of Allah and said I’ve money who should I spend it on and messenger of Allah replied “spend it on yourself, then your child, then your wife, then your extended family”. Going by this Hadith, your parents become extended family immediately you become married, your immediate family are your spouse and children and your are to give them the best of you before anyone else, this is not even about men alone, it’s for women too, as a married woman, your husband comes first before anyone else.

In Quran chapter 4 verse 34 Allah said “Husbands are protector of their wives for provision Allah has given the husband over the wives and they should spend money on them”. Wives not mothers.

Generally speaking, the wives and mom are not be compared because they both serve different purposes in the life of every man, neither of them can replace the other, but WHEN THEIR INTEREST CLASH, your wife is the one Allah asked you to consider first.

Your mom has her husband and other children to take care of her, your wife has only you, and remember your wife was taken away from her own immediate family to come and start matrimony with you.
If anything happens to your mother, Allah will not question you, it’s your father that will be questioned because it’s under your father’s care your mother is to be.

Your wife is to you
Your mom is to your Dad.

Salamun Alykhum Wa Rahmatullah

[Morbid Knowledge @MorbidKnowledge]

Videos of a man infected with rabies demonstrates hydrophobia, which is a symptom of the virus. Once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly 100% fatal.

[Mustapha A. Gajibo @mustapha_gajibo]

In partnership with Borno State government, we are set to deploy 50 electric taxis in Maiduguri metropolis to create jobs, reduce cost of transportation and carbon emissions, Maiduguri is set to become the city with lowest carbon emissions in Africa. We thank u Your excellency

[unknown_ @unknown_woman__]

A mother told me her son passed away. I didn’t pry much into it.

Then she told me he used to not pray, so she’s been making sadaqa for him, praying for Allah he reaches jannah.

She dreamt him coming to her saying « mom I’m in the hellfire, whatever you do won’t change it »

[Kunle Kenny -The Joy Dispenser @kunle_kenny]

2011, I was training this caucasian 11-year-old during the holidays. She did something and my countenance changed. She looked at me and asked “Are you Mad?”.
I’ve been trained to not respond to seeming disrespect with dominance so I paused. What happened next was funny.

[Name cannot be blank @hackSultan]

A friend was starting a company and was at a crucial stage, made the first hire because they couldn’t handle the work load alone.

Hired a senior staff remotely and had to make a full time offer with all benefits as the senior staff doesn’t want a contract role.
A week after she resumed, she sent an email that she’s going on a 6 month paid maternity leave starting the following month.

What can this person do?

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[Abduljalal Musa Aliyu @AbduljalaalMusa]

I wanted this to he harsher than what is written here.

You are an idiot if you are a muslim with a degree and can’t read the Quran properly—with good Tajweed.

You spent at least 10 years of your life on Western education and you want soft words before you study God’s words?

[Abubakar Sadiq Umar @iamasadeeq]

Full Tank Sati yake min, and at 540 zanyi full tank at N36,000. A wata N144,000 Kenan. Juyen bakin mai N12,000 in kayi total *N156,000 Kenan. 156K albashin wani maaikacin Federal Government dinne wannan ake ganin ya cika da imani a society. ALLAH mun godema.

[Mr. El-Bonga @el_bonga]

I don’t have a problem with this statement; Rivers can be viewed as a Christian state. However, this tweet would’ve made major headlines amidst online cries if, for example, Governor Abba says: “Kano is a Muslim State and we’re committed to govern it based on Islamic values.”

[Salim 🍥 @salimpotter]

This Islamiyya teacher just asked my 14-year-old and her classmates to write the WHOLE Suratul Baqarah because they failed to bring their haddah for ONE day.

Do you think it is a fair "punishment"?

[Moe @Mochievous]

One visa hack that newbie travelers need to know is that for proof of funds for a vacation, the money in your account is not as important as the flow of money in & out of your account. When I lived in Nigeria, I’ve applied for visas with less than N50k balance in my account.

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Did you know that the Persian scholar of medicine, Ibn Sina (980-1037) suspected some diseases were spread by microorganisms.

To prevent human-to-human contamination, he came up with a method of isolating people for 40 days.

A thread on Ibn Sina & his impact on modern science…

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

Do not make this mistake!!

A few years back, an uncle borrowed some money from a "loan shark" to finance a supply contract for a government agency.

Terms of the Offer included the following:
Interest rate - 10%.
Tenor - 3 months.
Collateral - C of O for a property in Abuja.

[Ndubuisi Ekekwe @ndekekwe]

As a former Systems Automation Engineer in a Lagos bank, I worked at the heart of the bank: maintaining the systems which kept the general ledger working. Interestingly, when I came to the United States, I noticed that we could do things differently from how we worked in Lagos. And if we follow along, we will fix most of the bank transfer failures and reversals which have become prevalent in the nation’s banking sector. Here is my suggestion which I have shared here many times:

In Nigeria, the bank debits you before the ATM dispenses money. If the seconds between debiting you and dispensing money, a technical glitch happens, you will go home with no cash even though you have been “paid” according to the bank’s general ledger. The same applies in electronic transfer, POS, etc. In Nigeria, it is Debit and then Pay.

In the US, they actually “lock” your money, put a temporary pending state, then pay before they debit you, making sure under no circumstances would you be debited with no dispensing of cash. For electronic fund transfer, there is a PENDING state (you see that in your online account) before any debit as the bank “warehouses” the fund, making sure the payer cannot re-use it.

Notice that it has already sent value to the recipient. Once it establishes the recipient has the value, it moves from PENDING to DEBIT. Where it is unable to deliver value, it aborts that process and returns money to the payer. By doing this, it cannot debit you without serving your purpose; a great system design which works irrespective of network speed. This whole thing takes a short time. And because of it, there is no need for reversal as a confirmation handshake is established with the recipient before you are debited.

We can learn from this and upgrade our system design. https://t.co/YqoQZPUgco