Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh is her name. In 2014, a man flew into Lagos carrying the Ebola virus. He wanted to leave the hospital to attend a conference, which would have sparked a massive outbreak in a city of 20 million people. Dr. Adadevoh said No. Despite intense pressure, she refused to discharge him, physically keeping him quarantined to protect the public. Because of her bravery, Nigeria contained the virus quickly. Sadly, she contracted Ebola herself and passed away. She is quite literally the reason a generation stayed safe.
I know her husband and children are out there somewhere. Your wife and mom is a hero. I'll never forget about her.
😭 Senegal’s young students reciting Surah Maryam (30-35)…
Pure beauty. Pure peace. Pure tears. ❤️
May Allah bless Africa and let these heavenly voices uplift the Ummah forever.
Who felt this in their heart?
#Quran#SurahMaryam#Senegal
There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.
He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.
When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.
Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.
The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.
Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.
The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.
That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.
Usman was hit by a car while returning from the mosque during the fasting period.
He suffered serious injuries to his leg and lower body.
He cannot use the toilet due to pain and complications.
He needs urgent colostomy surgery.
₦3.7 million is required for treatment.
₦600,000 has been raised so far by a foundation.
Support is needed.
Donations can be sent to:
0734828217
Fatima Hassan, Access Bank.
Last Friday, during Jumu’ah khutbah, the Imam said something that quietly unsettled the congregation.
He reminded us that Allah’s mercy in this world is not reserved for believers alone.
In fact, some of the wealthiest and most comfortable people on earth openly deny Allah (some even atheists)… while many sincere believers struggle with bills, sickness, and uncertainties.
For a moment, that reality can feel confusing.
But then he reminded us of the verse:
“أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ”
“Do people think they will be left to say, ‘We believe,’ and they will not be tested?” (Surah Al-ankabut, Verse 2)
Faith was never promised as an exemption from trials.
The dunya was never designed as the reward.
Then, the Imam reminded us again of something believers alone truly possess:
“أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ”
“Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” (Q13:28)
Wealth, status and power can buy comfort, attention and influence.
But none of them can purchase tranquillity of the heart.
And that is the strange secret of a believer’s life:
A mu’min may have less in the hands… but he carries something stronger in his chest.
While many chase peace through possessions,
Allah gives it quietly to those who remember Him.
May Allah grant us hearts that remain calm in a restless world, and certainty in a life full of trials.
— Mahabat. ✊🏾🤎
#FridayReflections: Episode 2
Most people (including many Muslims) still don’t get the concept of Ramadan fasting at all… at all o.
The funniest thing is that “hunger (food abstinence) is the least of all the constraints and restraints that come with Ramadan.
1. The first most obvious and strenuous struggle is thirst.
You’d think 13+ hours of thirst is a joke until you embark on it. And this isn’t even about the oral craving of liquid alone, but the extreme physiological demand for fluid.
Easiest way to dehydration, headaches, dizziness, and generalized fatigue.
2. There are tons of other restrictions, especially abstinence from every form of distractive pleasure.
Naturally, you would feel like playing games, listening to music, watching movies, and all should help you while away time. Unfortunately, there are strong restrictions against these things for Muslims fasting Ramadan. In fact, if we were upright enough, no fasting Muslim should staying online scrolling and wasting their Ajr (reward) and time while fasting.
Now, imagine being extremely dehydrated, bored and fatigued, yet you have to restrict from every form of rewardless activities for 13+ hours.
3. Fasting Ramadan is useless without keeping all other pillars of faith. While fasting, no matter how tired you get, you must pray your five daily Salah at the right time.
You are also expected to engage in a lot of rewarding activities like Nawaafil, charity, Tilaawah, Adhkaar… Imagine you’re reciting the Quran with a dried throat, dehydrated body, weary eyes and heavy head.
4. Fasting Ramadan is not an excuse for idleness.
If you have an active job or business, you are expected to actively participate in your means of livelihood.
Now, you’re dehydrated, fatigued, bored, and have to show up to work in the sun or under stressful conditions.
5. Fasting Ramadan is COMPULSORY on every adult, sane, healthy Muslim (except some excluded groups) without any compromise.
Meaning, for 30 days consecutively, you have to rinse and repeat. No excuses. No voluntary breaks.
6. Ramadan is not just food abstinence during the day. It is also the observance of Taraaweh at late night, early rising before dawn for Tahajjud and Suhoor, keeping abstinent during the day, keeping steadfast in worship throughout the month.
You MUST observe all these for 29/30 CONSECUTIVE days without compromise.
Even if you managed to endure a single day of all these, come back after 30 days of such steadfastness and repeat that Ramadan is just you “skipping lunch”.
7. Finally, the Quran already tipped us off: the kuffs will never agree with us, and we are very okay with it.
If you still find this lenient and cheap compared to your own religion fasts… Alhamdulillah, and congratulations to us — our own Lord and Creator doesn’t ask for more, and we appreciate His mercy and benevolence on us (for giving us an easy way), and we will keep striving ONLY for His mercy, and not your validations.
Alhamdulillahi Robbi l-‘Aalameen. 🤲❤️😎
Eid Mubarak in advance, Muslim Ummah. 🎁🎊
Salam Alaykum brother,
I’m reaching out to ask for your support in sharing this.
Our mosque is in need of donations for renovation. So far, we’ve been able to raise 115,000, but we still need more.
We are replacing the asbestos and planning some painting as well.
Any contribution will go a long way. Below is the mosque account number for donations:
2397158133
UBA
Kagbafolohun mosque
JazakAllahu Khairan