Allah says in the Qur’an:
“They ask you concerning menstruation. Say: it is a discomfort (adha)…” — Qur’an 2:222
Because it involves physical strain, hormonal changes, and bleeding, Islam removes certain acts of worship that require physical effort, like the five daily prayers and fasting.
It is a form of ease, not exclusion.
It always amazes me how muslims always end up right.
First it was how they clean up in the toilet with water, everyone is trying to implement it now.
Next is fasting religiously every year, now everyone preaches intermittent fasting and its benefits.
Next is how they don't eat pork, they call it unclean. And by fact it can affect the brain because of tapeworms.
When we were kids everything they used to do was strange and different from us, now because of education and the Internet we seem to be slowly implementing their way of life.
Allah didn’t remove the sea for Musa.
He parted it.
Allah didn’t extinguish the fire for Ibrahim.
He made it cool.
Allah didn’t directly heal Ayyub.
He guided him to the water.
Allah didn’t place dates in Maryam’s hands.
He instructed her to shake the tree.
Allah doesn’t always take away our hardships, but He provides a path through them.
So when we seek relief, don’t be surprised if it comes with challenges to overcome.
This is one of the most honest comparisons of the UK 🇬🇧 and Canada 🇨🇦 that I have seen anywhere.
If you are in Nigeria considering relocation, or if you are in uk wanting to move to Canada or if you are in Canada wanting to move to uk,
Everyone should watch and share this.
𝟴𝟬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗥𝗨𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛
But - Ṣugbọn/Amọ
Except - Ayafi
However - Ẹwẹ
Therefore - Wayii
Nevertheless - Sibẹsibẹ
Whatever - Ohunkohun
Precisely - Gangan
Exactly - Ni pato
Very much - Gidi gaan
Unless - Afi
Without - Laisi/Laini
Likewise/Moreover - Bakanaa
Although/Though - Botilẹjẹpe
Especially - Agaga
Then - Lẹyinaa
Eventually - Ọrẹyin
O 'right' - O tọna
O 'wrong' - Ko tọ/Ko tọna
Because (of) - Ni'tori (pé)
Mo 'Like' - Mo fẹran, Mo nifẹ
Even - Paapaa
Most especially - Paapaa julọ
In addition (to)- Ni afikun
Worry - Iyọnu
In summary - Ni ṣoki
Ma 'worry' - Ma ṣe'yọnu
Sincerely - Ni Tọkan / Tọkantọkan
Truly - Ni Tootọ / Ni ododo
So - (Ni) tori naa
Ṣe 'mistake' - Ṣe aṣiṣe
A must/Compulsory - Pọn/Kan dandan
Mo 'pass/succeed' - Mo yege
Mo 'fail' - Mo kùnà
Ma 'rush' - Ma kanju
Of - ti, E.g Alaafin 'of' Oyo - Alaafin Oyo/ ti Oyo
How come? - Bawo loṣejẹ/Eeṣe
Need - Nílò
Let alone - Ambeletase/Ambọsibọsi
Force/By force - Ipá/T'ipá
Help - Iranlọwọ/Ìrànwọ
Anybody - Ẹnikankan
O 'pay' - O san
Whoever - Ẹnikẹni
Mo 'appreciate' - Mo mọ rírì
Anyone - Ẹnikankan
Anything - Nkankan/Eyikeyi
Anyhow -Lọnakọna
Shop - Isọ itaja
Mo 'try/attempt' - Mo Gbiyanju
No matter - Botiwu/Botilewu
Separately - Lọtọọtọ
O 'different' - O yatọ
For real? - Ṣe Lotitọ/Lootọ?
Anyway - Lọnakan ná
Any day - L'ọjọkọjọ
Whichever - Eyikeyi/Eyiowu
Since - Niwọn igba
Normally - Ni dede
Colour - Awọ
Or - Abi
Still - Sibẹ
Aside/apart from - Yatọ si
Ko 'Easy/Simple' - Ko rọrun
Actually - Lootọ/Ni tootọ
Better - San ju, Dara ju
O wa 'important' - O ṣe pataki
Easily - Irọrun
O 'better' - O suwọn
Disappointment - Ijakulẹ
O 'bad' - O buru
Understand - Ni òye
Advice - Imọran
Really - Gaan
O wa 'okay' - O dara bẹẹ
Very - Gidi/Gidigan
Ko 'serious' (person) - Alawada/Oniyẹyẹ ni
Last time - Igbakẹyin
Consequence - Atunbọtan
Outcome - Abajade
Reply - Esi
Last year/season - Eṣi
At once/Immediately - Lẹsẹkẹsẹ
Instantly - Lọgan
Mo 'send' - Mo (fi) ranṣe
Until - Titi di/da
Wa ni 'standby' - Wa ni digbi
O 'fine' - O dara/rẹwà/lẹwa
Nollywood Yoruba movies should take note of these.
🚨 How a Retired Soldier Asked us to kill his son — FCT CP, Tunji Disu 🚨
A retired soldier once stormed into my office, demanding that we kill his son, a university student arrested for cultism. His rage was volcanic.
But the next day, he returned with food, asking after his son. When I joked, “So you don’t want us to kill him again?” his eyes revealed the truth: anger is often the flipside of helpless love.
📌 Years later, I met his son again—now educated, married, and changed. Not because he was jailed, but because his father eventually chose support over abandonment.
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💬 Many parents bring their children to us, demanding we “discipline” them:
❌ “Detain him.”
❌ “Torture him.”
As if punishment alone can fix a broken path.
One father even begged us to keep his drug-addicted son in custody for weeks. But cells are not rehabilitation centres. If something went wrong, who would he blame? The police.
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⚠️ The issue isn’t a lack of discipline—it’s a lack of presence. Parents now hand their duties to teachers, police, and social workers, but no institution can replace a parent’s guidance.
📢 If your child commits a crime, come to us—we will help. But don’t surrender your role as a parent.
🔹 We enforce laws, but we cannot replace love.
🔹 We investigate crimes, but we cannot teach values.
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🚨 The police cannot replace your voice.
🚨 Our cells are not classrooms; handcuffs are not parenting tools.
💡 Our parents weren’t perfect, but they owned their role as first teachers. Today’s parents must do the same—not with harshness, but with wisdom and love.
✅ Be present. Listen. Correct. Love.
— FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu
Pregnancy is one of the most intense transformations a woman’s body can go through. From the skin to the bones, from hormones to metabolism, no part of the body is left untouched.
Many women (and even their partners) wonder if the body ever fully goes back to normal after pregnancy and how childbirth affects weight, hormones, sexuality, and long-term health.
But what really happens after childbirth? Can a woman’s body ever fully return to its pre-pregnancy state? If yes, how long does it take? And does childbirth affect a woman’s sexuality?
Join me on this thread as I break it down.
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Almighty. Help and protect the people of Palestine and Lebanon. Our hearts are heavy as we watch scenes unfolding daily. Ease their pain and suffering. Bestow Your Mercy upon them. Lift their affliction and make them victorious. Aameen.
YORÙBÁ INCANTATIONS
The statement "Ẹtà níí kọ́kọ́ tà kọ́mọ ẹranko ìyókù ó tó ta" is an incantation and not a proverb as you thought. It loosely means "The African civet cat will sell its merchandise way before other animals begin to sell."
There are three major types of incantation inm Yorùbá. They're ọfọ̀, àyájọ́ and ògèdè.
Ọfọ̀ is usually very short and coincise. It contains one or just few words. Something like "Àgbéró!" "Èèwọ̀!" "Dúró níbẹ̀!" You would notice that these are emergency commands like "Stop!" "Never!" and so on
Àyájọ́, as a precept, is a way of retelling a past event similar to the current situation. It includes details like how, when, why, and where it happened, as well as what happened afterward. Think of it like citing precedents in a legal case to help the judge make a fair decision. It's used to guide toward a similar outcome as the one in the precedent cited. It may be short or long but it will have one full sentence at least.
Example is the line in Ibrahim Chatta's Olókìkí Òru which is also quoted in Oriloye S.A's "CONTENTS AND FEATURES OFYORUBA INCANTATORY POETRY"
Lọ́jọ́ òpó yẹ̀ lỌ́yọ̀ọ́ Ilé
Gbogbo ayé ló débẹ̀ kí wọn
Àfí Ìkele nìkan tó kọ̀ tí ò lọ
Ìkele ọjọ́ náà laṣọ pupa
Èèwọ̀ Òrìṣà
Aṣọ pupa, kìí bókùú wọsà
Èèwọ̀ Òrìṣà
Meaning:
The day the pillar crumbled at Ọ̀yọ́
Everyone was there to commiserate with them
Only Ìkele did not go with them
The Ikele of the day is Red cloth
It's a taboo!
Red Cloth does not accompany corpse to the grave
It's a taboo!
Ògèdè, however, depends on the unchanging laws of nature for its effectiveness. Many of these laws can be seen, tested, and proven through observation and experience, either by individuals or collectively by people.
Example:
Omi kìíṣàn kó bojú wẹ̀yìn
(The river does not flow and then turn back to the direction it's flowing from).
Should I continue?
Ṣegbá ilé jẹ́jẹ́. Bí toko ó so, bí ò níí so, Èdùmàrè ló lè sọ.
Meaning: Treat the calabash at home right. Only God can tell if the one on the farm will grow and germinate well or not.
Note:
Do not maltreat the people you've been with because you are meeting new people.
Do not maltreat your spouse because you've seen someone more beautiful/handsome.
Do not throw away old opportunities for the prospect of new and unsure ones.
Good morning!
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