Learn to be quiet just as u learn to talk, coz if talking guides u, being quiet protects u. By being quiet, u attain two xteristics; u are able to take knowledge from those more knowledgeable than u & able to repel the ignorance of those more ignorant than u.
Imam Ali (a.s)
Words on Marble by Sheikh. Prof. Ibrahim Maqary Rahumahullah.
He mentioned how Engr. Dr. Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso championed education and human capital development. He emphasizes on how he uplift masses to attain greater heights.
Nigeria will be OK. In shaa Allah.
I genuinely feel that the married women from Arewa Twitter aren’t helping matters when these topics are discussed. They have better hands-on experience and could share insights from a more informed perspective, yet they consistently leave the conversation to young girls or bitter older ones who have given up, allowing them to spread and feed their ignorance.
The Validity of Maulud (Mawlid al-Nabi) in Light of the Quran and the Traditions of the Imams of Ahlulbayt
22/08/2026
Maulud, or Mawlid al-Nabi, refers to the annual remembrance of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his pure family). In the school of Ahlulbayt, this is commonly observed on 17 Rabi‘ al-Awwal. The question of its validity centres on whether expressing joy, gratitude, and devotion on this day has a foundation in the Quran and the guidance of the Imams.
Quranic Foundations
The Quran presents the coming of the Prophet as one of Allah’s greatest favours and a mercy that believers are called to recognise and rejoice in:
• “Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy – in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate.” (Quran 10:58). Many exegetes identify this mercy with the sending of the Messenger.
• “And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.” (Quran 21:107).
• “Indeed, Allah conferred a great favour upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.” (Quran 3:164).
The Quran also associates peace and honour with the birth of earlier prophets. Concerning Yahya (John): “And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive” (Quran 19:15). Jesus (peace be upon him) is shown requesting a heavenly table as a festival and a sign for his people (Quran 5:114).
These verses establish that the appearance of a prophet is a divine blessing worthy of gratitude and joy. While they do not prescribe a specific annual ceremony, they affirm the legitimacy of rejoicing in Allah’s greatest mercies and remembering His days of favour (Quran 14:5).
The Prophet’s Own Practice
The Prophet himself marked the day of his birth with an act of worship. When asked about fasting on Mondays, he replied:
“That is the day on which I was born and the day on which revelation was sent down to me.” (Reported in Sahih Muslim)
This shows that the weekday of his birth held special significance for him and that thanking Allah for it through devotion is established in the Sunnah.
The Imams of Ahlulbayt, as the true inheritors of his knowledge and practice, continued this spirit of gratitude and remembrance.
Traditions and Guidance from the Imams of Ahlulbayt
The Imams did not institute the elaborate public festivals that developed in later centuries, but they encouraged acts of devotion, charity, and joy connected to the birth of the Prophet and other auspicious occasions related to the Ahlulbayt. Reliable reports and the practice transmitted in the school of Ahlulbayt include the following:
• Fasting on the day of the Prophet’s birth is recommended. Some narrations state that its reward is equivalent to fasting for an entire year. This is one of the days on which fasting has been particularly encouraged alongside other significant dates.
• Performing ghusl (ritual bath) on this day is recommended.
• Giving charity, performing good deeds, and bringing joy to the believers are encouraged as expressions of gratitude for the birth of the Messenger of Allah.
• Visiting the Prophet (through ziyarat, whether near or from afar) and reciting the Quran and salawat are fitting acts of remembrance.
• Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi, reflecting the traditional position of the school, notes that the Infallible Imams encouraged believers to mark the birth anniversary through recommended deeds such as fasting, ghusl, and ziyarat.
My boss resumes work barely three days into my annual leave, my first in three years and my first real opportunity to spend some time with the family, and now I have to pretend I’m still holidaying. 😂
But then again, there is a paragraph in my leave application, written with my own hand and under no duress whatsoever, promising to remain available for office tasks throughout the duration of my leave.
I even went out of my way to emphasise that I would always be in WiFi-enabled spaces throughout my physical absence, just to leave no one in doubt about my availability.😀
I will never buy a book titled “Husband Is Useless.” Where exactly am I supposed to keep it in this house?
My father must never set eyes on that nonsense because the man is NOT useless to my mother or to us his children. I’d rather take that ₦9,500 and do a giveaway on the street for people who actually need it.
Husbands have suffered enough in this life.
The things they go through just to put food on the table, school fees, rent and still be expected to carry the entire weight of the home. Some of us still have fathers who showed up.
I honestly can’t see my self reading this. I’m very conscious of what I put in my consciousness. There is no useless man in my family and I’m certainly not married to a useless man, neither am I raising 2 boys to become useless husbands. The book is useless to me.