Mesh of Abuja

COREN Reg. Engineer, GMNSE, Member IAENG, BUKite, Renewable Energy Expert, Project Manager@Mesh Consultancy Limited. Advocate for good governance.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

This is one of the extreme, out of context statements from anti-Islam forums that people spread. In the last 48 hrs, I have seen enough.

On the first claim about leading a Muslim away, there is one thing people don’t understand. There is a big difference between an Islamic state (Saudi Arabia) and a secular state (Nigeria).

In an Islamic state, Islam is the state religion, which is what the state political, military, administrative, executive and judicial system is built upon.

In a secular state, Islam is like any other religion. The state has a separate law from the religion people practice. This is why, in a place like Nigeria, your religion is personal. In an Islamic state, it is more than personal. This is one difference most people don’t know.

Secondly, in an Islamic state, non-Muslim citizens (Dhimmis) operate under a strict treaty of protection. One of the core conditions of that political treaty is that they do/must not publicly subvert or attack the state religion. They will be presented with this before they are issued the Iqamah (resident permit).

And once they sign and consent to it, the law is binding on them. Therefore, if a person actively organizes a campaign to pull Muslims away from Islam, it will not be viewed as: oh it’s just a religious debate. It will be viewed from the context of breaking their covenant and committing treason.

And as we know, treason carries heavy penalties, which can include execution, depending on the judge's ruling. It is a judicial sentence for subverting the state. People must know this. And this is why I am never tired to explain it.

As for the marriage to a Muslim woman. This is a complete fabrication of the penal code. It is true that a Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man is entirely forbidden. The marriage contract is null and void in the eyes of the Sharia.

However, there is no fixed capital punishment (Hadd) in the Quran or the Sunnah that states a non-Muslim man must be executed for this.

Because the marriage is invalid, the relationship is legally classified as Zina (fornication). Zina has its own specific penal code that applies to both parties, and it requires severe evidence like four eyewitnesses to the act.

A judge might apply a discretionary punishment (Ta'zir) to the man for violating the laws of the land, but the claim that the marriage itself carries an automatic death penalty is false and misleading.

People rely on shock value. Like a hit and run type of fight. They don’t have the knowledge. The best way to defeat them is bringing the conversation back to the courtroom and the law books.

Allah knows best.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

More on the Apostasy debate.

Did you also know that during the lifetime of the Prophet himself, NOBODY was reported to have been executed because they left the religion.

This is to tell you just like I said yesterday that apostasy is tied to high treason. If your rejection of Islam does not pose any security or military threat or destabilization of the Islamic faith, you are free to practice whatever you want to practice. Nobody cares.

Let me give some examples of people who left the religion in front of the Prophet himself.

1) There was a Bedouin man who came to Medina. He pledged his allegiance to Islam, and then fell ill. He went back to the Prophet, and he asked if he could cancel his pledge. He did canceled and renounced his faith. He packed up and left the city.

The Prophet did not send anyone to chase him down or harm him. Mind you, the Prophet was acting in the third capacity at the time. He didn’t do anything to him because his renouncing posed no threat to the Muslim nation.

2) Secondly, there was also the case of Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh. He was among the early Muslims who migrated to Abyssinia to escape persecution. While he was there, he converted to Christianity. He lived out the rest of his life there, and no order was ever given to punish nor execute him.

If you read anywhere that some people were executed for apostasy during the time of the Prophet, know that they committed grievous crimes far worse than apostasy. Apostasy was only a part of it. Some killed and stole while leaving the religion.

Let me cite two amongst them for you.

1) A group from the Uraynah tribe came to Medina and accepted Islam. They later left the faith, however, while they were leaving, they brutally murdered an innocent shepherd and stole the state's camels. They were executed for armed robbery and murder. Apostasy was only a part of what they did.

2). Abdullah ibn Khatal left the religion. Instead of him to leave in peace, he murdered his own Muslim servant and stole properties. His execution during the conquest of Mecca was for that murder.

I can go on and on. The Almighty described the Prophet (peace be upon him) as a mercy to the worlds. He lived his life as a living example of that “mercy”. He led with justice and compassion, not as a tyrant looking for heads to chop off just because someone walked away.

Allah knows best.

[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Kingsley Obiukwu @Great_Obiukwu]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

@khalifarabiu @Waspapping_ Oboi, SAN indeed

[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

@MSIngawa I encountered a similar event at the-same area-1 when I was dropping one of my staff going to kuje last week, unfortunately for them, I’m not moved by there gra gra, like you I didn’t pay a single dime. It’s a matter that worth attention by the authorities.

[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Mesh of Abuja @Mubzy19]

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[Engr Olami @Engr_Ashile]

I stand to be corrected but I believe doing it this way is better.

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[Pяom Pяom🌚 @effxzzzyy]

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[𝗦𝗶𝗿. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔.𝗬🇵🇸💔 @A_Y_Rafindadi]

Only ISLAM has the system to eliminate the poison of racism.

A world govern by shari’a law will be a lovely world.

[Daily Reminders. @NsubugaHajji]

Allah Will Continue To Forgive If You Do This. 🌌

[Muslims Connect @muslimsconnect0]

Take your ibadah more seriously in the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
Increase your Nawafil, Azkar, Tahajjud, pray in Congregation, and do good.

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[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

Do this if you're NOT going to Hajj.

[Sarki. @Waspapping_]

Muslims on my TL should save and watch this video every time you’re feeling down.

The part I found most striking is where he said:

“You’ll run just like animals run in the wild and you will still not get more than what I originally allocated to you.”

[Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai @B_ELRUFAI]

I rarely comment on what is not my business. But as the Representative of Kaduna North, the affairs of the state regardless of my political affiliation is my business. I would like to publicly commend and acknowledge an affable and decent young politician that has helped many vulnerable people in Kaduna North, Hon. Abdulazeez Kaka, @Abunaah. Regardless of anyone’s personal feelings towards him, he has carried out numerous initiatives that have benefitted some of the most vulnerable members of our Kaduna North. His skill acquisition programs targeting young women stands out the most for me. And I am sincerely proud of him. These acts have eased the burden on me as the elected Representative of Kaduna North and I have always told him this. God knows best, but remember that you embody the courage and boldness that is rising among many young people in Nigeria. We are proud of you. No one that supports us should ever publicly or privately mock his efforts. As God is my witness, I do not accept it. I end with this quote.

‘’It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.’’

We stand in solidarity with you and anyone that experiences any sense of in justice regardless of affiliation and devoid of political expediency. On behalf of the excellent people of Kaduna North that I proudly represent, we are proud of you and by the grace of God, the sky is the limit.

Signed
Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai
Member.
Kaduna North Federal Constituency
Chairman, Committee on Banking Regulations.
May 17, 2026.