It’s now 2030.
You’ve achieved:
-A house
-Memorized the Qur’ān
-Fulfilled your zakat obligation, giving $100k to those in need
-A loving family united in prayer
- performed Umrah and Hajj
All of this because you trusted Allah and made sincere actions and Du’a today
I had a friend who got a scholarship to study in Canada.
After three years abroad, he came back home looking fresh and full of life.
When I visited him, I joked,
“Chai, David! So na like this oyibo food go fat person? You don change finish oh.”
We both laughed.
He smiled and said,
“My brother, if you see the difference between here and Nigeria ehn, you go cry. Even the school system alone fit make you respect yourself.”
I was curious.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
Then he told me something that shocked me.
“In my school in Canada, the lecturers don’t give students zero in exams. Even if you fail, they’ll still find a way to encourage you. The lowest you can get is 40%.”
I was confused.
“Wait, you mean even if a student writes rubbish, they’ll still give him 40?”
He nodded.
“Yes. So, one day I asked my lecturer the same question. I said, ‘Sir, why not give zero? Isn’t that the right punishment for failure?’
The man looked at me and said something that broke me.”
He said,
“Young man, no human deserves a zero.
How can I give a zero to a student who wakes up early every day to attend lectures?
How can I give a zero to someone who tries, even if he didn’t succeed?
How can I give a zero to a mind that is still learning?
Here, we don’t grade just answers. We grade effort. Because everyone deserves to feel seen.”
My friend paused for a while, his eyes almost teary.
He said, "Felix, that day I knew the real meaning of humanity. They don’t just teach books there, they teach value.”
His story took me back to my childhood.
I remembered how my primary school teacher used to give me zero and then announce it proudly in class.
She would draw big eyes and mouth on my script and tell my classmates to sing “Shame, shame, shame!” while she flogged me in front of everyone.
Back then, I thought it was normal.
But now I know many of us didn’t fail because we were dull.
We failed because the system made us believe we were nothing.
Sometimes, all a child needs is encouragement, not humiliation.
Zeros destroy confidence.
Mockery kills interest.
Once a student believes he’s useless, he stops trying.
Teachers, parents, lecturers let’s change this system.
Let’s stop tearing children down in the name of discipline.
Let’s start teaching with love, patience, and respect.
We can build a better Nigeria.
We can build a better Africa.
Because every child deserves a chance not shame.
I write to educate, inspire, and heal hearts.
If you believe in change, share this message to TEACHERS and your School platform.
To all teachers here.
Please change method of teaching
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4 TYPES OF PEOPLE HELLFIRE WILL NOT TOUCH
the Prophet ﷺ mentioned that there are four kinds of people for whom the Hellfire is forbidden: who are they?
1. HAYYIN (Calm & composed)
A person who is gentle, emotionally controlled, not quick to anger, and has a peaceful nature.
Say this dua before you go to sleep in order to see good dreams coming ur way
اللّهُمّإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَرُؤْيَا صَالِحَةً، صَادِقَةً غَيْرَكَاذِبَةٍ، نَافِعَةً غَيْرَضَارّةٍ.
"Allahumma innī as'aluka ruuyatin ṣāliḥa ṣādiqatan ghayra kādhiba, nāfi'atan ghayra ḍārra"
"O Allah, I ask You for a righteous dream, a true dream and not a false one, that is beneficial and not harmful."
My 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 and 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳’s 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 Us.
May Allah have mercy on us all 🤲