رضيتُ باللهِ ربًا، وبالإسلامِ دينًا، وبمحمدٍ ﷺ نبيًا
Radeetu billahi rabban, wa bil Islaami deenan, wa bi Muhammadin salla
Allahu alyhi wa sallam nabiyya(n)
I am pleased with Allah as (my) Lord, with Islam as (my) religion and with Muhammad ﷺ as (my) Prophet
Muslims should endeavor to learn the true teachings of the religion with an open mind so that they will receive guidance from Allah and will not confuse misguidance and mediocrity for intellectualism and boldness.
Ansaru Claims Responsibility for the Killing of Malam Yahaya Masussuka
Ansaru, the Boko Haram faction affiliated to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the killing of Malam Yahaya Masussuka, accusing him of being an infidel.
The group confirmed its responsibility for the killing in an audio message released today. In the recording, Ansaru said it carried out the attack at around 8:30 p.m. The speaker stated that the attack took place on Tuesday, but this may have been a mistake, as the incident occurred on Monday.
Ansaru accused Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka of opposing Islam but did not specify any particular offence he had committed. However, it condemned Masussuka's stance of promoting dialogue between followers of different religions and peaceful coexistence and indicated that this is why they attacked him.
Ansaru broke away from Boko Haram in 2012 following disagreements with the leadership of Abubakar Shekau. Since then, the group has operated mainly in northwestern Nigeria, including Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger states.
It is not surprising that Ansaru has targeted Masussuka, given that Malam Masussuka was preparing to organise a major peace conference. This may have been one of the reasons he became a target, considering the group’s opposition to peace and peaceful coexistence among followers of different religions.
People are always so impressed by Balewa's accent that they forget the more important detail; Balewa's actions and inactions were instrument in destroying the First Republic.
How did is accent benefit us when Nigeria's developing national unity was destroyed under his watch?
We must do more to confront the dangerous ideologies of takfīr and infidelisation, the practice of branding people as unbelievers simply because we dislike them, disagree with them, or consider them insufficiently religious. Too often, these labels become tools for exclusion, persecution, and even the attempted justification of murder.
Calling people Arne because they are not Muslims, declaring fellow Muslims kāfir because they fail someone’s personal religious test, or casually labelling others munāfiq is deplorable and must be challenged relentlessly.
This is why I have consistently advocated that we call non-Muslims non-Muslims and Christians Christians, rather than weaponising terms such as Keffiri and Kuff as insults. Our language should clarify differences, not manufacture hostility. After all, one person's disbelief in a particular proposition does not mean they believe in nothing; we all hold convictions, even when those convictions differ.
My own experience in Northern Nigeria is instructive. Despite obvious signs of my Muslim identity, I was called Arne. This made me realise that, in some contexts, the term has less to do with religion than with regional or linguistic identity, particularly when directed at non-Northerners or non-Hausa speakers. Its reported invocation in connection with the murder of Shaykh Yahaya Masussuka makes the weaponisation of such labels even more disturbing.
Let us be clear: nobody deserves to be killed for being a non-Muslim. No personal grievance, ethnic prejudice, or religious judgement can turn murder into a legitimate act of faith.
We must challenge not only the violence but also the language and ideologies that make it conceivable. Defend your faith without demeaning others. Disagree without dehumanising. And leave the ultimate judgement of people's hearts to Allah.
Religious conviction should never become a licence for hatred, and no label should become a death sentence.
This video of his arrest has finally cleared the air on the claims that the video was doctored. I had openly condemned the act yesterday already. Then this morning when I woke up, I was told the initial video I condemned was doctored. That shilly-shallying caused a lot of unnecessary confusion.
Our people need to do better. A Muslim should never be part of those who will use falsehood to defend themselves. Those who started parroting that the video was doctored should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
Call out evil wherever you find it. The only painful thing for me is because I didn’t understand what he was saying, I had to rely on some of you. Yet, you failed at doing your due diligence. The video wasn’t doctored. This is the fact. This was exactly why I insisted on forensic evidence.
I thought I could trust some of you. Unfortunately, you threw me under the bus, and now, these people will feast on me.
Islam is very clear on the evil he has done. Don’t ever think of supporting Islam by using falsehood to cover up madness. If it was under Islamic law, what he is doing falls under Fasad fil-ard (spreading mischief on earth).
The Quranic punishment for those who wage armed rebellion and seek to shed innocent blood is death, crucifixion, the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile. That is how much Islam detests terrorism.
I am very happy he has been picked up by the police. And importantly, I want you all to note something. It was the leadership of JIBWIS itself that handed him over to the police. It tells you he acted entirely on his own.
I know some of you were in defense mode, which I understand, but never be part of those who support nonsense. We are known for the truth and we will always say it any day, anytime, even when it is very inconvenient.
The final stage of growing up and maturing as a Man is understanding your Father.
You come to understand his silence, his decisions and his unspoken worries.
His stern approach begins to make more sense to you.
We had finance bills passed almost every year, we have fiscal policies recalibrated and adjusted every now and then to sustain growth and development but this time around, we need to ‘lock it in’😂
Like the global economy is subject to our regulations😂
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This is so intelligent, I want to cry: The 140 seats won by the student opposition against Serbia's nationalist government party will be taken up not by students, but by academics, professors & public figures from pre-chosen pool of 250 experts, selected by student plenums.
Everyone needs to know what actually happened in Serbia.
Instead of students just protest against their government, the students organized themselves into a student list and ran in elections against their government—and they have just won.
Dear Serbia, congratulations on your victory; you have just opened a new door in protesting. This is history