“Every failure is preparing you. You can’t be so afraid of failure that you don’t get out of your comfort zone. You will learn more through failure than you will through success.”
- Joel Osteen
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the Earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.
[Qur'an 3:190]
Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze (i.e. Hellfire).
[Qur'an 4:10]
I compiled some Islamic ebooks in my drive and made the link public so everyone can access them. Few of the books are
93 books of Sahih Bukhari
Prohibition of Riba
Rahiq al Makhtum
Ramadan/D-Hijjah Planners
Riyadus Saliheen
Khushoo
Siffatus Salatul Nabiyy
https://t.co/Qy0qnz2UDa
It’s sad how the past and present Nigeria blend into one another seamlessly; they seem to merge into one continuous experience. This was published some years ago, and the events the writer describes took place even earlier, yet we are still living through the same tragedy.
Never think that you have lost anything when you overlook someone’s mistake, or when you respond to their wrongdoing with silence and kindness. Rather, these are good deeds whose rewards will return to you one day. Life has a way of restoring every person’s due right to them.
quit porn
and replace your worn out boxers
get a haircut every 2 weeks
shower twice daily
own a few quality polos and button down shirts
have at least 5 pairs of footwear for different occasions
own at least 2 good perfumes, if you can afford it, invest in 1 quality designer fragrance
use a roll-on deodorant (not antiperspirant)
drink a glass of water first thing in the morning and do a few push-ups
brush your teeth twice a day and clean your tongue before retiring for the day
use the restroom before leaving the house
dress well no matter where you’re going
above all, love God
save, bookmark and share with your brothers
buena suerte as you walk with me. 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Every soul will taste death. And you will only receive your full reward on the Day of Judgment. Whoever is spared from the Fire and is admitted into Paradise will (indeed) triumph, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.
[Qur'an 3:185]
Don't be overly sensitive and take things too personally. At times, people behave the way they do because of the burdens they’re carrying. Be kind. Try and put yourself in their shoes and empathize. If you can’t, be nice and don’t hurt them. You’ll have a more peaceful life.
Major-General Rabe Abubakar: The Wounds We Share
I have just read the statement by the Katsina State Government confirming the passing of Major-General Rabe Abubakar, rtd, a former military spokesman, while in captivity. Even though the statement says that “the deceased… died a natural death from complications of diabetes and hypertension,” this does not erase the horror of the circumstances in which he spent his final days. What haunts us is not only the manner of his passing, but the tragedy of a life of service ending in the hands of criminals who have exploited the dysfunctions of our society.
What happened to the General is a tragedy of immeasurable dimension. To return from a career that required putting one’s life on the line for one’s country, only to become a captive of ragtag criminals, is a fate no patriot deserves. It is a cruel reminder that this weather of insecurity is one we all breathe and feel. It bears our names, our faces, our families, and the histories of service behind its victims.
There is no dignified way to avoid the truth that, as a nation and as a government, we have let down the General and many others who have met similar fates. This does not take away from the efforts I know were ongoing to secure his release or rescue, nor from the renewed operations and proactive steps being taken to confront these criminal networks. But grief must never be managed with denial. Something more radical, more coordinated, and more sustained must be done to break this chain of tragic events. Contrary to the assumptions of some, nobody is immune.
What happened to the General is a cautionary tale for all of us in government today. The General, who once served in one of the most protected institutions in the country, could never have imagined such an ending. That is why it remains baffling when anyone assumes that those in public office are insulated from the failures and fractures of the nation. The same roads, the same communities, the same future, and the same consequences await us all.
As a northerner, I am doubly troubled by the direction in which our region has been dragged. No honest person can claim ignorance of how we got here. If we are even more honest, we must admit that the untrained, abandoned, and hopeless children on our streets are being turned into cannon fodder for present and future dysfunctions. Even if banditry and terrorism are defeated, a vulnerable demographic left without education, discipline, opportunity, or hope will remain available for other invidious agendas against the Nigerian state.
This is the part that should frighten us most. We once spoke of building human capital. Today, too many of our people are trapped in the desperate arithmetic of survival.
The government has the primary and non-negotiable responsibility to protect lives and property. But no government policy, however well designed, can fully overcome a society that refuses to confront parental irresponsibility, the abandonment of children, hostility to education in some communities, and the casual normalisation of neglect. Security is not sustained by bullets alone. It is sustained by schools, families, values, livelihoods, justice, and a population civilised enough to reject the temptations of nihilism.
And yet, we cannot afford to lose hope. Despair is exactly what these criminals want to manufacture. They want citizens to stop believing in the possibility of order, to stop trusting the state, and to stop imagining a country that can still be rescued. We must refuse them that victory. We must mourn the dead, demand better from the living, and insist that the Nigerian state still has the duty and capacity to reclaim every inch of its authority.
May Allah forgive him, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus, and comfort his family. My condolences also go to all families who have lost loved ones to this madness. May their grief not be in vain, and may our country find the courage to end this tragedy.
They are not hiding anywhere extraordinary. They are in the forest. The extra war police they release on protesters, they should release them to hunt them now. Adapt to their ways like using bikes, walkie talkies and carry lots of cash to buy Intel. Bandits buy with fear.
It is a national disgrace that a whole Major General, even if retired, can be kidnapped by some forest riffraff and later executed. I don't think we understand how fucked this country is.
Imagine dedicating your whole life to the service of a country, finally resigning and hoping to rest in your old age, only to have a viscous part of same country eat you up with no mercy! A Retired Major General dead in terrorists den two weeks after abduction. Just like that!
Nigeria has Failed Major General Rabe and his family. He served the nation for good 35 years and yet the country failed him. May Almighty Allah grant him Jannah and give his family fortitude to bear this loss.
It’s really ignominious for a whole General to be kidnapped, kept for weeks, and later killed by terrorists without serious commitment to rescue him from their criminal den. This is really sad and heartrending. Just like General Alkali, Nigeria has also happened to General Rabe.