One of the strangest things about being a young professional in Nigeria is having a job, dressing well, leaving home every morning and still calculating whether you can afford chicken.
imagine an undergraduate sponsoring himself through school.
- unilag woke up one morning and increased tuition by 800%
- he now spends double on food and transportation due to inflation
- landlord increases rent from time to time cos there’s no law
- to treat malaria cost like 25% of his salary
all these, while his salary has only increased by 50k in the last 2 years.
how do you love a country that continues to make life difficult for you? craziest part is, you are aware it has all the resources to be good but there certain people sitting on it.
Today I had the privilege of meeting Rabia Khalid Haladu, a 14 year old "BLIND" girl, who was brought to me by her mom to assess her memorisation of the Qur'an. and I must say her hifz is almost perfect 😍
True light comes from the heart, not the eyes
Wallahi, Allah will forgive you.
Just give sadaqah in secret, cry in sujood, and never stop calling upon Him.
“Sadaqah extinguishes sins just as water extinguishes fire.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi 614)
He hasn’t abandoned you. You’re the one who needs to return.
I saw a quote that said.. "You could literally be fighting for your life, and some people will only notice how you're not showing up for them." Let that sink in.