Siddiq Oyelami

Teacher| Writer | Editor

Alumnus: CSSI, Unilorin, ERÜ

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A British MP posted on X, arguing that if reparations are owed at all, it's former colonies who should pay Britain, not the other way around.

How true is this? @as1siddiq answers...

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Afrika devletleri milyonlarca dolar para karşılığında eski sömürgecilerinden, öğrencilerin kendilerini köleleştirenlerin "kurtarıcı" olduğuna ve sömürgeciliğin ülkelerini "geliştirdiğine" inanmaları gerektiğini öğreten ders kitapları satın alıyor.

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12 yıl önce bir grup militan, kendilerine bağlı unsurları etrafında toplayarak gayrimeşru bir “hilafet” ilan etti. Yoğun propaganda faaliyetleri ve bazı ülkelerden gördüğü dolaylı destekler sayesinde binlerce Müslüman genci yıkıcı ve trajik bir sürecin içine sürükledi.

2016’ya gelindiğinde… İŞİD artık eski yoğunlukta gündemde değil. Ancak örgütün farklı coğrafyalardaki uzantıları, Müslüman beldelerine zarar vermeye devam ediyor.

Peki bu sahte halifelik nasıl ortaya çıktı, nasıl büyüdü? 110’dan fazla ülkeden binlerce genç nasıl Suriye ve Irak topraklarında yok oldu? Bu yapının siyasi ve ideolojik arka planında neler vardı?

Bu sorulardan hareketle, 29 Haziran 2014’te ilan edilen “halifelik” meselesi @as1siddiq tarafından yeniden değerlendirildi.

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To our readers, our supporters, and the wider Muslim world.... Eid Mubarak.

On this blessed occasion, may Allah fill your homes with warmth, your hearts with peace, and your days with good health and happiness.🌺🌺

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

What you noticed are features of salah in the Hanafi school. In the mosque you are referring to, they are likely not aligning their legs perfectly either. If you observed these practices in Nigeria, it is most likely that you were observing salah in an Ahmadiyya mosque, as they officially follow the Hanafi school.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

What you noticed are features of salah in the Hanafi school. In the mosque you are referring to, they are likely not aligning their legs perfectly either. If you observed these practices in Nigeria, it is most likely that you were observing salah in an Ahmadiyya mosque, as they officially follow the Hanafi school.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

My focus is on Shaykh Abdullah b. Fodiyo, the younger brother of Shaykh Uthman. Yes, I have about three English papers on his works. I recently completed a comprehensive book on him that's yet to be published. As for general reading on the Fodiowa, you can send me your email via DM. İnshaaAllah, I can send you some PDF files and a list of studies.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

Dear @Is_Sophia2

I am a student of Islamic studies, and I understand your curiosity.

I did not study only Islamic studies, but Islamic studies education. It is one thing for people to look down on you for studying either of the two; it is another thing entirely to study both.

I chose this path deliberately. In fact, I began at a disadvantage. I come from a mixed home (my father is a Christian) and, as you can imagine, the idea was met with strong resistance. I never had the opportunity to attend a madrasah like many of my colleagues.

So, why would I wake up one day and make such a decision, when I could have studied medicine like four of my siblings, or become an engineer like three others?

I was in JSS3 when I realised that, as a people, we leave the Deen, the most important aspect of our lives in the hands of those who are neither passionate nor intentional about them. Many find themselves in such fields by circumstance. I decided to take up the challenge and pursue the path of Islamic scholarship. Of course, many thought I was crazy. I won't blame them 🙂

I remained steadfast. I maintained my focus despite my background. I completed my undergraduate studies, received a full scholarship for my M.A., and then for PhD, which I completed just last month.

Throughout this journey, I have never regretted the decision I made at the age of 12. Many who once mocked me now admire my path. Financially, I am doing better than most of them.

Over the years, I have mentored people from various counties, taught languages, written extensively, and engaged in editorial work. I have published academic research in three different languages and have had the opportunity to meet political figures and diplomats. I've been interviewed by journalists on various issues.

My M.A. research focused on the life and works of Abdullah b. Fodio, arguably the most prolific writer in pre-colonial Nigerian history. That work led to further studies by myself and others.

My PhD is the first comprehensive study of Boko Haram’s approach to the Qur’an. I am currently preparing it for translation into English so that it may contribute to global academic discourse and serve as a resource for those seeking to understand how a group as destructive as Boko Haram attempts to justify its actions through the Qur’an.

So, dear sister, perhaps now you can understand why some of us devote not just four years, but fifteen years, to the study of Islamic studies.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

I think the problem here is a lack of understanding of what the fields of social sciences and humanities actually entail. We do not simply conduct “literature reviews.” Unfortunately, the person addressing me has not read any of my work. My PhD thesis, written in Turkish, advances original theories that can be applied to addressing ideologically driven insurgencies.
There is little point in attempting to explain my publications on X when their methodologies and objectives are clearly outlined within them. I only wish we, as a society, understood the level of funding invested in some of these areas that are too often undervalued in our part of the world.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

@Olamalic1 @HabilaIshaq @Is_Sophia2 May Allah make it easy for you.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

@UzairuMarxz Amin wa fiikum barakaLlah. May Allah preserve our lives. Ramadan schedule kind of put the publication on halt. InshaaAllah, it will be available soon.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

Kindly DM me for any inquiries. So far, I have published only one English article derived from my thesis. It is brief and focuses on “the Boko question” and how and why the Qur’an became associated with it, while analysing the group’s Qur’anic discourse within the broader corpus of Islamic studies. Download at https://t.co/MdJQTx8NOX

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

@kenantoprak63 Hayırlı olsun. Müstefidleri bol olsun.....Dört gözle bekliyoruz.

[Kenan Toprak🇹🇷🇳🇬 @kenantoprak63]

An Air Master Boeing 737-8F2 cargo aircraft operated a flight today from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport in Türkiye 🇹🇷 to Minna Airport in Nigeria 🇳🇬

It's most likely delivery of UCAVs and associated logistics

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

@kenantoprak63 Çok teşekkür ederim hocam.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

Alhamdulillah! On Friday, 13th February 2026 (25 Shaʿbān 1447), my dissertation was accepted in fulfilment of the requirements for a PhD in Islamic Sciences.

Over the last few years, I examined how Boko Haram seeks legitimation for its cause in the Glorious Book, the Qur’an, and how it uses the Qur’an to frame and substantiate its discourse. Writing the dissertation, “Radikal İslami Grupların Kur’an’a Yaklaşımı – Boko Haram Örneği” (The Approach of Radical Islamic Groups to the Qur'an - A Case Study of Boko Haram), was a great experience for me. I learned and relearned a great deal.

My research, a multidisciplinary work spanning history, linguistics, sociology, security studies, education, and Islamic sciences, proposed origin theories to understand ideologically violent groups and their references to the Qur’an. So far, on this topic, I have presented a conference paper, published a journal article, and a book chapter is in the pipeline. I pray that Allah makes the knowledge contained therein beneficial for the ummah. Although the main work is in Turkish, I will soon begin translating it into English after submitting the final draft to the university.

Allah made my PhD journey very easy, and I am deeply grateful. He placed in my path many of His servants who supported me with their networks, resources, knowledge, and sincere affection. I am truly grateful to you all. As the Prophet said, “He who does not thank people is not thankful to Allah.” I will refrain from mentioning names here, as that is reserved for the acknowledgements section of my work. However, I pray that Allah increases you all in goodness.

I was deeply emotional as I received countless messages - prayers before the defence and warm congratulations afterwards. I am sincerely thankful for the love you all have shown me. It reminds me that there is no turning back and no resting, for there is still much more to be done.

I began this journey hoping to make my mother proud; I never imagined it would make a nation proud.

Thank you all.

[Bulama Bukarti, PhD @bulamabukarti]

I sincerely hope this delegation won’t stop at Abuja. They should travel across Northern Nigeria — through our towns, villages and cities — to see Christians and Muslims living together in markets, motor parks, hospitals and other daily spaces. They should visit our mosques and churches. Only then will they be able to judge for themselves whether there is any genocide taking place.

[Siddiq Oyelami @as1siddiq]

@BrantPhilip_ Do you know if his epithet "al-Muhajir" (The Migrant) signifies his immigration into the camp of JASDJ, maybe from another country/region?