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Oga Jack again? Well, you are late to the conversation. I have already addressed this extensively on my timeline, and my position is very clear.
Since you say you are asking genuinely, let me break down what is wrong with that video and what Islam teaches.
1) You asked if she bowed or worshipped?
In Islam, the prohibition is not just about physically bowing to an idol or a cross. Allah explicitly commands believers in the Quran (Surah An-Nisa 4:140 and Al-An'am 6:68) not to sit in gatherings where messages contradicting His Oneness are being proclaimed.
Walking into an active church service to celebrate, sit through Trinitarian prayers, and honor the ministry of another religion is participating in a gathering of shirk, even if your lips do not move.
Even worse, she collected the microphone inside the church and prayed in Jesus's name, mixing Islamic and Christian prayers together on one tongue in the name of tolerance.
On top of that, they filmed it, and the OP posted it online with the title "Alhaja visits her younger brother’s church".
This, in and of itself turns a personal mistake into a public precedent that can mislead uninformed Muslims.
2) What could she have done to honor her younger brother while staying true to her faith? Plenty of things.
She could visit him at his house, host him at hers, cook for him, buy him gifts, support his family financially, care for him when he is sick, attend his social or family receptions outside the church sanctuary, and stand by him in every worldly matter.
That is Birr (goodness and maintaining family ties), which Allah commands in Surah Al-Mumtahanah (60:8).
Nobody here ever said Muslims should abandon kindness, family relationships, or decent social interactions with non-Muslim kin. I have Christian and traditionalist relatives myself, and we share deep mutual respect and support without crossing religious boundaries.
The problem is that modern society wants to blur a line that Islam made clear. Your definition of "religious tolerance" demands that a Muslim must step into non-Islamic religious spaces and validate other faiths' rituals just to prove they love their family or that they are tolerant.
That is not tolerance; that is religious compromise. You have more than ninety-nine lawful ways to show deep love and kindness to your non-Muslim relatives. Refusing to cross the one red line of Tawheed does not make anyone unkind.
Allah knows best.
Dtop lying to tarnish Saudi people and Islam with your fake racism story!
First of all, that story is a lie. Rima is Moroccan, Dembele is a Muslim, and nobody in Saudi banned her for being with a Black man. You just invented it because you hate to see Muslims united.
Now let me teach you what is ACTUALLY haram in Islam, since you want to talk about marriage:
In Islam, marrying a Black man, a White man, an Arab man is NOT haram. Race means NOTHING in Islam.
Our Prophet ﷺ said clearly in his Farewell Sermon: "No Arab is superior to a non-Arab, and no non-Arab is superior to an Arab, no White is superior to a Black, and no Black is superior to a White, except by Taqwa (piety)."
Bilal was Black, African, a former slave and he became the Mu'adhin of the Prophet ﷺ, the most honoured position in Islam. Salman was Persian, Suhayb was Roman, Bilal was Ethiopian, all brothers, all equal. Islam destroyed racism 1400 years before your people even stopped slavery!
So what IS haram in marriage in Islam?
A Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man because the man is the head of the family, and Islam protects her faith.
2. Marrying your Mahram — your mother, sister, daughter, aunt.
3. A Muslim man marrying an idol-worshipper / polytheist.
4. Marrying without consent, or marrying someone already married.
That is it! Colour? Tribe? Nationality? NEVER haram!
A Muslim man CAN marry a Muslim woman, a Christian woman, or a Jewish woman, whether she is African, Arab, European, Asian. Allah allowed it.
So don't come here and paint Saudis as racist. The most racist people in history were the ones who colonized Africa, enslaved Black people, and still till today kill Black men in their streets. Don't project your history on us.
Islam is the ONLY religion that made Bilal, a Black African slave stand on top of the Kaaba and call the Adhan. What did your religion do for Black people? You used the Bible to justify slavery!
Before you talk about Saudi, clean your own house.
Vdm has now posted a call recording of Lil Frosh talking about how Davido called Zinoleesky to check up on him after Mohbad’s de@th.
In the recording, Lil Frosh alleged that Davido asked Zino to run.
This was just a few days after Mohbad’s de@th.
Let’s put the facts in perspective so nobody gets misled by half-truths:
First of all, the Vatican did not build a mosque. The Vice-Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library clarified that they simply placed a rug inside a small, private side room for visiting academic researchers who are invited to study historic Arabic and Islamic manuscripts housed in the library.
It is not open to the public, and there is no mosque inside Vatican City.
Second, why does a Muslim scholar need a quiet room while a Christian researcher does not?
Because in Islam, the five daily prayers (Salah) are strictly timed by the position of the sun and require physical bowing and prostration (Sujud) on a clean floor.
If a Muslim scholar works inside a research archive from morning till evening, Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib will meet him right inside that building. A Christian’s daily personal prayer does not require prostrating on a rug at fixed solar hours.
Again, if the question is about private prayer spaces in Saudi Arabia, may I also inform you that over two million Christians currently live and work in Saudi Arabia, and Saudi law explicitly guarantees the right of non-Muslims to worship privately in their homes, residential compounds, and diplomatic missions.
And finally, if we want to talk about historical hospitality, over 1,400 years ago, centuries before the Vatican Library even existed, a Christian delegation from Najran visited Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Madinah. That is right inside what is today Saudi Arabia.
While they were inside Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet’s Mosque), their time for prayer arrived. As recorded by Ibn Kathir and Ibn Hisham, the Prophet (peace be upon him) told his companions to leave them be. Those Christians offered their prayers right inside his mosque.
Islam does not take lessons on hospitality from anyone. We set the standard for it 1,400 years ago.
Trending video of young secondary school cultists figh/ting dirty with axe and machete, one boy was cornered, it didn’t look nice. Reportedly happened in Ibadan.
Reading the Qur’an, one thing that stands out for me is how extensively it addresses every aspect of human existence, with particular emphasis on monotheism, righteousness, morality and our relationships with one another.
However, while reflecting on these verses, some disturbing questions crossed my mind and I couldn't help but ask.
"Why do we often talk about polygamy, warfare, inheritance, punishments and other subjects that often generate heated conversations?"
Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that these subjects should be ignored neither am I saying that it deserves less attention. I'm more concerned or should I say, questioning the excessive attention they receive at the expense of other equally important teachings.
"Why do we spend so much time debating what the Qur’an permits and prohibits but pay little attention to what it asks us to become?"
"Why don't we talk more about the verses that teaches us to be compassionate, just, forgiving, patient and conscious of our responsibilities towards one another?"
"What about the reminders that righteousness is not something we profess, but something we must demonstrate through action?"
Perhaps, the shift we need is spending less time merely discussing the Qur’an and more time allowing its teachings to reflect in the way we live.
The last couple of years have been the hardest of my life. So many things were said. So many stories. Only God knows the truth. I went quiet because sometimes silence is the only way to find peace. I needed time to heal and find myself again.
But music is my life. The Marlians are my family. And it's time to come back together.
📍 12.12.2026. Eagles Club Field, Surulere. MARLIANS FEST.
I won't be coming alone, Coming with friends .
This one is for growth. For healing. For moving forward. For everyone we have lost along the way.
To my Marlians who never left me, thank you. I see you. I love you.
If you have ever been a Marlian, this night is yours. Come heal with us. Come celebrate life with us. 🖤
More announcements coming soon
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In Islam, don’t eat also means don’t sell.
We are Muslims. We take religion very seriously.
Generational wealth is secondary. We know tomorrow is not in our hands.
We build wealth, but through the lawful means.
You are right that Abraham was not an Arab. He was from Ur. And Ishmael was born Hebrew/Egyptian.
But you are missing what happened after that.
The Bible itself says where Ishmael went:
"God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt." (Genesis 21:20-21)
Paran is the desert of Mecca. That is where Abraham left him. The Qur'an confirms it:
"Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your Sacred House."(Ka'aba) (Qur'an 14:37)
Ishmael did not stay Hebrew. He settled in Arabia, married into the Arab tribe of Jurhum, learned Arabic, and his children became Arabs. That is why historians call Muhammad's line Arab al-Musta'riba — the Arabs who BECAME Arab through Ishmael.
His descendants are listed in your own Bible:
"These are the names of the sons of Ishmael... twelve rulers according to their settlements." (Genesis 25:13-16)
One of those lines is Kedar. And from Kedar came Adnan, and from Adnan came Quraysh, and from Quraysh came Muhammad.
So Muhammad is not Arab because Abraham was Arab. He is Arab because Ishmael settled in Arabia, married an Arab, and his children became Arab.
Just like Joseph's children became Egyptian by birth, but still sons of Israel by blood. Ishmael's children became Arab by land and language, but still sons of Abraham by blood.
The link is not language. The link is blood: Abraham -> Ishmael -> Kedar -> Adnan -> Muhammad.
The Qura'n call Abraham their father in numerous occasions, and you don't have right to tell them. Who is their father. They could have rejected it if the Quran is false there.
I feel obligated to debunk these lies.
I'm a Christian, and as much as I'm critical of radical Islam, I want to state that no Islamic bank or institution indulges in interest, especially the ones I know in Nigeria. If you want a free interest loan or want to buy a property way cheaper, buy it through a good muslim man or agency. Islam forbids interest on loans, and good Muslims try as much as possible to avoid such interest.
Let me tell you my two experiences:
1. Jaiz Bank: Back in 2019, I had a very big financial issue. I tried borrowing from other banks, but the interest was very high. At that time, if I had taken that loan from a conventional bank, I would have starved to death. I was already owed by another bank. So a friend of mine advised me to try Jaiz Bank. He told me how their interest works, but I didn't believe him at first. I also reminded him that I'm a Christian. He told me not to worry about it.
On Monday, the next week, I went to the bank and met customer care. She told me the criteria for giving out their loan. I was very comfortable with it and applied. Within five working days, I received the loan. And guess what, there was no interest on the loan because they understood that it was a little money and it was not for business. I later paid it back even before the 2 years duration they gave me.
2. Kebbi Savings and Homes: Back in July 2024, a friend of mine wanted to buy a house in one of the northern states because he was tired of roaming around with his family. He was transferred to Edo ( he works at NNPC), and his wife doesn't like staying in the South (reasons known to her). So he asked me to find a house for him to buy, and it should be in at least a Christian-dominated area. I searched houses up and down to no avail. The ones I got were too expensive. After a while, I came to understand that the agents were inflating the price behind the owner of the house. Imagine a house of 20m being for 40m. Exactly.
So one day, while I was searching for the house, I saw a sticker of Kebbi Savings and Homes, and I copied the number on my phone and called the customer care rep. He told me to visit their office, and I did. Talk to him about the specification of the house my friend need and he brought pictures and videos of the houses and showed me. I started asking the prices, and it shocked me. The same houses that were sold at 20M by Christian agents were sold at 10M. What even impressed me was the fact that the owner was a Christian, the house was located in the Christian-dominated area my friend requested, and it is way cheaper. Just to clear my doubt, when my friend showed interest, he called the owner of the house, and he came. He told me the specific price he told them to sell for. Let me boost your brain: the agency commission was just 2%, and you know what, because I brought them a customer, they gave me 200k.
The incidents shocked me and shed some light on Islamic tradition regarding loans and business for me. This is aside from the normal daily business I had with Muslims, who always turn out to be honest, unlike some Christians. Most northern Christians will tell you how honest these people are when it comes to business.
So please, be honest with your take on the said religion, even if you hate it.
Thank you.
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Many of us are walking around with silent pains we cannot explain to anyone. It gets heavy. Sometimes it feels like our prayers are not being heard at all.
Ya Allah, You know the battles we fight behind closed doors. See the tears we hide and hear the words we do not know how to say. Reassure our hearts that You are near. Bring ease to every soul struggling quietly today. Aameen.