“Cristiano Ronaldo had to work incredibly hard to reach the top. Leo Messi is naturally more gifted. That’s the difference between them.”
— Thierry Henry
I prayed at a Masjid sometimes ago, after the Solah Baba Imam said "As Muslims if they have to ask you the question (are you a Muslim or Christian) then something is wrong with the way you practise your Islam, lastly he said " to the sisters if they ask you that question, you're doomed". After that he prayed that Almighty Allāh make it easy for us and him.
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It is genuinely painful to watch, right? I know it is because it is for me too. It’s even more painful when you discover that it’s still the same Mudir-ul-Markaz who has been twisting the clear verses of the Quran to fit into modern logic. This is indeed a sign of trial for him. I pray the Almighty guide him alright.
Having said that, I want to thank the brothers who have already done a fantastic job refuting this claim that Prophet Nuh (AS) only lived for 95 years, not 950. May Allah bless all of you.
But as the Arabs say:
"زِيَادَةُ الْخَيْرِ خَيْرَيْنِ"
"An increase in good is twice the good."
So, while others have attacked the conclusion, I want us to dig up the root. Where is he getting these strange ideas?
Be clear that he isn't quoting the Salaf or the classical scholars like Ibn Kathir. He is parroting the Modernist Rationalist School—specifically the likes of Tantawi Jawhari in his book (الجواهر في تفسير القرآن الكريم). These men were obsessed with reconciling the Quran with Western science.
So if science said "humans can't live 1000 years," they decided to twist the Quran to mean "months" instead of "years" just to please the critics. It was an inferiority complex masked as enlightenment.
But here is why that fails. In the science of Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence), we don't just guess meanings; we follow rules.
The first rock-solid rule here is:
"دَلاَلَةُ الْعَدَدِ قَطْعِيَّةٌ لاَ تَقْبَلُ الْمَجَازَ”
"The implication of a number is definitive and does not accept metaphor."
When Allah mentions a number, it is a mathematical fact. It is not a poetic exaggeration.
We see this principle enforced by Allah Himself in Surah Al-Baqarah. When discussing the expiation for Hajj, Allah says to fast three days during Hajj and seven upon returning. He then confirms:
"تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ"
"Those are ten complete." (Quran 2:196).
Why did Allah need to do the math for us? The scholars explain that He added "complete" to cut off any possibility of metaphor. He sealed the number as an exact total. So, when He says "1,000 years minus 50" for Nuh, He is giving us a similar definitive equation. Just as you cannot turn "10 complete" into "a short while; you cannot turn 950 into 95.
This leads us to the second principle which protects the integrity of the message:
"الْقُرْآنُ نَزَلَ بِلِسَانِ الْعَربِ وَعُرْفِهِم"
"The Quran was revealed in the language of the Arabs and their customary understanding."
The proof for this is in Surah Yusuf. Allah says:
"إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ"
"Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran that you might understand." (Quran 12:2).
The key phrase here is "that you might understand." When the Quran used the word "Sanah" (Year) to the Arabs of the 7th century, they understood it as a full solar cycle. If Allah actually meant "a lunar month" or "a harvest season" (which was a Babylonian concept) but used the Arabic word for "Year," the Arabs would have been confused. They would not have understood. That would be تَعْمِيَة (obfuscation).
And Allah does not trick His slaves. He speaks to them in words they understand. So, no, it wasn't 95 years. It was 950. Let’s not let an inferiority complex towards modern science force us to rewrite our own Book.
Allah knows best.
Inna Lillahi!!! 💔💔💔💔😢😢😢😢
@BashirAhmaad
You wrote this or someone hacked your account?
You are in support of the FG exactly on what, you mean importation and dumping of foreign food into Nigeria, really?
Do you know how this policy is hurting the agricultural base of Northern Nigeria, the entire country and the livelihood of farmers in their millions?
Are you also aware that Tinubu promised never to import food items into Nigeria and that we must eat our home grown food?
First you said many of these programs were
1. “grossly abused, some farmers received loans running into billions, some even up to N6 Billion but instead of investing in agriculture, many diverted the funds to other sectors like oil and gas, bureau de change and other luxury ventures”
Bashir, the way these loans were disbursed wasn’t that simplistic
All the applications went through the normal loan approval and disbursement requirement processes, these loans were secured with adequate collateral just like commercial loans or retail loans
It’s not that people just line up in banking halls and waved means of ID, sign papers and collect money.
These loans were collaterized, meaning the disbursing banks can recover all the funds except they were complicit in transactional lapses
Speaking of those you claimed “collected N6 Billion” and diverted into BDC/O&G, you need to back your claims with evidence
You should be helping the @cenbank and @officialEFCC in their investigations to apprehend those people
Based on several post on your TL in the past praising the ABP I think the word “grossly abused” is not only an exaggeration but exposes your hypocrisy and double speak
Where there shortcomings of course yes, every program will always take into consideration such shortcomings and ways of mitigating against them
2. Those who actually farmed , after harvesting, they hoarded their produce waiting for prices to spike so they could make exaggerated profits, at the expense of the same masses the initiative was meant to support
Bashir Nigeria became the largest producer of rice in AFRICA under the ABP
50kg bag of rice under Baba Buhari was N26k and it became N135k since Tinubu became president, how could you blame the farmers for what is happening under Tinubu
How much was a tuba of yam, how much was a tin of gari, maize, wheat, pepper, tomatoes, tatashe, cat fish, kilo of meat, ram, goat, under PMB and how much are they now?
3. The beneficiaries of the initiatives failed the government and the people, they formed cartels, manipulated supply and created artificial scarcity to make outrageous profits, do you have evidence to share here or you are just entertaining the mob?
How much was indomie, bread, sardine, cooking oil, palm oil, sugar, flour, milo, top tea, spaghetti, ice fish, peak milk, pure water, medication, under Baba Buhari and how much are they now?
Can we also blame the likes of @DangoteGroup@BUAgroup@Nestle and others as major players in the FMCG fast moving consumer goods, for hoarding since they are the major players in that sector
Whom do we blame for the increasing cost of transportation, increase tariffs in electricity, telecommunications and other services, I guess it’s ABP and farmers, yeah?
This is the most intellectually lazy and manipulative way of defending Tinubu, he is a disaster, a catastrophic and monumental failure leading a highly manipulative, opaque, ethnocentric, nepotistic, kleptocratic, monarchical, authoritarian, ostentatious, dysfunctional, divisive, deceptive and propagandist regime
He brought this unprecedented cost of living crisis on Nigerians through his removal of fuel subsidy and devaluation of the Naira without planning, this is no rocket science
With due respect sir, this is the worst disservice you have done to the memory of late Baba Buhari and our hard working framers
This 👇is you Bashir
So i decided to do a Cost Analysis to compare both costs.
COST COMPARISON: USING 9" BLOCKS VS RED BRICKS
Let us see which is more cost-effective for the same building.
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The wife of the Late Muhammadu Buhari has this message for Nigerians.
Dear Nigerians, find place in your hearts to forgive him for his shortcomings and wrongdoings. No one is infallible, every human is susceptible to mistake. Rest on, Buhari.