Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲

Minimalist | Sapiosexual | Ambivert | Market Analyst | Farmer | Football Enthusiast | @ManCity

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

Calling me an 'independent' Black man is a compliment. I have a family that I rely on, friends that have been a shoulder and random strangers that have been kind. I didn't do it all by myself. As Africans, we get that and take pride in that.. being INTERDEPENDENT

[. @carterdalast]

Africa’s resources is for Africans

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

@tobyasky Eintracht Frankfurt perhaps?

[Ada @adanonso_]

One thing Canada taught me is that a functioning society feels boring.

The electricity stays on.
The water runs.
The roads work.
The emergency services show up.

Nothing dramatic happens, so nobody celebrates it.

Then you come from a place where every normal thing was a daily battle and suddenly you realize peace is actually a luxury.

A lot of us weren’t chasing wealth when we left.

We were chasing normal.

[UGO 🇬🇧 @heismric]

Once, I told an ex I’m running low on my reserve and might be broke in 3 months. She toke her things and disappeared in less than 2 months. Was disappointed but her move drove my monthly expenses from like e.g: £4k to under £1k. Then I realised, I wasn’t really broke, hehe.

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

Two trophies? And it feels like we have gone trophyless?

STANDARDS! @ManCity

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

Fun fact:

Unai Emery has won the @EuropaLeague five times with three different clubs whose all got 'villa' in their names. @SevillaFC_ENG, @VillarrealCFen and @AVFCOfficial. Weird isn't it?

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

I will own an #AudiRSQ8 one day. IN SHA ALLAH!

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

It's confirmed. Since I can't train to be 100 percent fit to the level I used to, I'd now only play as 'regista'. I can't do those box to box sprints anymore.

[FC Bayern @FCBayernEN]

Wow, this is beautiful to see 🥰

The kids from the Gambino Stars Africa Academy watching Bara’s FC Bayern debut yesterday.

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

All this after recalling almost half of their squad from international duty.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Dear Zuha,

I know you are inquisitive about how our religious days fit into the modern world. It is a brilliant question. I will be breaking this down for you so you can clearly see that Islam is not a copycat. It is a complete system with its own deep, independent roots.

Firstly, you asked: if the Gregorian calendar is not real, why do Muslims pray on Friday, and is there a different Friday in the Islamic calendar?

To help you and others understand, we have to go back to history.

Pope Gregory was the one who introduced the Gregorian calendar, and he introduced it in 1582. However, when you look at Islamic history, you will see that Muslims had been observing Jumu'ah for nearly a thousand years before that Pope was even born. If you open classical books of Islamic history such as the Seerah of Ibn Hisham or The Sealed Nectar, the physical proof is right there.

These books documented the very first Jumu'ah prayer held by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 622 CE. It took place in the valley of Ranuna during his migration from Mecca to Medina. In that same era, Allah revealed an entire chapter in the Quran called Surah Al-Jumu'ah, where He commanded the believers to leave their worldly trades and gather. This proves Yawm al-Jumu'ah was a lived reality in the 7th century, over 900 years before the Gregorian calendar existed in Rome.

Now, you might wonder how this connects to the Friday we know today. Frankly, the seven day weekly loop is an entirely different system from how we count solar or lunar months. It is an ancient, unbroken mathematical cycle. You do not even have to take my word for it. Non Muslim historians and sociologists agree on this.

For instance, Eviatar Zerubavel in his book The Seven Day Circle confirmed that this weekly cycle has remained completely unbroken for thousands of years across different empires. The day the Western world decided to call Friday aligns seamlessly with the sixth day of that ancient cycle.

In Arabic, the days are just numbered. Sunday is Day One. Monday is Day Two. The sixth day is Yawm al-Jumu'ah, the Day of Gathering. This means we do not pray on this day to honor a Roman calendar. That is, it was just a coincidental relationship. We pray on it because Allah established it on a divine timeline.

Secondly, you asked: why is Friday night considered so blessed, and what are you missing here?

To understand this, we have to look at the foundations of human existence. Friday goes more than just the end of the work week. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us that Friday is the day Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) was created, the day he entered Paradise, the day he was sent to earth, and the day the world will end.

This is why the Prophet had a very profound routine. Every Friday during the early morning Fajr prayer, he would recite Surah As-Sajdah and Surah Al-Insan. He did this deliberately. These two chapters detail the creation of the universe, the biological creation of man, and the intense realities of the Day of Judgment. Praying these chapters every Friday morning is a divine reset. It reminds you of your origin and your final destination, both of which are tied to this specific day.

Because Friday carries the heavy weight of the end of times, reciting Surah Al-Kahf is your spiritual shield. The Surah contains stories about the ultimate trials of wealth, power, and faith. Reading it provides a divine light that protects your heart from the materialistic noise of the world and the deception of the Dajjal until the next Jumu'ah.

So by this fact, you are not missing anything. You just need to see that we are not following a Gregorian Friday. We are following a divine timeline. Don’t fret.

Allah knows best.

[Ibrahim' Jr. 🇬🇲 @Khalilulaah]

My little sisters are becoming more identical as they're growing older.

[Sevilla FC @SevillaFC_ENG]

Happy Birthday to our Gambian great, Biri Biri 🇬🇲

Always in our memory ❤️

[Peter Agboola @baba_Omoloro]

Consistency is a key.

[De Prof™ @rahmandeprof]

Please study the Qur'ān. I beg you, don't just listen to the sweet voices or just read in Arabic. Study it in your preferred language and make sure to think over it.

Muslims are thinkers. Muslims are ponderers. Muslims are readers. Pleased read. Read Islamic contents. Read Islamic History. Read Islamic legislations. Please read, as a Muslim.

There's so much abundance of knowledge, nuance and guidance in this deen that will never be exhausted. And the fun fact is that all of them are derived from the Qur'ān. All with basis and rulings. This is why scholars derive immense depths and benefits from verses you would randomly skim past on a windy Tuesday evening.

Please, read the Qur’ān. Please. May Allah grant you steadfastness upon haqq.

[Ligue 1 English @Ligue1_ENG]

Neymar is better than all of you. End of discussion. 🤫

[Olashile Abayomi-Wealth @thefireofOla]

If you always see everything from the lens of religion and not from compassion for humanity first, you are evil and a demon.

[MA LE BO @Melo_Malebo]

Never forget how the world can cooperate to get oil through the Strait of Hormuz but couldn't cooperate to get food into Gaza.

Everything is a choice.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

After destroying the world, they will come to Africa to teach us about climate change. Hypocrites.

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

Goalkeeper in Istanbul's amateur league hit a seagull; another player performed CPR, resuscitated it, and handed it to medical staff.