If I die right now, while still in the state of Islam and īmān, I would want every Muslim who hears of my death to first thank Allah on my behalf that I died as a Muslim. Before celebrating my achievements, recounting my good deeds, mourning what I left behind, or speaking about anything else, let there be gratitude to Allah that He preserved my faith until my final moment.
This is the understanding of a Muslim. We know that wealth, status, scholarship, family, influence and accomplishments all end with this world. But to meet Allah upon tawḥīd and submission to Him is the ending every believer hopes and prays for.
So, if I die as a Muslim, grieve for me because you love me, pray for me because I will need your prayers, forgive my shortcomings, but above all, thank Allah that I died believing in Him.
O Allah, keep us alive upon Islam, cause us to die upon faith, and grant us a beautiful ending. Āmīn.
future on chain AI services
as blockchain infrastructure continues to evolve, the next step may not only be about what the network can process, but also what intelligence can operate around it.
Retium is working toward bringing AI services directly on chain, with future features focused on practical use across the network.
→ parameter optimization
AI assisted tuning of network parameters for optimal performance.
→ on chain reports
automated anomaly reports published directly on chain.
→ smart contracts
help developers build, test, and deploy smart contracts on Retium.
→ AI powered agents
autonomous AI assistants designed to support Retium users, developers, and operators.
all future features are subject to research, testing, and governance approval.
>> decentralized AI model
RAI is Retium’s approach to integrating artificial intelligence into blockchain infrastructure, practical, transparent, and grounded in real engineering needs.
phase 1 is already active, helping the Retium team organize knowledge, improve development workflows, and build a stronger intelligence layer around the network
future phases will expand RAI into live network monitoring, validator analysis, operational reporting, developer assistance, and eventually on chain AI services
the final vision is a secure, private, decentralized AI model connected to the Retium blockchain
an intelligence layer that understands Retium deeply while helping users, developers, and the wider ecosystem interact with the network more effectively
kullu nafsin dhā’iqatul-mawt, thumma ilaynā turjaʿūn
“Every soul will taste death. Then to Us you will be returned."
It is not how long we live, but how much life we give to others while we live.
And Alh. Taiwo Hassan - Ogogo - certainly touched many lives, left his imprint on many hearts, and gave generations memories that will outlive him.
Sleep well, Legend.
Your work remains. Your legacy lives on.
Iṣẹṣe Day is primarily a religious and cultural observance for adherents of Yorùbá Traditional Religion, including devotees of Ifá, Ògún, Ṣàngó, Ọ̀ṣun and other traditional religious expressions. Their right to commemorate their beliefs and traditions should be respected, and Muslims should neither insult nor unjustly interfere with their peaceful observance.
At the same time, Yorùbá Muslims have no religious obligation or reason to participate in Iṣẹṣe Day celebrations or in rituals and activities that are specifically connected with traditional religious worship. Respect for the religious freedom of others does not require participation in their religious ceremonies.
A Muslim can therefore maintain good neighbourliness, peaceful coexistence and respect for fellow Yorùbá people of other faiths while remaining firmly committed to Islam. Religious tolerance does not mean theological conformity or participation in another religion's acts of devotion.
In short: we respect their right to celebrate Iṣẹṣe Day, just as we expect our own religious observances to be respected, but Yorùbá Muslims should respectfully abstain from its religious celebrations and rituals.
Hi! My name is Fatima Zahra, and I’m an artist. I make handmade artworks, mainly abstracts and Arabic calligraphy, and these are some of my pieces. 🤍👩🎨
If this somehow made it onto your timeline, I’d really appreciate a like, repost, or share. It would mean so much to me and would really help my work reach more people.
If you’re someone looking for beautiful artwork for your home, I’d be so happy to create something for you.
And if you’re an interior designer looking for original artwork, I’d love to collaborate and have my work be part of your projects. 🖼️👩🎨🤍
Thank you so much.
Sometimes people ask why I don’t drink or why I would make a tweet like the one below. I’ll tell you why.
I pray five times a day, and maintaining those prayers has not always been easy.
During Army training, they would start putting us through hell at around 5 a.m. and continue until about 9 p.m. On my first night, they smoked us from 11 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Even after they left the room, I still prayed. I eventually slept around 2:30 a.m., knowing the lights would come on before 4 a.m.
Every morning, I prayed Fajr before everyone was ready to leave the room. Then, after returning around 9:30 p.m., my body having taken the kind of beating designed for 18-year-olds, I would complete the other four prayers I had missed during the day.
I did this every day for ten weeks. Sundays were better because I could usually pray on time. Eventually, even the Drill Sergeants knew me. They knew this one would rather die than abandon his prayers.
During the days we spent in the forest, at the height of the November and December cold, I would ask another soldier to pull security for me. I would perform ablution and pray inside that freezing foxhole while the ground seemed determined to pull every bit of warmth from my body.
I cannot say that I have always lived as good a Muslim as I should have, certainly not to the standard my teachers hoped I would attain. But I continue to pray so that, at the very least, when I meet my God, ká lè rí nǹkan mú délé.
After going through all of that, I will now drink for 30 minutes and risk having 40 days of prayer rejected?
Or, at over 60 years old, with stage-four cancer and death unfortunately having significantly better odds, I would agree to be taken somewhere that could invalidate a lifetime of prayer without even significantly improving my chances of survival?
Hà, rárá o. K’Olórun má ṣe tì wá bẹ́. 🙏
Please let’s rally around our beloved Sir Taiwo Hassan, who is currently facing a serious health challenge battling cancer. 💔
As shared by his family, they are NOT looking for money or financial support. What they urgently need is medical direction.
They are searching for recommendations for standard hospitals, specialists, or advanced treatment centers anywhere in the world that can review his files and offer treatment options right now.If you know someone who knows someone in the oncology space, or a medical avenue that can assist please help reach out to his family immediately.
Let’s share this until it reaches the right hands! 🙏
✅As we begin this two weeks journey of Prophetic healing together, there is a very important foundation I want us to understand.
If we want to stop patronizing herbalists/sorcerers and start finding real solutions, we need to understand a concept scholars call Shirku al-asbab.
This is the shirk of the means. It happens when you put your complete trust in the medicine, the herbs, or the person giving you the treatment, instead of the Almighty who created the cure. You start believing the herb has an independent power to heal your body.
There is a very profound story classical scholars often share about Prophet Musa (peace be upon him). He once suffered from a severe stomach illness and prayed to Allah for a cure. Allah directed him to a specific plant in the desert. Musa used it and was immediately healed.
Sometime later, the same illness returned. This time, Musa did not pray first. He went straight to the same plant, prepared it, and took it. But his pain only got much worse.
When he cried out to Allah, the Almighty taught him a deep lesson. The first time, Musa sought the cure from his Lord, so Allah placed healing in the plant. The second time, he put his trust in the plant itself. The plant is just a creation. The healing comes only from the Creator.
Let me say this very loud and clear. I am nobody. I am just a brother sharing beneficial knowledge to help our community. Please do not attribute what I am not to me. I do not possess any power to heal anyone.
Your total, unflinching reliance must be on the Almighty alone. You must have faith in Him that He will use the medicine as a sabab for your healing. The herbs, the honey, and the seeds are just tools.
We seek treatment because it is a direct command from our Prophet (peace be upon him). He said:
تداووا عباد الله فإن الله لم يضع داء إلا وضع له دواء
"Make use of medical treatment, O slaves of Allah, for Allah has not made a disease without appointing a cure for it."
Keep your heart tied to the Creator, and let us use the creations as He intended.
Mind you, updates plenty. So be prepared.
Allah knows best.
Alhamdulillah.
Thanks to everyone who made this possible, especially @UEFA for the trust, opportunity and welcoming me with open arms.
My confederation, @CAF_Online for the support and making this possible.
Lastly, thanks to everyone who cheered me on and supported my journey.
When you call someone and they decline or end the call, please do not call back immediately. Give them some reasonable time before trying again. If the matter is urgent and you cannot wait, simply send a text explaining why you called.
Repeatedly calling someone immediately after they have declined your call can be extremely irritating and intrusive. A declined call often means, “I cannot talk right now,” not “Please keep calling until I answer.” Respecting that signal is part of respecting people's time, privacy, and personal boundaries.
Trevoh Chalobah has completed a permanent transfer to Como, bringing his time as a Chelsea player to an end after nearly two decades with the Blues.
Everyone at Chelsea would like to thank Trev for his years of loyal service and wish him the very best in his next chapter in Italy. 💙
A Muslim’s Approach to Trance and the Spiritual Experiences of Other Faiths
A Muslim does not regard trance or similar spiritual experiences as a source of guidance, revelation, or spiritual authority. When such experiences occur among people of other faiths, the Muslim neither needs to participate in them nor ridicule or attack those who experience them. The proper approach is to respect the religious freedom and human dignity of others while remaining firmly grounded in one's own faith.
A Muslim should not seek guidance, prophecy, counsel, knowledge of the unseen, or spiritual direction from statements made by a person while in such a state. Whatever is claimed during trance must never be given any authority over the Qurʾān and authentic Sunnah. Our beliefs about Allah, the unseen, destiny, worship, and right and wrong are derived from the recognised sources of Islam, not from altered or extraordinary spiritual experiences.
Where a Muslim adopts religious practices or beliefs from other religious traditions and incorporate them into his or her understanding of Islam, this is an of religious syncretism (ikhtilāṭ). If it is done with ignorance, sincere counsel is required. When it is done with the knowledge of its prohibition, it effectively places the Muslim in a state of Nifāq (hypocrisy). If Ikhtilat is done with intentionality and commitment, it removes one from Islam.
Therefore, a Muslim does not join others in acts of worship contrary to Islam, authenticate their spiritual experiences as Islamic truth, or derive religious guidance from them. At the same time, Islam does not require us to mock their experiences, insult their religion, or dismiss what they personally feel. We maintain peaceful and respectful relations with others while holding firmly to what we believe Allah has revealed through the Qurʾān and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ.
Respect for others does not require participation in their worship, and firmness in one's own faith does not require disrespecting theirs.