Don’t rush to think bad of people. If you’re not sure, say “I’m not sure.” Unless you saw it with your own eyes, don’t assume. Even if you did see it, remember: everyone makes mistakes. Make dua for them instead.
The pain you’re experiencing is a blessing from the Almighty. Pain teaches you how to focus and concentrate on your acts of worship. Pain teaches you how to ask the Almighty with a pure heart. So don't complain about it.
Tomorrow is Thursday.
Fast if you are able to, if not earn reward by reminding others.
Remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers (Q51:55).
Baarakallahu Feekum.
My attention was drawn to this by one of our people here, and he asked me to go check the comments by our fellow Muslims. The comment section is wild. I see doubts and lack of understanding by many Muslims.
I never knew TikTok is as weird as this. This what happens when people are exposed to constant propaganda. I understand these creeping fears among many Muslims today, and it forms a major part of the warnings I have been giving about certain Yoruba gatekeepers and traditionalists.
These individuals are busy spreading misinformation and lazy propaganda. They try to paint Islam as an alien religion to our people. They weaponize these doubts to ask why we cannot pray in Yoruba and why we must use what they call an “alien” language.
But this confusion stems from a complete misunderstanding of both linguistics and Islamic history. Islam is a religion with a strong root.
First of all, Islam is not ONLY for Arabs. It is for all mankind. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was for all mankind. He spoke Arabic because it was the language of his immediate audience.
For any message to take root and spread, it has to be understood by the people right in front of you first. It would not be natural for a messenger to address his own community in a tongue they do not speak; the communication would break down on day one. To deliver a message effectively, you have to speak the language of the ground you stand on.
Again, please know that you don’t to be an Arab to become muslim. In fact, we have up to 20 million non-Muslim Arabs today. It tells you that you can be a fully practicing Muslim without having a single drop of Arab blood, because Islam is not an ethnic property.
In fact, if you look at the intellectual pillars of this religion, the historical reality is that the vast majority of the people who preserved and contributed to Islam the most were non-Arabs.
Take the Kutub al-Sittah, the foundational six books of Hadith that every Muslim relies on for example. Not a single one of those six authors was an Arab.
Imam al-Bukhari and Imam al-Tirmidhi came from modern Uzbekistan, Imam Muslim and Imam Ibn Majah were from Iran, Imam Abu Dawud was from the Sistan region, and Imam al-Nasa'i was from Turkmenistan. They were all Central Asian and Persian scholars.
Even when you look at other fields, the man who codified Arabic grammar itself, Sibawayh, was a Persian. The foundation of Islamic jurisprudence, Imam Abu Hanifa, was of Persian descent. Our greatest scientists and mathematicians such as al-Khwarizmi, were non-Arabs. Islam belongs to anyone who submits. Submission is the keyword. It is not tied to a specific geography.
Secondly, the idea that using Arabic in Salah makes the religion alien or inaccessible is a cognitive illusion.
To a layman who reads what this lady wrote, he or she would think they need to master the entire Arabic dictionary to understand their prayers.
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There is one Arabic word in the Qur’an that quietly dismantles the modern obsession with “living your best life.”
That word is كَبَد (Kabad).
Once you understand it, you’ll stop asking:
“Why is life so hard?”
“A former Shura member recently opened up about the ideological madness of JAS, calling them a pure Khawarij movement because of how they excommunicated the whole Ummah. He noted that Shekau and his boys completely misused verses on oppression, migration, and disbelief. They took heavy Quranic texts that classical scholars treated with extreme care, twisting them to claim that any regular Muslim living in modern society has committed major shirk.” Ahmed Salkida.
Emphasis on the word: MISUSE. This is the ultimate peak of ignorance that our great scholars spent centuries warning us against.
It brings to mind what Ibn Qayyim wrote in Ighathat al-Lahfan about the traps of the devil. Shaitan tricks people using the very things they love best.
For a religious zealot like Shekau, it was his wild ego wrapped in an obsession with spiritual purity. The day Shekau closed the door of Islam and decided he was the only person left inside the religion was the day Shaitan finished his job on him. He was completely done for.
May the heavy curse of the Almighty be upon Abubakar Shekau and every single bloodthirsty extremist who walks his path. May his grave be filled with the very fire he ignited in our communities. May he face the unyielding wrath of Allah for every drop of innocent blood he spilled, every child he orphaned, and every home he shattered. Amin.
Immature men see women
as their caretakers.
Toxic men see women
as their property.
Mature men see women
as equal partners.
Divine men see women
as spiritual oracles
that they must protect...
at all costs.
Laillai Haihuwa Tayi Rana!🎉
Nigeria has recorded another proud achievement as Abdurraheem Almufti Yelwa, son of Professor Mansur Isa Yelwa, won the International Qur’an Recitation Competition in Saudi Arabia. 🏆🇳🇬
A man who earns legitimately, is happier & has better peace of mind when he provides for his family.
Unlike a man who earns his money illegitimately.
He doesn't have peace of mind, and filled with guilt, knowing that he's feeding his family with people's tears and pains.
End.