ISLAMIC SYSTEM, AN IDEAL WAY OF LIFE

How possible for someone who knows neither when he was created nor when he will die talk of any knowledge about this world to design his own way of life? Can we provide manure for what we have no knowledge about or what we did not manufacture or created? I am waiting for the time when people will realize their foolishness.
People ask for change and the change has come but they have forgotten that the only person that is making the change possible will not spend more than eight years in office and after that his legacy will be erased. Before saying no! We should ask of the legacy left by Tafawa Balewa, Muritala Muhammad and other prominent leaders who we all cherished for their truthfulness. This is to say no matter what Buhari did to put this country on the right path, some people will still come, those who cherish this world than the hereafter, who are materialistic in nature to destroy whatever he might have erected because the system is not ideal for the nature of our life. Those past leaders we all speak about were reformed by Islam and that was why they were able to deliver and the reason history has never forgotten their past.
The chief characteristic of Islam is that it makes no distinction between the spiritual and the secular life. Its aim is to shape both individual lives as well as society as a whole in ways that will ensure that the Kingdom of Allah may really be established on earth and that peace, contentment and well-being may fill the world. Islam is a religion that is entirely in conformity with the nature of man. Because, it is Allah Who is pleased with Islam as a religion for man, and it is He Who has created him(man). So the freedom and the type of change people desire can only be achieved through Islamic system and not human ideology.
Ameer

MUSLIMS TODAY AND MUSLIMS IN THE PAST

The time is over when we used to make advancements compelling the world powers to retreat. Those precious moments have gone far away from us on account of our carelessness, love for the wealth and the world which is what brought us to this state of ours.
In the past, we had challenged the Greek civilization, we had called Azans in whole of Hindustan, we had offered prayers at each and every spot of the earth, we had changed the environment of Rome through our slogans of Allah-o-Akbar and recitation of holy words. Our horses had entered the oceans of brutality to eliminate injustices from the earth, we had taught new tactics and styles of living with dignity to the world nations. But today we are at the defensive side.
We had come forward as the rescuer of the humanity, but today we are waiting for others to come for our rescue. We are the one who were assigned to show right path to the humanity from east to west, but today we are loitering hapless waiting for foreign help.
We are the one that our shepherds were even had ability to lead the community, but today we do not have our ‘Imams’ (leaders).
Those who had a kind and soft heart for the oppressed are now looking for a kind-hearted person.
Those who had all hopes on just one Allah, are now looking towards hundreds of thousands others for help. Those who were stronger than storms and calamities, are unable today to sustain even a small blow of the wind and close eyes seeing the danger.
We have become so coward that we take the unwanted changes in the political and worldly development as our unnatural death.
We are the one who eliminated slavery from the world and now becoming slaves of the super powers.
Is this how Muslims in the past live their lives?
We are practical people Ummah and not lip-serving people.
MUSLIMS NEED TO BE STRONG

NEXT WE WILL GET THE PRESIDENCY-REDEEMED PASTOR

Recently it was widely published in Nigeria National daily newspapers, the saying of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Church, Pastor Adeboye that, “We have already got the vice-presidency, (The vice-president of Nigeria is now a Redeemed pastor). “Next we will get the presidency.” Then we continue asking, if that dream of his will really come true and if Nigeria Muslims with their painful past experience in the hand of Jonathan will give chance to that? Let’s wait and see.
Office of the Ameer

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has posted a Facebook photo suggesting bombing of “the Muslim world” with nuclear weapons.

The Facebook photo posted on Sunday night shows a mushroom cloud rising up through the air after the explosion of an atomic bomb with a text saying “Japan has been at peace with the US since August 9, 1945. It’s time we made peace with the Muslim world.”
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later another atomic bomb on Nagasaki during World War II, killing at least 129,000 civilians and prompting Japan’s unconditional surrender.
Miller’s Facebook photo was removed sometime on Monday morning but it has received more than 300 comments.
He is now under harsh criticism but has not apologized for posting the controversial photo. His office has not responded to requests for comment.

Sid Miller will not apologize for the social media post that calls for the atomic bombing of “the Muslim world.”

Todd Smith, the Republican's campaign spokesman, said that, “We’re not going to apologize for the posts that show up on our Facebook page.”
Smith said about 18 people have access to the campaign account. “I don’t know who did it, but I’m not going to start a witch hunt to find out who did.”
Texas Democrats released a statement Monday afternoon condemning Miller’s post.
“It is unacceptable for Republican Sid Miller to be promoting such disgusting rhetoric. Sadly, this kind of racist, xenophobic hate speech qualifies you for higher office with Republicans’ Tea Party fringe base,” said Manny Garcia, Texas Democratic Party’s deputy executive director.
“We hope Sid Miller shows some respect for Texans and the responsibility of holding state office and issues an apology,” he added.
In January, Miller said that he could not sleep at night for the fear of the United States becoming a “Muslim country.”
During the Texas Public Policy Foundation forum, he raised the issue, asking, “Are we doing enough?”

WHY DO WE LIKE THIS WORLD BUT DISLIKE THE HEREAFTER?

When you pass away, do not worry about your dead body as fellow Muslims will take good care of it. They will take off your clothes, wash your body up, and wrap it in a clean white shroud. They will take you to your new house, the grave. Many are those who will escort you to your final resting place; many will even cancel their businesses to see you off. Your belongings will be discarded: your keys, books, handbag, shoes, and clothes.
By the consent of your family, these will be given out in charity in a way to benefit you in the life to come. You can rest easy knowing that the world will not collapse or even mourn you; life will go on, and your job will be taken by another. Your property will be legally distributed among your heirs whereas you will be brought to account for every penny.
According to the degree of affinity with others, the period they will spend to mourn you will vary. Eventually, you will be completely forgotten and assigned a special place on the shelf of memories. Believe it or not… the above is nothing but the truth! Hence, your story among humans comes to an end and another one will soon start with the truth, namely, the Hereafter.
At this very moment, you are all alone, with no glory, property, power, health, children, or wife. And the grave which represents the first stage of the Hereafter – that is the real life – attends the scene. Now, the question that begs answering here is: what did you prepare for this? What did you prepare for the grave and your final hour?! This is a very important question that requires every one of us to reflect on and think about.
Culled from A.S Halawani

WAKE-UP CALL TO CHALLENGES FACING ARABIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

As we have known that Arabic, which by virtue of Islam, had established itself in Nigeria as the language of administration, literacy, education, history and legislation before the arrival of colonial masters and had contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria as a nation in the areas of religion, education, economy, socio-psychology, diplomacy and security. It will not augur well to see this first foreign language speaking by more than half of Nigerian population fading away while we are still alive; things have to be done because is one of the identities of Muslims.
There is no doubt that Nigeria as a Nation has no any cultural ties whatsoever in any form or shape with French language but we are surprised to see it elevated to the same status as English while Arabic language and its schools are being relegated to the back-water.
Under the new system of education which is divided into three levels, there are about twelve compulsory core subjects with one elective subject. English studies, Mathematics, Social Studies, Health and Physical Education, Religious Studies as well as French are among the compulsory subjects while Business Studies and Arabic are demoted and given optional status.
One would also wonder why the language that brought civilization to the present world and its schools (Arabic schools) are being treated as non-formal education in our dear country? I think this is why we are living as a Muslim to protect our language and value our culture.
Remember Nigeria Defense Academy (NDA) where Arabic department is now history, Arabic inscription in our naira notes and now our educational sector. Why are we Muslims then when we cannot protect our identity?
Ameer Ta’awun

Egypt gives jail terms to 74 Muslims Brotherhood supporters

An Egyptian court has handed down three-year jail terms to over 70 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement, among them three former legislators, on charges of “inciting violence” during the 2013 anti-government protests, Press TV reports.
On Monday, the Sharqiya court in Egypt’s western Nile Delta region passed the sentence on 74 defendants over their involvement in the violence that erupted during the rallies staged in the cities of Bilbeis, Abu Hammad and 10th of Ramadan City against the incumbent government in 2013.
Al-Sayyed Hazin, al-Sayeed Negeida and Moemen Za’aror were the former Muslim Brotherhood parliamentarians who received the prison term on Monday.
Two other Muslim Brotherhood members also got 25 years in prison over the same charges.
Meanwhile, a court in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo has acquitted 20 supporters of the country’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, of their violence charges.
Egypt has been struck by violence ever since Morsi, the North African country’s first democratically-elected president, was toppled in a military coup led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt’s current president and the then army commander, in July 2013.
Sisi has overseen a crackdown targeting the Muslim Brotherhood supporters and other government critics. The clampdown on Brotherhood supporters has reportedly left over 1,400 people dead.
Cairo also banned the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization following Morsi’s overthrow.
The military-backed government has criminalized street protests, sentenced hundreds to death in mass trials and imprisoned some 40,000 political opponents and their supporters.
On Monday, the UK-based Arab Organization for Human Rights reported that more than 260 political activists have lost their lives in Egyptian custody since Morsi’s ouster due to what is widely described as “medical negligence” on the part of prison authorities.

The soul position after death?

Alhamdulillah 


Imam Ahmad (17803) narrated that al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“Verily, when the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him angels from heaven with white faces, as if their faces are the sun. They bring with them one of the shrouds of Paradise and some of the perfume of Paradise. They sit with him as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death (peace be upon him) comes to him and sits by his head and says, ‘O pure soul, come out to the forgiveness and pleasure of Allah.’ Then his soul comes flowing out like a drop of water flowing from a cup. Then he takes the soul, and no sooner does he seize it but they take it and place it in that shroud and perfume. Then out of it comes the most excellent fragrance of musk to be found on the face of the earth. Then they ascend with it and they do not pass by any group of angels but the angels ask, ‘Who is this pure soul?’ and they reply, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so’ – using the best names by which he was known on earth. Then they bring it to the lowest heaven, and ask for it to be opened, and it is opened for him. Those who are of high rank in each heaven accompany it until they approach the next heaven, and so it goes until it reaches the seventh heaven. Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: ‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven) and take him back to the earth, for I created them from it, and I shall return them to it, then I shall take them out from it again.’ Then his soul is returned to his body and two angels come and make him sit up”
Then the hadith mentions the questioning in the grave, then it mentions how the soul of the disbeliever is taken, then it says:
“Then they ascend with it and they do not pass by any group of angels but the angels ask, ‘Who is this evil soul (person)?’ and they reply, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so’ – using the worst names by which he was known on earth. Then they bring it to the lowest part of the heaven, and ask for it to be opened, and it is not opened for him.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be upon him) recited (interpretation of the meaning): “… For them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle” [al-A’raaf 7:40]. Then he said, “Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: ‘Record the book of My slave in Sijjeen (the lowest Hell) in the lowest earth. Then his soul is cast down.” Then he recited (interpretation of the meaning): “… and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place.” [al-Hajj 22:31]. He said, “Then his soul is returned to his body and two angels come and make him sit up” Then it mentions the questioning in the grave.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This hadith indicates that the soul will remain after it departs the body, contrary to the misguided teachings of the mutakallimeen (Muslim philosophers); and that it will ascend and descend, contrary to the misguided teachings of the philosophers; and that it will be returned to the body; and that the deceased will be questioned, then he will be subjected to bliss or punishment.
End quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (4/292)
Ibn Maajah (4262) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“Angels come to the dying person and if the man was righteous, they say: ‘Come out, O good soul that was in a good body, come out praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven, and it is opened for it, and it is asked, ‘Who is this?’ They say:  ‘[It is] So and so.’ It is said: ‘Welcome to the good soul that was in a good body. Enter praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it is brought to the heaven above which is Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. But if the man was evil, they say: ‘Come out O evil soul that was in an evil body. Come out blameworthy and receive the tidings of boiling water and dirty wound discharges, and other torments of similar kind, all together [cf. Saad 38:58]. And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven and it is not opened for it. And it is said: ‘No welcome to the evil soul that was in an evil body. Go back blameworthy, for the gates of heaven will not be opened to you.’ So it is sent back down from heaven, then it goes to the grave.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
These two hadiths describe what happens to the soul after death and before burial: if the person was a believer, then the angels give him glad tidings, before taking his soul, of the forgiveness and good pleasure of Allah, then they perfume it, then they take it up, in a blessed state, to its Lord, may He be glorified. Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: “‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven) and take him back to the earth.” So the soul is returned to the body in which it was, then the individual is questioned in the grave; Allah makes him steadfast at the time of questioning, and makes his grave spacious for him, as far as his eyes can see.
But if it is the soul of a disbeliever, then the angels give him the tidings of hell and divine wrath, then they take his soul up, cursed, humiliated and afraid, and the gates of heaven are not opened for it, then it is thrown back down to earth, then it is returned to its body, then the individual is tormented in his grave and it is compressed on him, and there comes to him the heat and smoke of Hell.
With regard to the period between the departure of the soul and burial and questioning in the grave, for the believer it is the first stage of eternal happiness, as he is given the glad tidings of Paradise and eternal bliss, and his book is recorded in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven); then his soul will rejoice and be happy, and will never feel misery again.
But for the disbeliever, it is the first stage of eternal torment, as Allah is angry with him and does not give permission for the gates of heaven or the gates of mercy to be opened to him, and his book is recorded in Sijjeen (the lowest Hell); then his soul will be wretched and he will never feel happy again.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
All the saheeh, mutwawaatir hadiths indicate that the soul will return to the body; the idea that the questioning will involve the body without the soul was suggested by some scholars, but the majority disagreed with that. Similarly, the idea that the questioning will involve the soul without the body was suggested by Ibn Maysarah and Ibn Hazm, but if that were the case, the grave would have nothing to do with the soul.
End quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (5/446)
See also: Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb by Shaykh al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) (4/310-311)

These matters are matters of the unseen which the Muslim must accept, and not question how they are, for no one knows how the life of al-barzakh [the period between death and the Resurrection] is except Allah.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
The death of a person signals the departure of the soul from the body; when he is buried in his grave, is the soul returned to his body, or where does it go? If the soul is returned to the body in the grave, how does that happen?
He replied:
It is proven from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that when a person dies, his soul is returned to him in his grave, and he is questioned about his Lord, his religion and his Prophet. Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter (cf. Ibraaheem 14:27), so the believer will say: My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam and my Prophet is Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). As for the disbeliever or the hypocrite, when he is questioned he will say: Oh, oh, I do not know; I heard the people saying something, so I said it too.
This return of the soul to the body in the grave will not be like when a person’s soul is in his body in this world, because that is the life of al-barzakh and we do not know how it is, because we have not been told about the nature of that life. With regard to all matters of the hereafter of which we have not been told, what we are required to do with regard to such matters is to accept them and not enquire any further, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. ones saying: ‘I have seen,’ while in fact he has not seen, or ‘I have heard,’ while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah)”
[al-Isra’ 17:36].
Allah Knows Best
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Does faith decrease and increase according to al-Sunnah?

Praise be to Allaah. 

According to Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah, eemaan (faith) is “belief in the heart, words on the tongue and actions of the body.” This includes three things:
 1.     Belief in the heart
2.     Words on the tongue
3.     Actions of the body 
As this is the case, then it will increase and decrease. That is because the degree of belief in the heart differs from one person to another. Believing  in what someone tells you is not the same as believing something that you see with your own eyes. Believing in what one person tells you is not the same as believing what two people tell you, and so on. Hence Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) said:
“ ‘My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead.’ He (Allaah) said: ‘Do you not believe?’ He [Ibraaheem (Abraham)] said: ‘Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith’” [al-Baqarah 2:260]  
Eemaan may increase with regard to belief, contentment and tranquillity in the heart. A person may experience that in himself when he attends gatherings of dhikr where he hears a lesson. Remembering Paradise and Hell increases eemaan to the point where it as if you can see them with your own eyes. But when a person is negligent and leaves those gatherings, this certain faith is reduced in his heart.  
Eemaan in the sense of words may increase similarly. Whoever remembers Allaah a few times is not like one who remembers Him one hundred times. The latter is far better in eemaan.  
And the one who does an act of worship in a perfect manner will have more faith than one who does it in an imperfect manner.
 The same applies to righteous deeds. If a person does good deeds physically more than another, the one who does more will have more eemaan than the one who does less. This is stated in the Qur’aan and Sunnah – I mean the fact that eemaan may increase and decrease. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
 “And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Qur’aan is the truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19) which is written in the Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and that the believers may increase in Faith [al-Muddaththir 74:31]
 “And whenever there comes down a Soorah, some of them (hypocrites) say: “Which of you has had his Faith increased by it?” As for those who believe, it has increased their Faith, and they rejoice.
But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers [al-Tawbah 9:124-125] 
According to a saheeh hadeeth, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have never seen any women lacking in reason and faith who have a more negative impact on the mind of a serious man than you.” 
Thus eemaan increases and decreases. 

President Muhammadu Buhari Has No List Of Corrupt Officials and Oil Thieves

The President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari still has no list of oil thieves that has been allegedly promised by the US authorities during the official visit of the president to Washington DC last month.
According to investigations by The Punch, the Nigerian leader did not receive any documents during his stay in the USA. An unnamed source at the US embassy told a reporter they were unaware of any exchange of documents between the two sides during the visit of the Nigerian delegation.

“Though President Buhari engaged in discussions on various issues with the US President Barack Obama, there was no exchange of documents between them,” the source said, adding that if such list existed, it definitely had not been provided to Buhari during the July 2015 visit.
Sean McIntosh, the press attaché of the US embassy in Abuja, did not comment on the issue.
Femi Adesina, the presidential special adviser on media and publicity, was more open.
“I have no knowledge of the list you are talking about so I can neither confirm its authenticity nor those listed therein,” he said.
According to media reports dated July 28, Muhammadu Buhari brought home two separate lists with the names of crude oil thieves and corrupt Nigerians. The leader of the country was reportedly stunned upon seeing the information contained in the documents.
The mythical lists could have been used for probing the Jonathan administration, as they reportedly exposed the names of top government officials involved in illegal practices.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s historic visit to the US was on July 19-23, 2015. It immediately became a subject of controversy, as various media reported that N2.2 billion of taxpayer’s money were spent for the trip of the president and his 33-men entourage.
However, the presidency debunked the speculations, stated that the mentioned figure was exaggerated. Moreover, the benefits of the visit for Nigeria are USD11.5 billion of potential investments, plus USD2.1 billion fund offered by the World Bank.

Refugee camp was destroyed with bomb in Gaza Strip by Israeli military

At least four people have been wounded after the military of Israeli bombed a refugee camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The attack took place against the Nuseirat refugee camp on Friday, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported. The victims were rushed to the hospital in ambulances.
The refugee camp houses nearly 66,000 Palestinians.

Israeli paper Jerusalem Post quoted the Israeli military as saying that its warplanes had launched an aerial attack against a base belonging to the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
The Israeli military also said the attack was carried out in response to an alleged rocket attack from Gaza earlier in the day.
Israel has launched four wars on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip since 2008.
The Tel Aviv regime started its latest aggression against the Gaza Strip in early July 2014. The war, which lasted for Fifty (50) days, claimed the lives of at least 2,140 Palestinians, including many children and women, and injured some 11,000 others.
Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council also adopted a resolution calling for those responsible for war crimes during Israel’s devastating military aggression against Gaza to be brought to trial.
Palestinian authorities have already submitted files on Israeli war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza to the International Criminal Court.
The documents describe to prosecutors for the first time in detail Israel’s breaches of international law, including serious war crimes.
The Israeli regime has also imposed a blockade on Gaza since 2007, in a move that has led to a serious decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty and starvation.

Allah's command on Hijab in Islam

 Allahu Akbar
We feel gratitude for your eagerness to adhere to the commands of Allah and to attain the status of true servitude to the Lord of the Worlds and to follow the straight path which Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, wants every person to follow, and commanded them to seek guidance to it at all times: “Guide us to the Straight Way” [al-Faatihah 1:6].
We advise you to hasten to that which is good and to compete in doing righteous deeds, for Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, urges us to do that in the verse in which He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:133].
And Allah, may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning):
The one who is truly a slave to Allah is the one who is content with Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion, and Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) as his Prophet, and he does not hesitate, or seek people’s advice, or consult them, with regard to anything that Allah commands him to do:
“It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error”
[al-Ahzaab 33:36].
Abu’z-Zinaad (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Faqeeh wa’l-Mutafaqqih (1/222):
What is prescribed as Sunnah is not to be contested, and should not be subjected to personal opinions. If people did that, no day would pass without them moving from one religion to another. Rather it should be adhered to and followed, regardless of whether it is in accordance with one’s opinion or otherwise. Indeed what is prescribed as Sunnah, and many other aspects of the truth, may often differ with one’s opinion, but the Muslims have no alternative but to follow them and submit to them. End quote.
Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Mirwazi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Whoever follows the religion of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), let him accept what he brought, whether it is in accordance with his opinion or otherwise, and let him not develop any doubts about anything he said, because doubt about the words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) constitutes disbelief.
End quote from Ta‘zeem Qadr as-Salaah
This is the greatness of Allah’s way of disciplining those who believe in Him, and is a warning from Him to them lest the following of His religion be based on whims and desires and personal interests. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“They (hypocrites) say: ‘We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger (Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)), and we obey,’ then a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers.
And when they are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the Qur’an) and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuse (to come) and turn away.
But if the right is with them, they come to him willingly with submission.
Is there a disease in their hearts? Or do they doubt or fear lest Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) should wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who are the Zalimoon (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers, etc.).
The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah (His Words, the Quran) and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), to judge between them, is that they say: ‘We hear and we obey.’ And such are the prosperous ones (who will live forever in Paradise).
And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful ones”
[an-Noor 24:47-52].
Shaykh as-Sa ‘di (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on the verses quoted above:
Here Allah, may He be exalted, tells us about the situation of the wrongdoers, those in whose hearts is a disease, weakness of faith, hypocrisy, doubt or lack of knowledge. They speak words and make a show of commitment to faith and obedience to Allah, but then they do not act in accordance with what they say. Some of them turn away significantly from obedience, based on the fact that Allah says here: “then a party of them turn away”. The one who turns away may have the intention of coming back to that from which he turned away, but in this case what is referred to is the one who turns away and does not turn back at all, and does not look at that from which he is turning away. You will find that this is applicable to many of those who claim to believe in Allah and be obedient to Him, but they are weak in faith; you will find that they do not do many acts of worship, especially those that are hard for many people, such as giving zakâh, spending in ways that are obligatory or recommended, jihad in Allah’s cause, and so on.
“And when they are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the Qur’an) and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), to judge between them” that is, if an issue arises between them and someone else where a judgement is required, and they are called to the judgement of Allah and His Messenger,
“lo! a party of them refuse (to come) and turn away”, seeking the rulings of the time of ignorance, and preferring the rulings of man-made laws over the rulings of sharia, because they know that they are in the wrong and that sharia only judges on the basis of what really is the case.
“But if the right is with them, they come to him” that is, they come to the ruling of sharia
“willingly with submission” but that is not because it is the ruling of sharia; rather that is because it coincides with their whims and desires. So they are not doing anything praiseworthy in this case, even if they come willingly, because the one who is a slave of Allah in a true sense is the one who follows the truth whether he likes it or not, whether it suits him or not. As for the one who follows sharia when it coincides with his whims and desires and rejects it when it does not, and gives precedence to his whims and desires over sharia, he is not a slave of Allah in a true sense.
Allah says, criticising them for turning away from the ruling of sharia:
“Is there a disease in their hearts?” that undermines the healthy state of the heart and removes common sense, so that he becomes like a sick person who turns away from that which will benefit him and turns towards that which will harm him?
“Or do they doubt” and that has made them anxious about the ruling of Allah and His Messenger, so that they accused him of not judging in accordance with the truth?
“or fear lest Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) should wrong them in judgement?” That is, are they afraid that an unfair and unjust ruling will be passed against them? Rather that is how they are, “Nay, it is they themselves who are the Zalimoon (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers, etc.)”. As for the ruling of Allah and His Messenger, it is based on the utmost justice and is in accordance with wisdom. “And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who have firm Faith?” [al-Maa’idah 5:50].
These verses indicate that faith is not just words, unless those words are accompanied by action. Therefore the one who turns away from obedience has no faith. It is obligatory to submit to the ruling of Allah and His Messenger in all cases, and if a person does not submit to that ruling, this is indicative of a disease in his heart and weakness in his faith. It is forbidden to think negatively of the rulings of sharia or to think that they are contrary to justice and wisdom.
Having described the condition of those who turn away from the rulings of sharia, Allah now describes the condition of the praiseworthy believers:
“The only saying of the faithful believers” that is, the true believers whose deeds confirm their faith, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger so that he may judge between them, whether that is in accordance with their whims and desires or otherwise,
“is that they say: ‘We hear and we obey’” that is, we hear the ruling of Allah and His Messenger, we respond to that to which he called us, and we obey him completely, without any reservation.
“And such are the successful ones (who will live forever in Paradise)” it is only they who will be successful, because success means attaining what is sought and being saved from what one fears, and no one will succeed except the one who refers to Allah and His Messenger for judgement, and obeys Allah and His Messenger.
Having mentioned the virtue of obedience with regard to the rulings in particular, Allah now mentions the virtue of obedience in general terms, in all situations:
“And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger” by believing in what they say and complying with their commands,
“fears Allah” that is, fear accompanied by knowledge, so he refrains from what is forbidden to him and restrains himself from following whims and desires. Hence Allah says, “and keeps his duty (to Him)” by refraining from that which is prohibited, because keeping one’s duty to Allah (taqwa) – when it is mentioned in general terms – includes doing what is enjoined and refraining from what is forbidden. When this is mentioned alongside righteousness or obedience – as in this case – it is interpreted as referring to warding off the punishment of Allah by refraining from disobeying Him.
“such” namely those who combine obedience to Allah, obedience to His Messenger, fear of Allah and mindfulness of Him
“are the triumphant ones” as they will be saved from the punishment, because they avoided the causes that lead to that, and they will attain reward, because they did that which leads to it. So triumph is theirs alone. As for those who were not like that, they will miss out on triumph, according to what they failed to attain of these praiseworthy characteristics.
End quote from Tafseer as-Sa‘di
Remember that your time in this world is very short, and no one knows when his time will be up. So it is better to prepare to meet Allah with that which is pleasing to Him, not with that which incurs His wrath and anger.
Remember that the Shaytaan is constantly urging you to procrastinate and delay, until there comes to you that which will prevent you from obeying Allah, for he has devoted all his efforts to tempt people and he will never miss any opportunity to deprive the believer of virtue, and he is always watching out for such opportunities. Therefore one of the early generations said: Beware of saying “I will…” for it is one of the troops of Iblees!
Hijab is an honour and a source of pride for the Muslim woman, but over and above all that, it is a means of attaining mercy and divine pleasure. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e., screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Ahzaab 33:59].
Do not think little of that piece of cloth, for it hides behind it purity, chastity, good manners and etiquette. It is the practice of the Mothers of the believers and the righteous women; it is the practice of Khadeejah, Faatimah, ‘Aa’ishah, Hafsah, Umm Salamah, and all the righteous, devout women who guard that which Allah would have them guard.
It pains us greatly to see crowds of girls hastening to display themselves and take off their hijab, not one of them paying any attention to good manners of feeling shy before people, not hesitating to display their charms and show their adornments, going against the natural characteristic of modesty that Allah has instilled in women, but because the Shaytaan makes that fair-seeming to them, they are able to do that.
After that, is there any reason to feel too shy to wear hijab or niqab? Can we approve of the situation in which those who commit sin do so openly and audaciously, whereas those who seek to obey Allah feel shy about their acts of obedience, their chastity and their purity?
Have the commands of Allah becomes so insignificant in our minds that we subject them to the whims and desires of the people and their views?
The first and most important step in wearing hijab is to be convinced that it is obligatory, and to submit to the command of Allah as something unavoidable. The believing woman does not have any choice about it, for Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error”
[al-Ahzaab 33:36].
Then you should train yourself to ignore people’s stares and comments, because pleasing people is a goal that you can never attain, and the one who watches people’s reactions will die of worry. Rest assured that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, will be pleased with you for your obedience, and He can see what you are faced with in your efforts to follow the straight path, and He will grant you ease after hardship.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever seeks to please Allah by incurring the wrath of the people, Allah will suffice him and will protect him from the people, but whoever seeks to please people by incurring the wrath of Allah, Allah will leave him to the people.”
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi (2414); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in as-Silsilah as-Saheehah (2311)
‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) wrote this hadith in a letter to Mu‘aawiyah, after he asked her for advice, and she wrote to him again and said: To proceed: fear Allah, for if you fear Allah, He will suffice you against the people, but if you fear the people, they will not avail you at all before Allah. Wa’s-salaam.
Remember that the individual’s destiny is connected to his deeds, and that when the people carry him to his grave, and throw the dust onto his body, he will never find anything to comfort him except his righteous deeds, for he will be cut off from all means at that time, except the means that connect him to the Creator, may He be glorified and exalted. So let each of us prepare for that momentous Day.
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”
[az-Zukhruf 43:67].
“That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And from his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
Everyman, that Day, will have enough to make him careless of others”
[‘Abasa 80:34-37].
And He, may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning):
So beware of being among the heedless, and beware of procrastination and delay; hasten to do good before it is too late, for this world is only a few transient days and its joys are fleeting. We ask Allah to guide us and you, and to make us steadfast in this world and the Hereafter.

And Allah knows best.

We are returning to agriculture

President (Commander in Chief of Armed Forces) Buhari on Friday, 7th of August, said that the time has come for Nigerians to do more than pay mere lip service to agriculture, as crude oil and gas exports will no longer be sufficient as the country’s major revenue earner.

President Buhari says it is time to go back to agriculture.

Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, said the leader of the country made the declaration at an audience with Dr Kanayo Nwanze, the Nigerian-born president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the presidential villa, Abuja.

“It’s time to go back to the land. We must face the reality that the petroleum we had depended on for so long will no longer suffice. We campaigned heavily on agriculture, and we are ready to assist as many as want to go into agricultural ventures,” the president said.
He also pledged that his administration would also cut short the long bureaucratic processes that the Nigerian farmers have to go through to get any form of assistance from government.
President Buhari also told the IFAD president that improvement of the productivity of farmers, dry season farming and creative ways to combat the shrinking of the Lake Chad would also receive the attention of his administration.
Meanwhile,  still in his bid to bring change to Nigeria, President Buhari has ordered the ministry to produce a plan for the establishment of a military industrial complex for the local production of weapons for the needs of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The president gave the directive to Garba Shehu(Media aid) at the graduation ceremony of the National Defence College, Abuja.

Indian Government has banned 857 porn sites

Indian government has official announced that, it has banned 857 porn sites, dating pages and pornographic blogs.

According to the source from DoT, “Certain websites have been reviewed and found to be spreading anti-social activities as hyperlinks from these websites, some of them were pornographic, so we have sent letters to internet service providers to block them. The action has been taken in reference to section 79 of IT Act”

These sites are been banned by government ,but still users can view the sites using virtual private networks (VPN)
India comes second in internet usage comparing to the world and India currently ranked #5 in watching online porn, with USA ranking at #1
According to PornHub, India was its fourth largest source of traffic in 2014, after US, UK and Canada

List of Porn Websites banned.

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Six World-Famous Footballers Who Embraced Islam

There are lots of football players who have decided to convert to Islam during the early or later years of their lives. We made a list of six most famous footballers who chose to join one of the largest religions in the world. We also verified whether or not Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry are Muslims. Scroll down to the bonus material.

1. Emmanuel Adebayor

A Togolese footballer who plays for English club Tottenham Hotspur and the Togo national team has recently converted to Islam in a ceremony recorded and a video was posted to YouTube. Apparently, until recently Adebayor was a practising Christian. He used to post pictures of himself with a priest to

Facebook

with captions praising God. The footballer, however, hasn’t made any public announcements about his conversion. 2. Franck Ribery

Another French professional footballer, who is playing for German club Bayern Munich at the moment, converted to Islam in 2002 because of his wife, Wahiba Belhami, and added Muslim name Bilal. According to Ribery, religion is his privacy and he is feeling physically and mentally stronger since he preferred Islam.
3. Eric Abidal

Eric Adibal is a French retired professional footballer who had to stop playing because of health issues. In March 2011, he had been diagnosed with a tumour in his liver, and a year later he underwent a second operation – his liver was transplanted. Abidal has converted from Catholicism to Islam and changed his name to Bilal Eric Abidal right after his wedding in 2007. A former defender of FC Barcelona allegedly choose Islam because of his Algerian-born wife, Hayet Kebir.
4. Emeka Ezeugo

A former Nigerian football defender and midfielder who played in 1994 World Cup converted to Islam in February 2012. According to Ezeugo, he embraced Islam after being inspired by the life of Prophet Mohammad.
5. Nicolas Anelka

A French footballer who is now a player-manager of Mumbai City FC has converted to Islam when he was sixteen, however, he kept his religious beliefs private for a long time. He went though his formal conversion only in 2004, and adopted the Muslim name of Abdul-Salam Bilal.
6. Danny Blum

A German footballer made an announcement of his reversion to Islam in January 2015. Blum said in an interview he prays five times a day and eats halal food. He also described Islam as a religion of hope and strength.
Bonus:
Robin van Persie

A lot of people believe van Persie, a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and is the captain of the Netherlands national team, is a Muslim. However, this is far from the truth. He is married to a Moroccan-Dutch wife, Bouchra van Persie, who has embraced Islam, BUT he has once said: “I am not a Muslim nor a Christian, nor a Jew.”
Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry, a retired French professional footballer, who played for Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls and spent eight years at Arsenal, is also believed to be a Muslim. However, this information is highly unconfirmed. There is only one indication that Henry supports Islam. In a video that, apparently, has not been translated into English by a reputable news source. According to the several existing translations, Henry says that he feels closer to Islam than any other religion, that he respects his Muslim friends, and that if he were to convert to a religion, it would be Islam.

What is narrated in the Sunnah about the invasion of India

I have a question about the invasion of India, and the claims made by some people that it will happen. They say that the one who is killed during that invasion will enter Paradise, and they quote as evidence this hadith: It was narrated by an-Nasaa’i (hadith no. 3124) that Thawbaan, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There are two groups of my ummah whom Allah will protect from the Fire: the group that invades India, and the group that will be with ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him).”
In Sunan an-Nasaa’i (hadith no. 3123) it is also narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) promised us that we would invade India. If I live to see that, I will offer myself and my wealth in that campaign. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back I will be Abu Hurayrah the liberated (from Hellfire).”
First of all, are these hadiths saheeh? If they are, then do they really refer to a war in the subcontinent towards the end of the world?

Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
With regard to the first hadith, which is the hadith of Thawbaan, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), it is a saheeh hadith.
It was narrated by an-Nasaa’i in his Sunan (3175) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh an-Nasaa’i. It was also narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad (37/81), and classed as hasan by the commentators.
With regard to the second hadith, which is the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, it is a da‘eef (weak) hadith.
It was narrated by an-Nasaa’i (3173) and classed as da‘eef by al-Albaani in Da‘eef an-Nasaa’i. it was also narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad (12/28 – ar-Risaalah edition), and classed as da‘eef by the commentators. There are other isnaads for the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, all of which are da‘eef, and there are other hadiths on this topic that are not free of problems. What has been proven and established to be saheeh is the hadith of Thawbaan.
Secondly:
India was indeed invaded and taken over by the Muslims, and they destroyed its idols, on several occasions. That began at the time of al-Waleed ibn ‘Abd al-Malik, under the leadership of al-Qaasim ibn Muhammad ath-Thaqafi. It was also invaded and taken over at the time of the ‘Abbasids, under the leadership of the commander Mahmoud ibn Sabuktigin (may Allah have mercy on him). He took it upon himself to invade India once every year. Shaykh Siddeeq Hasan Khan (d. 1307 AH – may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to India, it was conquered during the reign of al-Waleed ibn ‘Abd al-Malik, at the hands of Muhammad ibn Qaasim ath-Thaqafi in 92 AH, and his banners reached from the borders of Sindh to Kannauj in 95 AH. After he returned, the rulers of India returned to their places and the rulers among the Marwanid and ‘Abbasid caliphs remained in Sindh. … The author of al-Mughni said: … At the end of the fourth century  AH, Sultan Mahmoud al-Ghaznawi set out to invade India, and he came several times; he was victorious and he captured war booty, and he wrested Sindh from the governors of the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Qaadir Billah ibn al-Muqtadir. But Sultan Mahmoud did not stay in India. His sons controlled a region stretching from Ghazneen to Lahore until the Sultan Mu‘izz ad-Deen Saam al-Ghuri took over Ghazneen, and came to Lahore and captured Khusrau Malik, who was the last ruler the Ghaznawi dynasty. He seized control of India and made Delhi the seat of government in 589 AH. From that date until the end of the twelfth century, the kingdoms of India were in the hands of Muslim Sultans.
Abjad al-‘Uloom (1/344-345).
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the events of the year 94 AH: In that year, al-Qaasim ibn Muhammad ath-Thaqafi conquered India and captured booty that cannot be enumerated or described. Al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah (9/113)
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the events of 96 AH: In that year, Yameen ad-Dawlah – Mahmoud ibn Sabuktigin – invaded India, conquering major cities and seizing a large amount of booty. He took captive one of their kings – namely the king of Karachi – who fled when he conquered it, and he broke their idols.
Al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah (11/358).
He also (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the events of 149 AH: in that year, Mahmoud ibn Sabuktigin invaded India, and met the king of India in battle. There was a great deal of fighting among the people, then the fighting ended with a great defeat for India, and the Muslims killed many of them and captured a great deal of booty from them, including gemstones, gold and silver. They also took from them two hundred elephants and they tried to pursue those who fled the battlefield, and destroyed many temples. Al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah (12/8)
What happened of the invasion of India is one of the signs of Prophethood, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) foretold its happening. This was knowledge of the unseen that Allah revealed to him. Ustadh Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahhaab Buhayri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It should be noted: the hadith mentioned – i.e., the hadith of Thawbaan – is one of the signs of Prophethood. The Muslims invaded India and Sindh at the time of the Umayyads – then he mentioned some incidents that occurred during the invasion and conquest of India. Buloogh al-Amaani min Asraar al-Fath ar-Rabbaani (22/411)
There is nothing to indicate that there will be another invasion of India that will occur at the end of time, close to the onset of the Hour or during the time of ‘Eesaa (peace be upon him), as was suggested by some scholars. Rather what appears to be the case is that what is referred to in the hadith is what actually happened. The hadith of Thawbaan does not mention the connection between the two groups; rather each group has its own time, although both of them may share the same virtue.
And Allah knows best.

Nigerian Airforce, Army Repel Boko Haram Attack In Borno

A combined effort by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) and the Nigerian Army has thwarted the efforts of terrorist group, Boko Haram, to successfully cause harm in Bita Village, Borno state.
The Nigerian Air Force, using its Alpha-Jet, provided combat air support to the Nigerian Army troops on ground  to attack the insurgents where they were observed after close monitoring to be gearing up to attack the village.

The Director of Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, in a statement made available to Daily Post, said many of the insurgents were killed and several others were injured.

After repelling the attack,, the NAF A-Jet conducted an armed reconnaissance along Bita-Gwoza road and through Yamtege, Hamdaga, Dure and Pulka.
The Airforce assured that they will continue to give all necessary support to the ground force through their intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against the insurgents in the North-east until all portions of Nigerian soil is safe and free from the terrorists.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has promised that the Nigerian army under his watch will restructure its operations to effectively tackle the insurgency ravaging the North eastern part of the country.