Religion

An 11-year-old British Muslim Yusuf Shah recently caught the publics attention after scoring the highest possible Mensa scores in history. Eleven-year-old Yusuf Shah from England took the Mensa IQ test on a whim but instead got the highest score of 162, outperforming the IQ scores of two famous scientists, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking reportedly had a Mensa Read More

   Former NAHCON Chairman Barr Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammed mon fcia, during hands over of mantle of leadership to NAHCON Chairman Barr Zikrullah Kunle Hassan By Ibrahim MuhammedNational CoordinatorIndependent Hajj Reporters08037024356  Recently, there were deliberations in the Independent Hajj Reporters WhatsApp platform – a platform where Nigerian Hajj stakeholders converge – on whether NAHCON can survive without a feeding spoon from the Read More

Monopoly, or Ihtikar in Arabic, is a prohibited practice in Islam because it leads to injustice. The Prophet Muhammad has made explicit and specific statements about it. For example, he said: “Whoever withholds food (in order to raise its price), has certainly erred!” [Muslim] Also: “Whoever strives to increase the cost (of products) for Muslims, Allah, the Exalted, will seat Read More

Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan Al-Battani Al-Harrani, known in the West as Albategnius, is considered the greatest astronomer of his time and one of the greatest during the Middle Ages. Al-Battani was born around 858 C.E. in Battan, a state of Harran, and was first educated by his father Jabir Ibn San’an Al-Battani, a well-known scientist. He then Read More

The generosity of Allah Almighty is limitless. He opens His doors of forgiveness and rewards to anyone who seeks Him sincerely and He never holds one accountable to that which was done in ignorance before knowing and committing to His path. So yes, indeed as you rightly said, when a person accepts Islam all his/her past sins are forgiven.It was Read More

In the Quran, Allah, The Almighty Says (what means): {And your Lord inspired the bees, saying: ‘Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect. Then, eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of your Lord made easy [for you].’ There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying color wherein is Read More

  An Ilorin-born author, Adam Yahaya Abdurrahman Al-Fulany, has won  the best price in Arabic literature for the year 2022. He was singled out for the award by Eyes of Arabic Literature Forum ‘Uyoon El-Adab El-Arabi’ in Morocco. This, according to the award sponsors, was “in recognition of his contribution to creative and academic writing in Arabic, cutting across fictions, literary criticism, biographies, Read More

DHAHRAN — A large number of people are visiting the exhibition titled “Hijrah: In the footsteps of the Prophet” at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra). The exhibits at the event included a copy and a drawing of the footwear of the Prophet (peace be upon him). It is a replica of the original sandal in the 13th Read More

In sessions, forums and dialogue, it is easy to observe people engaged in arguments, debate and disputes that may arouse discord and hostility. This is an evil and incurable characteristic that occupies many people. Dispute is Part of Man’s NatureThe Noble Quran clearly states that man is naturally argumentative, despite the evidence, arguments, proofs, clear signs and varied examples that Read More

Alhaji Yahya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has called on Muslims to use the occasion of the Eid-el-Maulud to reflect on the virtues of love, tolerance and compassion as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Etsu Nupe made the call on Monday at his Wadata Palace, Bida, during the Maulud celebration marking the birth Read More

Influential Egyptian Muslim cleric and thinker Yusuf al-Qaradawi has died in Qatar aged 96, according to a statement by the International Union of Muslim Scholars. Qaradawi is among the Islamic world’s most renowned – and controversial – clerics and public intellectuals, and is one of the few Muslim clerics who publicly backed the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and across the Arab world. Read More

My dear brothers and sisters! Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the accession of King Charles III to the throne has been dominating airwaves in an unprecedented fashion. This has prompted a race to understand more about the new “Head of the Commonwealth” containing 2.4 billion people across the world, drawing Muslims into the vortex, too. Among this coverage Read More

The platform provides a wide range of services and information to pilgrims. Saudi Arabia on Monday launched a unified government platform “Nusuk.sa”, a new gateway to Makkah and Madinah, facilitating the procedures for their arrival from all over the world, as part of the initiatives of the Pilgrim Experience Programme.Saudi Press Agency has quoted the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Read More

The Igbomina/Ekiti Muslim Forum (IEMF) has inaugurated its 9th National Executive with Alhaji Nasiru Olabisi lbrahim, a retired Permanent Secretary, as its new president. Speaking at the event held in Ilorin over the weekend, the outgoing President, Prince Azeez Kolawole Olawuyi, appreciated the royal fathers in lgbomina and Ekiti, various committees and members of their forum for their support during Read More

Helping Muslim pilgrims during their visit to Makkah, the Grand Mosque has officially launched new robots that will recite the holy Qur’an, provide sermons and adhan to visitors of Islam’s holiest site. The smart robots will display barcodes enabling users to download services on smartphones. Visitors can also press commands on the robots to access information on prayers, imams, muezzins Read More

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of MercyAll praise is for Allah, we praise Him, we seek His help, we ask for His forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allah from the evils of our own souls and the wickedness of our actions, whoever Allah guides, there is none that can lead him astray, and whoever Read More

The General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Prophet Hezekiah O. Oladeji, Thursday, said with the introduction of the Muslim/Muslim ticket by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Progress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, no genuine child of God will be cheated. Oladeji, who responded to a question at the sideline of a press conference held in Abuja Read More

This soorah (Quranic chapter) is one of the short soorahs of the Quran coming in the thirtieth part of the Quran as the chapter number of 100. Herein is its explanation extracted from ‘Tafseer Ibn Katheer’, one of the most reliable books of Tafseer (interpretation):Text:In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful By the racers, panting, And Read More

The prayer has never been this hardLibraries are like studios. No sound goes unheard. No noise passes without someone looking up or, in this case, a librarian hissing and excitedly shushing the disturber of the peace, silencing the noise polluter. Nervously flitting and creeping about the bookshelves, I was endeavoring to be as quiet as such can be. Every footfall, Read More

The General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) and the Committee of the Electronic Media Officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) has issued on Tuesday a joint statement asking Netflix to remove infringing contents. The committee was chaired by Saudi Arabia. The demand came after several noticed that Netflix is broadcasting infringing contents and visual materials that violate the Read More