The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Shehu also felicitated with Nigerian Muslims for observing the […]
Continue Reading
Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, says God cannot be happy when blood is being shed. He went on to state that Islam cannot be protected when its followers kill people. The sultan said this while speaking at the first general assembly of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum For Peace (IDFP) which held in Abuja, on Thursday. […]
Continue Reading
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sept. 1, 2017 as Eid-el-Kabir day. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sokoto Sultanate Council. The statement, made available to the News Agency of […]
Continue ReadingEighteen Nigerians died in Saudi Arabia during the just concluded 2016 Hajj attended by Muslims, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says. The victims were from Kwara, Kogi, Bauchi, Taraba, Niger, Kaduna, FCT. There were foreign-based Nigerian pilgrims as well. The head of NAHCON’s medical team, Ibrahim Kana, said two pilgrims, including a 40-year-old […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister of Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka, has warned that its government did not want a larger Muslim presence in the country. He, however, said on Tuesday in Prague that while the country shared Germany’s desire to stem the tide of refugees from the Middle East, yet the country had different views on how to […]
Continue ReadingSome eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community of Zamfara State, following violence that erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara. The student was alleged to have made a blasphemous statement against Islam and Prophet Muhammad and was consequently attacked by a mob. The boy was said to […]
Continue Reading…6 winners with 6 best photos will be sponsored to perform Hajj The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pleased to announce the winners of its Ramadan photo contest “The Human Face of Ramadan” which witnessed extensive participation from individuals from the member states through the OIC social media accounts. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Friday warned Muslims not to fight anyone even when they are provoked, neither should they force anyone to join Islam. The Sultan made the statement while speaking at a conference organised by Da’wah Co-ordination Council of Nigeria, using […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati “Have you eaten today? If not, let me show you this new restaurant. Good food, the service girls specially attractive, the Madam herself is quite friendly.” “What are you proposing: the food, the service girls or the Madam? Sorry to disappoint you, I am fasting.” “When did you become a Muslim?” “Is […]
Continue Reading