Religion

Ramadan is the holiest month of the year in Islamic culture. For Muslims, it’s a time for spiritual reflection and growth, to help those in need, and to spend time with loved ones. It’s also a time when Muslims around the world fast during daylight hours for the whole month of Ramadan. Read on to…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi After prayer the second obligatory duty which every Muslim is required toper- form is that of fasting during the month of Ramadan. The word sawm which has been used in the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith for fasting means “to abstain”; thus a horse that abstains from moving about or from…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi IFTAR is an Arabic word, which literally means ‘to break’. In the Islamic context, it means to break the fast, to eat and drink in the evening after the daylong fast. Iftar is not simply a matter of having dinner. It has great significance. It is the partaking of a combination…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. Sadaqah means an act of giving something out of kindness, religious duty or generosity. Sadaqah helps to strengthen love, understanding, mutual support and brotherhood between rich and poor within the Muslims community. The word sadaqah in the Qur’an usually means…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi when we talk about Ramada, we think of tips for increasing our good deeds, such as reading more Qur’an, and performing more night prayers. Ramadan is all about maximising our efforts after all! But we rarely think about the main action Ramadan is known for: fasting. Unlike night prayers or reciting…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The chief Imam of Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been suspended by the mosque’s steering committee for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over Kaduna train bombing. The Imam, in his Friday sermon, had criticized the president for failure to visit Kaduna over the daring terrorist attack, saying condemnation…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi when we talk about Ramada, we think of tips for increasing our good deeds, such as reading more Qur’an, and performing more night prayers. Ramadan is all about maximising our efforts after all! But we rarely think about the main action Ramadan is known for: fasting. Unlike night prayers or reciting…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi Rev Canon Lumen Christi Eboh of Christ Township Church Umudioka Anambra State has allegedly impregnated a woman who came to him for deliverance from evil manipulations. Barrister Ben Uzuegbu (SAN) the Deputy Chancellor Diocese on the Niger made the revelation in Awka where he recounted various sexual exploits of Rev. Lumen…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The Executive Director, Risk Management, Keystone Bank, Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu, on Saturday led other dignitaries to attend the fidau prayer for Alhaji Mohammadu Dubagari Eggan, father of Lokoja chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Women Leader, Hajiya Saratu Gana Mohammed in Lokoja, Kogi State. Other dignitaries that graced the event…