By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

Kaduna- The Ansar-ud-deen Society Kaduna Branch has donated to five widows who are members of the society with N400,000 to enable them provide food for their families in Ramadan.

The financial support for the less privileged, was part of the Branch’s annual Ramadan Welfare Programme, given during the annual Ramadan Lecture.

The five widows drawn from each of the five Divisions, got N80,000 to support their trade and provide food for their families during the Ramadan fasting.

The beneficiaries include Ameera Ahmad Division 1, Hajia Salamatu Adesina Division 2, Hajia Muhibat AbdulRasheed Division 3, Hajia Zainab Isiak Division 4 and Hajia Sherifat AbdulSalam Kaduna South Division.

The bulk of the support came from the Branch while other privileged members who craved anonymity, contributed to make the money worthwhile.

Alhaji Adam Ballo,the lecturer, while delivering the Ramadan Lecture, titled “Who is a Successful Muslim?” said Islam is truthfull, fair, just and not contradictory.

According to him, instead of dwelling on worldly things, it’s better to seek the hereafter (Aljannat) because a Muslim who is deemed to be successful is one who is blessed on earth and in paradise.

“Two criteria of being referred to as a successful Muslim is having the fear of Allah and following His directives by doing the good deeds and avoiding the prohibited acts such as lying, backbiting, hypocrisy. When you fear Allah, He would open ways for you, make you happy and protect you from sadness.”

“There are seven deadly sins that any Muslim who wants to be successful needs to avoid. These include worshiping another being apart from Allah; believing in magic; commiting murder; collecting interest (usury) on loans; taking over orphans’ possessions; running away from Islamic war (cause) and testifying wrongly or saying untrue things about a person without evidence,” he said.

The Chairman, Ansar-ud-deen Society Kaduna Branch, Alhaji Saburideen Ishola Adeyemi, in his remarks, tasked members of the Society and Muslims generally to imbibe the fear of Allah and be just and fair in whatever they are doing.

“That is the only way to live true to the teachings of Allah and the acts of the Prophet (SAW),” he said.