A NEW Islamic faith-based organization -Amal Mabruuk Foundation that seeks to uplift the wellbeing of the less privileged in Nigeria has been launched by a group of Muslim professionals. The Foundation was unveiled at a press briefing held in Lagos recently.

CHIEF Imams, Imams and Alfas of the Anwar-ul-Islam Movement of Nigeria throughout the country and abroad have been charged to adhere strictly to, and ensure that all religious activities, rites and programmes are conducted in conformity with the mode ofworship and the Movement’s Code of Conduct.

Given that Charity is not mandatory and has no preset limit, it is strongly encouraged in hundreds of verses in the Quran. Various verses of te Holy Qur’an pontificate the act as a means of obtaining God’s mercy and forgiveness (24:22, 92:17 to 92:18), cleansing the souls of impurity (9:103), and attaining superior degree faith (30:38, 76:8 to 76:9, 90:10 to 90:16). In fact, one area that we should reflect properly on is one that states, Aljazahu-li Ihsana, ilaa-li ihsan.  No one does any atom of goodness, except that he is paid back with goodness.

The birth of a ‘wonder boy’, simply referred to as ‘Daddy Samuel’, in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has turned the residence of his parents into a sort of miracle healing centre.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, failed to persuade the Federal High Court in Abuja to set-aside the subpoena issued to compel him to testify as a witness in the ongoing trial of erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh.