Praise be to Allah “ Who created life and death to test which of us is best in conduct.” And Who “ made the world for both the living and the dead” among us. May the Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad, the last of the Prophets.

O you who believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqah (charity) by reminders of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he does not believe in Allah, nor in the Last Day.

A Senior lecturer in the Department of Religion, Lagos State University, Paramole Abdul-Kabir Olawale, PhD, has commended Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his predecessor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ensuring that the endemic HIV and AIDS disease was drastically reduced in the state as a result of their different enlightenment programmes.

ALL the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May His Peace and Blessing be upon our Holy Prophet, Muhammad at all times.

NIGERIAN Muslims have been urged to seize the opportunity of the Eid-el-fitr to demonstrate virtues that promote good neighbourliness and peaceful co-existence.

The Council of Imams and Alfas in Eti-Osa, Lagos state has declared that the activities of the Boko Haram sect do not represent the teachings of Islam just as the Baba Adini of the area, Alhaji AbdulYekeen Olawale Bakare described the recent demand by the sect that President Jonathan must accept Islam as balderdash.

Today possibly marks the end of the most blessed month of fasting, a period of absolute devotion, of nearness to Allah, of favour and blessings, of forgiveness and righteousness, of abstinence from food and drink, and materialism, of tahjuds and divine Powers, of Charity and kindness.

With regard to scholarly consensus, more than one of the scholars narrated that there was scholarly consensus that i’tikaaf is prescribed in sharee’ah, such as al Nawawi, Ibn Qudaamah, Shaykh al Islam Ibn Taymiyah, and others.

Undoubtedly, the Sultan of Sokoto is the head of the Seat of Caliphate and Muslim Community in Nigeria. The 20th occupier of that exalted position, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is most time of the day occupied with issues about bringing peace and stability to the northern part of the country. The Boko Haram insurgency has seriously undermined the peace and unity of this country.

The Lagos State branch of the Association of Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMMPON) has pleaded with abductors of the missing journalist, Alhaji Rasak Gawat to release him without further delay in the spirit of Ramadan.

Alhaji Aremu Gawat does not need much introduction. For twenty-five years, he has endeared himself to the hearths of Muslims and non-Muslims during the month of Ramadan. They always look forward to Ramadan and on NTA where Aremu Gawat will be waiting to dole out the gifts in unimaginable proportions from the first day to the last day of the month.

As the blessed month of Ramadan commences, one vital issue that immediately comes to mind is etiquette with mosque during the blessed month. Muslims who are well informed about their faith will surely know the relevance of the topic especially in the month of Ramadan.

There is no other time to purify your soul than now. Almighty Allah has offered us another opportunity to be alive to witness another glorious month, Ramadan. Alhamdullilah. Not all those who prayed for it got it. Within the last twelve months, innumerable souls have gone to the great beyound, so many who had wished and prepared for the month even some hours ago could not have the grace to witness it.

Greetings and welcome O month of Ramadan, welcome O month of the Qur’an, month of light, month of repentance and return. Welcome O month of invocation and standing in supplication, month of the poor and the weak, month of victory, success and glorification. O month of forgiveness, O month of breaking of fast and You are welcome.

AS Muslims around the world awaits the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, a University lecturer and Islamic preacher, Dr. Tajudeen Yusuf has urged Muslims to regard all their actions as an act of Ibadah (worship) during and after the 30-day of the Muslim fasting.