•Quality education not negotiable — Stakeholders  Winners have emerged at the keenly contested Lagos Intellectual Quiz Competition organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit. This is as stakeholders in the education sector asked government at all levels to prioritise quality education. During the event held at the Multipurpose Hall of Yaba […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin  The Islamic Welfare Foundation(IWF) has condemned the killings in a Catholic Church in Owo ,Ondo state, last Sunday where about 50 worshippers were killed by terrorists, describing the action as sacrilegious, irreligious and roguish. The Islamic group therefore urged the Ondo state government to explore all available means to fish out […]

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has said the 2022 hajj fare recently announced has a provision for $800 Basic Travel Allowance (BTA). A statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs division of the commission, Fatima Sanda Usara stated that the announced “Hajj fare of maximum N2,496,815.29 (two million, four hundred and ninety-six thousand, […]

•As Max Air begins airlift of 16,000 intending pilgrims Max Airline yesterday began the transportation of intending pilgrims for the Hajj in Saudi Arabia with Pilgrims from Borno State. According to company’s media consultant, Ibrahim Dahiru, the inaugural flight was scheduled for Thursday from the Maiduguri International Airport. Dahiru said that the National Hajj Commission of […]

•Says law enforcement’s response lukewarm Fourteen Muslim leaders under the aegis of Muslim United for Peace and Justice, have said it still in shock by the gruesome and cold-blooded murder of a pregnant Muslim woman, Harira Jubril and her four children by terrorists as well as by the response or near lack of it of […]

The Katsina Pilgrims Board on Wednesday reminded intending pilgrims above the age of 65 year, that they would not be allowed into Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Badaru Bello-Karofi in Katsina. The board made this known during orientation for intending pilgrims and Islamic scholars in […]

By Fatima Sanda Usara The screening and inspection of Service Providers’ documents and facilities in Saudi Arabia is ongoing. It would interest the public to know that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had instructed Nigeria, and other participating countries too, to enter contract agreement with selected services providers responsible for accommodation, catering, and […]

The saying of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) that: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he had fasted the year through,” is never in dispute. It can be found in Sahih Muslim, 1163. The month […]

As we would be looking out for the new moon of Shawaal tomorrow to mark the end of Ramadan, it has been a rewarding 28-day spiritual activity; a period of recompense, a period of closeness to Allah, a period of illumination by the Glorious Qur’an, a period of re-direction of destinies and possibilities, of charity, of divine blessings. It is indeed a memorable period.

By Imam Murtadha Gusau All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed: Dear brothers and sisters! Eid-ul-Fitr or the Festival of […]

By Haroon Balogun Muslim News, Islamic newspaper, has commenced the distribution of 10,000 cases Dubic Malt to fasting Muslims in Lagos and neighboring States.The distribution which kicked off in Lagos Island, Surulere, and Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday, April 25, is sponsored by Guinness Nigeria, the manufacturers of Africa’s number one non-alcoholic malt drinks: Dubic […]

By Imam Murtadha Gusau In The Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Abdullah Ibn Abbas, may […]

By Haroon Balogun The President, Lekki Muslim Ummah, LEMU, Dr. Kamoru Omotosho has blamed the cause of moral decadence and criminality in Nigeria on poverty. Speaking during the Quarterly Dawah programme of the Ummah, held at the Jubrila Ayinla Multipurpose hall, Lekki Central Mosque, Lekki, Dr Omotosho who described the level of decadence as unprecedented […]

By Fatimah Abdul We are now at the last ten of Ramadan, Alhamdulillah for the journey so far, may Allah see us through the entire period. (Amin). However, it is quite essential for us to  nurture the minds of our wards and reawaken their spiritual consciousness during this period. With this, they will genuinely  appreciate […]

 The Chairman/CEO,  National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan has assured Nigerians that all his proactive Hajj reforms in the Commission would be implemented before the expiration of his tenure. Hassan stated this while delivering a lecture entitled: “‘Hajj operations in Nigeria and the challenges for the Muslim Ummah” in an online platform, […]