Praise be to Almighty Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May the peace and blessings of Allah continue to abide unto the noblest of prophets, Muhammad (s.a.w), his household and followers. Allah has chosen for us Islam as our religion and He will not accept any other religion apart fro, Islam, as He says in Quran 3 vrs 85 “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.”

Alhaji Soliudeen Olohungbebe, is the Imam of Lagos State Secretariat Mosque, he speaks on need for education and a way of ending the act of terrorism by Boko Haram group in the northern part of the country.

Our recent story on the coming back of Jesus, the son of Mary, (peace be upon him) elicited some questions and remarks from readers. The most pertinent of them was that since Islam does believe in the coming again of Jesus, does it also believe in his crucifixion; just as another non-Muslim reader remarked that the Qur’an must have been copied from the Bible. But my response to them goes as follows.

As a microcosm of the society, the family is an important institution that must be well managed and protected in line with the guidelines set by the creator. Facing the Kaaba in a chat with Imam Abdul Hafeez Abojututu dissects the conundrum of an ideal Muslim family and offer tips on how to make the union sustainable.

Islam as a religion believes in the second coming of Jesus Christ. I believe in Jesus Christ as the messenger of Allah and as the son of Mary. (may the blessings of God be upon him).