Most Imams are inundated with calls and questions on whether women are allowed to observe the eid prayers. A couple of hadiths emphasised on the issue giving the leeway to women to proceed to eid, observe the superrogatory prayers and participate in the joyous occasion of eid.

The General Manager, MTN Customer care, Hajia Fehintola Mustapha has said that the leading mobile network is poised towards rewarding its subscribers through different promos and giving back to the society.

One of the most virtuous days in Islam is the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah (the 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar). The importance of these blessed days is based on the following:

I listened and watched with amazement comments from people who tagged themselves liberal Muslims rationalising the show of shame in Indonesia last week where a Nigerian Muslim Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola was crowned the Miss Muslimah World. More stupefying is that those who ought to know and point out where the organisers of the pageant goofed and where the pageant is antithetical to Islam rather chose to celebrate it. Very unfortunate.

Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael. So he came to Ishmael’s wife and asked her about Ishmael. She said, ‘He has gone in search of our livelihood.’ Abraham asked her, ‘How are you getting on?’ asking her about their sustenance and living. She replied, ‘We are prosperous and well-off (i.e. we have everything in abundance).’