nigeria.news24.com: Lagos – Dr Mashhud Adenrele, the Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to make religion a positive agent for the attainment of national development. Adenrele gave the advice on Saturday at the Religious Founders Day entitled: “Social Security, National Peace and Sustainable Development’’, at the main Auditorium […]
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Source:Allafrica.com Photo: Sarah Carr A christian boy lifts a potrait of Jesus (File Photo) Insinuations that Jesus Christ had a wife are devilish, says GKS IT is well known that some people take undue advantage of the perfect patience, tolerance and long-suffering of God Almighty to make jest of sacred […]
Source: NY Times: LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen armed with assault rifles attacked a rural village on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least 24 people, including worshipers leaving a mosque after prayers before dawn, officials said. Read More:
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 3 October 2012 The Civil Defense Department announced yesterday that it would deploy around 26,000 men, 6,900 equipment and devices and 19 helicopters in Makkah and […]
Kano: Saudi authorities have deported 150 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained another 1,000 because they came unaccompanied by men. Read more
BY HALIMA MUSA, 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 allAfrica.com Kano — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital in Kano was yesterday sealed up by Kano State government for “lack of staff and unhygienic condition”. […]
The above caption is the title given to the column dedicated to Hahdrat Khalifatul Masih V’s Friday Sermons on a National Daily called NATIONAL MIRROR in Nigeria. The paper […]
Written by Adebayo Waheed Friday, 07 September 2012 NIGERIAN TRIBUNE THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Juma’at, Nigeria has described the Holy Quran as the life of the believers and the lifeblood of the society. The Juma’at Missionary, Ibadan Circuit, Alfa Abdul Hakeem Ariyo, in a message during the Eid-il-Fitri prayer, noted that […]
BY MUSTAFA ABUBAKAR, 26 AUGUST 2012 Ilorin — The Sultan of Sokoto, His eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday dedicated N500,000.00 yearly award to the best graduating Islamic studies […]
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, […]
Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]
BY HANNATU MUSAWA, 7 AUGUST 2012 Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is not only a knowledgeable Islamic scholar, he exemplifies the character of a Muslim nurtured from an early age in a virtuous environment. Having been taught and raised by his late father, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, he serves as […]
Credit: Jakarta Globe. Lagos. Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in central Nigeria, killing the pastor and at least 18 worshippers while injuring several others, officials said Tuesday. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram, responsible for hundreds of deaths across north and central Nigeria this […]
Credit: Allafrica.com Photo: Nan Photo President Goodluck Jonathan The Jamaatu Ahlis Sunnah Lil Daawati wal Jihad, popularly called Boko Haram, has said that it would not negotiate with any government representative and had no plans to do so. In a half-hour video made in Hausa and posted on YouTube, the […]
Credit: Allafrica.com IT was a rude shock for former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday as Boko Haram hardliners killed his host in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In what seems a strong message of rejection of Obasanjo’s peace overtures, gunmen suspected to be members of the fundamentalist Islamic group killed Baba […]
Written by Onimisi Alao, Jos Friday, 03 August 2012 05:03 The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama yesterday made a case for unity and peace among Christians […]
SOME eminent Islamic scholars at the weekend, called on the Boko Haram sect to permanently end its violence in the interest of peace and unity. The clerics, who spoke at this year’s Ramadan lecture of the National Council of Muslim Youths Organisation (NACOMYO) in Lagos, reiterated that so far, the […]
By Isaiah Benjamin and Usman Ahmed, 22 July 2012Comment In the spirit of fostering togetherness regardless of religious differences, Muslim youths in Kaduna yesterday hosted their Christian counterparts while breaking […]
Written by Adebayo Waheed The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’t, Nigeria, Dr Mashu’ud Fashola, has disclosed that Muslims have misunderstood Islam and Jihad. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Madrasatut Tahfidhul Quran Jamia Ahmadiyya, Ilaro, Ogun State, the religious leader said that the Holy Quran and the teachings […]