Friday Worship

The history of the Modern private Arabic schools in Nigeria is replete with information on personal efforts made by individual Muslims which culminated in the establishment of such schools in various parts of the country.

Members of the seven-man Commission include Hon. Justice Biobele A. Georgewill (Chairman), Major-General Patrick Akem, Mr. Wale Fapohunda, Mrs. Hauwa Ibrahim, Mr. Jibrin Ibrahim, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwakama and the Representative of the office of the National Security Adviser.

Lagos State Government has successfully airlifted 1,353 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj exercise. The Honourable Commissioner for Home Affairs and Amir Ul-Hajj, 2017, Dr. Abdul Hakeem Abdul-Lateef disclosed this while giving an update on this year’s hajj operations.

“Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth has been made clear from error. Whoever rejects false worship and believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And God hears and knows all things.” (Quran 2:256)

“The world body, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has promptly retained the status of the entire compound of Al Aqsa as ‘ENDANGERED WORD HERITAGE” owing to Israelis design to destroy it and build in its place a Jewish temple”.

Brethren, there is no better way to “Islamize” the nation than to expose its citizens to faiths other than that of the parents. Here I recall my days as a student in that secondary school in the back water of my village.

The remark was made by the renowned erudite Islamic preacher, Alh. Muyideen Ajani Bello at the inauguration of the new executive of the society which held at the Lagos State Secretariat Mosque, Alausa - Ikeja, Lagos.

The commissioner said the state was awarded the most outstanding state in 2016 by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), due to its exceptional performance in the last exercise.

Teachers under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS) have emphasized the need for proper teaching of religion in schools, describing it as a veritable platform to instill moral discipline in students.

He is one of the avid readers of the Friday Sermon. He reads Friday Sermon as a filter for the inanities and contrarieties in our reality.

The need for the Nigerian media to be objective, fair and factual in reporting Islamic related events, particularly the yearly hajj exercise has been stressed.

The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has berate the underfunding of the educational system which is described as bane of standard learning and provision of quality leaders in the country.