OUR YOUTH OUR FUTURE PART 1 BY IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI

THE 117TH SERMON DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH MASJID ABUJA, BY YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 27TH APRIL 2017/ 1ST SHAABAN 1438 AFTER HIJRA

TOPIC: OUR YOUTH OUR FUTURE  PART 1

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.

All praise is due to Allah. O Allah, we praise You, beseech You for help, guidance and forgiveness. We seek refuge in You from the evil in ourselves and the evil of our actions. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever Allah let to be led astray none can guide. I testify that there is no god bu

SIGNIFICANCE OF ENDOWMENT “WAQF” IN ISLAM By IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI

THE 116^TH SERMON DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH MASJID ABUJA, BY IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 21TH APRIL 2017/ 24TH RAJAB 1438 AFTER HIJRA

TOPIC:SIGNIFICANCE OF ENDOWMENT “WAQF” IN ISLAM

 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Since the beginning of Islam, awqaf or religious endowments have been the medium through which various public services (libraries, schools, guest in, hospitals, and mosques) have been provided to communities throughout Islamic history. As Muslims we need to put keeninterest in waqf, particularly if we want to revive act of selflessservices and religious institutions which promote Islamic socio-economic sustainability among the muslimummah.

DEFINITION OF WAQF:

The term waqf “endowment”simply means to retain, to preserve a voluntary but permanent and irrevocablededication of a portion of one’s wealth – in cash or kind- to Allah SWT. In another word waqf (endowment) means detention of a building, plots of land or  property with no intention of reclaiming it again and its produce or income may always be available for religious or charitable purposes. When a waqf is created, the property is detained or, is ‘tied up’ forever and

‘Grand corruption’ By Mohammed Adamu

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I wrote ‘CORRUPTION: IS THY NAME NIGERIA?’ over a year ago (01/12/16). And in it I narrated a privileged experience which I had as far back as 2001 when I attended Transparency International’s 10th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. It was an event attended by virtually all the nations of the world, from as mighty as the United States of America to as minuscule as a 200,000-strong nation of Vanuatu, -an obscure Pacific Ocean archipelago comprising eighty tiny islands some five thousand kilometers Southwest of Hawaii. All 52 members of that country’s uni-cameral Parliament were in attendance at the Prague conference. They were eager to learn a

Whistle-blowers: Treasury looters dilemma By Jerry Uwah

Magu, EFCC Boss

“If the amount of money stolen from Nigeria in the last 30 years was stolen from the UK, the UK would cease to exist”.  Those were the words of David Cameron, the immediate past prime minister of Britain.  Cameron drove home that point when in a hearty discussion with the Queen prior to the 2016 conference on corruption he casually remarked that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt”.
Cameron is not alone in his worries about corruption in Nigeria.  Charles Chukwuma Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who presided over the fantastically successful banking consolidation exercise in 2005, only to bungle it by watching helplessly as bankers ran down the system through brazen insider dealings, also captured the magnitude of corruption in

Nigeria’s Bureaucracy And The Change Agenda By James Ume

Anyone who has related with civil servants in the country would readily admit that efficient and timely service delivery is not one of their attributes. The average Nigerian civil servant, perhaps, with a few exceptions, is a reluctant service provider when he chooses to serve. They are at their best, courtesy and all, when a client has greased their palms or offered a promise. Ask a government contractor to tell you his experience.
If you are seeking some useful information from any of our Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and you assume you’ll get it on their website or when you visit the office, you will more likely than not get a shock. The website may either not be functional or it may not contain any useful information. A greater shock even awaits you if you choose to visit the ministry or agency.
You are more likely to be told to write a formal letter of request for information, sometimes in a way that would make you

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEEKING BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE By IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI

THE 115^THKHUTBAH ON DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH MASJID ABUJA, BY  IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 14TH APRIL 2017/ 17TH RAJAB  1438 AFTER HIJRA

TOPIC: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEEKING BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE

 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

 Respected brothers and sisters in Islam, today’s sermon centered on the significance of seeking beneficial knowledge.

The term ‘ilm, is an Arabic word which simply means: Knowledge; familiarity, awareness or understanding of something or someone, such as facts, information, data, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning.

Education is the starting point of everysuccessful human activity. Allah created man and provided him with the tools for acquiring knowledge, namely hearing, speaking, sight and wisdom to enable him to learn.

According to the Qur'an, the first teaching class for Adam started soon after his creation and Adam was taught 'all the Names and that is knowledge.

Islam makes it a religious duty upon Muslims to seek knowledge. Seeking knowledge with

The Cancer Is Spreading By Abba Mahmood

As a reminder, our issue with this Senate leadership is the fact that it came to office using fraudulent Senate Rules, and only 47 out of 109 Senators were in attendance on June 9 2015 when the so-called election of Senate leaders took place. The ruling APC which has a majority did not produce the Deputy Senate President too. To make matters worse, Bukola Saraki who heads the Senate has a lot of moral, ethical and legal cases that are yet to be answered. Yet he is behaving as if he is a co-President or even a super President of Nigeria. Meanwhile, time and opportunity are being wasted.
The consequences are there for all to see: a respected institution like the Senate has been reduced to fighting the personal battles of its illegitimate leadership. It has been effectively used to checkmate many good things for Nigeria. The presidency is divided; government agencies are divided; the

Jonathan finds his voice too early Posted By Ogochukwu Ikeje

  FORMER president Goodluck Jonathan’s recovery is amazing. About two years ago he had little cause for cheer and few words to mutter. Beyond the fact that he wisely conceded defeat in the March 28 election, and was praised by some, including yours truly, for doing so, there wasn’t much to lift his spirit. On a personal note he became the first incumbent president in these parts to lose a reelection bid. On a national scale, his failure at the polls captured a nationwide frustration with his many deficits while in office. Such a reality would silence anyone, anywhere. But there were other reasons Dr Jonathan kept mute. The Buhari administration came after prominent members of his government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or EFCC, inspired by the new

Abia state first lady Vs the village headmistress By Jerry Uwah

Two weeks ago, the Punch newspaper published a story that catalogued the cruelty of those in position of authority. Ironically, no one seems to bother about the sad incident.
Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, Abia State fi rst lady launched her free meal programme for school pupils in a primary school in Amaetiti Asaga in Ohafi a local government area. During an interactive session that followed the formalities, Mrs. Maryleen Ezichi, the headmistress of the school told her venerable guest that teachers were owed several months’ salaries and allowances, and that they were no longer able to feed their families, pay their children’s school fees or settle medical bills.
Th e headmistress reportedly pleaded with the fi rst lady to use her good offi ce to help teachers by ensuring the settlement of the outstanding salary arrears. Th e story was silent on Mrs. Ikpeazu’s response to the

Senatorial Breaking Bad By Hannatu Musawa

Senate President, Bukola Saraki

It is a fact that many discerning Nigerians are concerned and becoming wary of the recent behavior of the National Assembly. Many see the institution as becoming too confrontational and acting ultra vires. The recent spat between the National Assembly, particularly the upper legislative chambers and the Presidency has undoubtedly cast a dark cloud over the polity. The feud since it began is reaching dangerous proportions and if not abated soon, might just engulf all and sundry.
It is said that when two elephants are fighting, the grass suffers. In this case, obviously we the people are the proverbial grass that is bearing the brunt of the battle of the two elephants. As a result of the feud, the long overdue confirmation of electoral commissioners has been allegedly deliberately been delayed by the Senate simply to

The mighty powers of Saraki the Great By Jibrin Ibrahim

Senate President Bukola Saraki

As a student of politics, I find the huge powers accumulated and constantly expressed by the Senate President Bukola Saraki intriguing. There is almost no day that passes by without Nigerians seeing the power being used in surprising ways. This week, we saw the poor Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, bagging six months suspension for not carrying out “due diligence” before filing a petition against the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye. It would be recalled that the Senate had, on March 21, 2017, decided to investigate the allegation that a bulletproof Range Rover SUV said to worth N298m, but which the lawmakers said cost $298,000, seized by the

Are we losing the war against corruption? By Muhammad Al-Ghazali

“Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country” - Karl Kraus

On a recent trip to Dubai, UAE, I had an interest conversation with my Pakistani cab driver. The theme of the conversation was the endless deaths of African and Asian refugees in the Mediterranean and the potential impact of brain drain on the economic development of their host nations. At the end of our conversation, we both agreed on one point which was beyond dispute, in our opinion. 

We both agreed that there was a direct correlation between the absolute rule of law, good governance, and the accelerated economic development of nations. Our impromptu analysis revealed that almost all the nations that made the transition from the Third World to fully developed economies in the past three or four

Fornication-God + Yari = CSM By Mahmud Jega

Sometime last year I had cause to comment on this page on Zamfara State Governor Abdul-Aziz Yari Abubakar’s controversial claim that his frequent travels out of the state, which assumed epidemic proportions, were not a problem because he can govern his state from the cabin of an airplane. His latest gaffe in Abuja last Monday dwarfed that one in controversial import. With his state as the Ground Zero of this country’s worst outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis [CSM] in twenty years, Yari told reporters that the outbreak is God’s way of punishing Nigerians for their immoral conduct.
Speaking soon after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Yari said, “What we used to

Is The World About To Come To An End? By Mariam C Mohammed

I’ve been having a deep sense of foreboding these past few weeks; not about anything personal, but the general state and psyche of mankind, especially in our society. That uneasiness has forced me into some sort of deep spiritual inquiry for more insights of the sayings and prophecies of the Quran, the Bible, as well as the words of Nostradamus (that great French astrologer).
And I ask myself: Is the world really coming to an end? It’s a question I’ve pondered on for days now, because you see, I sincerely can’t make sense of the news trend these days. Note: not just news, but a trend. A trend. It means it happens most of the time or dominates the news space.
You know, typically, over the years we’ve grown accustomed to waking up every day to

WAYS TO EARN REWARD AFTER DEATH BY IMAM YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI

 

THE 114^THKHUTBAH ON  WAYS TO EARN REWARD AFTER DEATH DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH MASJID ABUJA, BY  YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 7TH APRIL 2017/ 10TH RAJAB  1438 AFTER HIJRA

TOPIC: WAYS TO EARN REWARD AFTER DEATH

 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

 Respected brothers and sisters in Islam, today’s sermon centered on the ways to earn reward even after death.

As we are all aware, Death in Islam is the termination of this worldly life and the beginning of new and eternal life. Death is the separation of soul from body, and its removal from this worldly life to the new life of Barzakh as destined by Allah (SWT).No matter how long, one lives nothing will save him/her from death. Strong guards and protections or towers won't save him. Progress of science will never overcome death.  Advanced health care systems will never overcome death. Family, friends, political influence, money, power, connections, prestige, cannot benefit one at the

Letter To El-Rufai ( in reply of your letter to President Buhari) From Nasiru Jagaba

 I find it amusing the rare courage and forthrightness with which you, Nasiru El-Rufai, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari, about the state of the nation. Had this letter not been leaked by you (as widely rumoured) one would have thought of you as among the followers of governance or leadership provided “their man” is in power.
I find the memo to the President written six months ago important, and

Letter to President Buhari From Charly Boy, President of Frustrated Nigerians

AreaFada Charly Boy

Dear Sir: A belated welcome back home. I trust you're taking it easy, because of old age no dey lie. We even hear say you dey go back to continue your treatment; it is well sha.

During the 2015 election, a lot of foreign observers analyzed and sympathized with Nigerians because the choice we had was between the devil and the deep blue sea. Even I had lost hope in the leadership of my beloved country, and I remember telling Nigerians that what was needed to get us out of the mess we find ourselves, is a benevolent dictator: One whose sole aim would be to round up all looters and destroyers of this great country and deliver us from The vile, evil and

Senators at work By Gbenga Omotosoo

Saraki exams Dino

    UNKNOWN to its army of critics, the Eighth Senate is methodically writing its way into the history books. In other words, by the time it winds down and becomes history, it would have entered history – as the most memorable assemblage of our best.
The pace of legislative work is breathtaking. It is unprecedented. The Bill to prohibit tribal marks is almost ready. So also is the one on genital mutilation. Many resolutions and motions have been passed,  including the one for Nigerian men to be allowed to marry two wives, moved by Senator Ali Ndume, the fellow who got into

Buhari: Our anti-recession, growth battle strategy By Augustine Ehikioya

President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday renewed his administration’s commitment to delivering on the electoral promises of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the launch of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).
He said the rolling plan (2017 – 2020), which was unveiled at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, will not only take Nigeria out of recession but place the economy on the path of growth.
According to him, his administration has

A tale of a country with confused political parties by Israel A. Ebije

Nigeria is practicing a democratic system where the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is acting as opposition within itself while the Peoples Democratic Party is performing worse than it ever did when it was in government. With the ruling and opposition political party’s in the country obviously programming objectives fashioned to satisfy their self centered interests, vacuum is created in the system where governance is steadily sliding towards anomie.
With the ongoing confusion, cabals in liaison with political appointees are becoming incurably daring. The National Assembly has reduced itself to an assembly of bleating sheep’s, singing drivel at the detriment of the esteemed tenets of the legislative arm and

PMB Administration: Is Patronage Undermining Change? By Omoshola Deji

As the four year mandate Nigerians offered President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) approaches half time, mix reactions are trailing the performance of his administration and the efficiency of his appointees. The robust pre-election crusade that the change agenda would transform Nigeria from wilderness to paradise leaves many wondering why Nigerians should still be drowning in poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment.

The Buhari apologists opines that the stern hardship is the aftereffect of the treasury looting and mismanagement by the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Oppositely, the Jonathan fanatics and opposition parties orates that PMB is incompetent and his cabinet lacks the proficiency needed to revamp the economy, education, health and infrastructure. They further question whether the change PMB promised Nigerians is positive or negative.

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