The Almond Tree
“Do you not see how the Almighty Allah has sets forth the parable of a Pleasant Word like that of a splendid tree with formidable roots firmly entrenched in the belly of the earth and gorgeous branches...
View ArticleMUSWEN’S Joint Conference with NUTREND
Preamble IT was another historic occasion at the University of Ibadan (UI) where an International Conference was jointly held on the ‘Biography of Prophet Muhammad’ (SAW) by the Muslim Ummah of...
View ArticleWelcoming Sultan to Southwest
By Femi Abass Today, all national and international roads lead to Lagos, the main hub of Nigeria’s economy. In that State of Excellence, a grandiose event of historic remembrance that will be watched...
View ArticleWonders of the Qur’an
“Do you not see how Allah has set forth a parable of a wonderful ‘WORD’ like a fruitful tree with formidable roots that are firmly planted in the belly of the earth while its branches sprout...
View ArticleTrump’s tangle with Iran
By Femi Abbas “Whoever deviates from My guidance will surely live a hanging life and he will be resurrected a blind person in the Hereafter…” Q.4:115 Monologue This article is an update of an...
View ArticleBishop Kukah’s Consistent Inconsistency
By Femi Abbas Preamble Truth is like gold which, in its raw form, may look like any ordinary mineral. It however stands out of the pack particularly after it might have been duly ornamented. Taking...
View ArticleNigeria’s killer squads 2
By Femi Abbas Another week of tears and sorrow began in Nigeria last Monday with throbs of agonizing breaking news from the media waves revealing an episode of gruesome murder of two prominent...
View ArticleCAN’s salvo against CAN
Femi Abbas “Right-wing propagandists like Limbaugh and Coulter are essentially entertainers, entertainers who stimulate prejudice, selfishness and meanness the way a comedian works for laughs or a...
View ArticleHow CAN opposed ‘Solution to Terrorism’
FEMI ABBAS The title of today’s article in this column is the title of a lecture that yours sincerely was invited by Nigerian Interreligious Council (NIREC) to deliver as a guest speaker at its two...
View ArticleThe price of ignorance
By Femi Abbas Peace is a unique virtue in the life of man. Its value cannot be measured in terms of gold or silver. Any life without peace is a life in vain. Peace, in any tempestuous circumstance,...
View ArticleAare Arisekola’s Twin Brother
By Femi Abass A newspaper or magazine columnist of worth is an incubator of dilemma. This is because column writing is like pregnancy in the womb of an expectant mother. Just as such a pregnant woman...
View ArticleThe Strange Boko Haram Scandal
FEMI ABBAS ON Besides truth which is generally hated for its bitter taste, two other major phenomena of life are taken for granted by virtually all human beings. One is privacy which is natural and...
View ArticleThe Irony of Death
By Femi Abass Monologue That man proposes while Allah disposes is a permanent norm upon which human life is realistically based. That norm is a natural clockwise phenomenon that cannot be turned...
View ArticleHmmm! This Kano Sphinx!
FEMI ABBAS “…And beware of a calamity that may not spare even the innocent ones among you, if it descends; and know that Allah’s retribution can be very severe”. Q. 8: 24 Preamble or...
View ArticleNASFAT: Nigeria’s Millennial Revolution
Femi Abass “Have you not seen how your Lord planted a seed of parable? A beautiful word is like a magnificent tree with formidable roots and delightfully gorgeous foliages sprouting pleasantly into the...
View ArticleWhere are the Miracle Sellers?
FEMI ABBAS Monologue The title of this article is a question which only conscientiously guided readers can answer scrupulously. For decades, some Nigerian charlatans with feeble but foxy minds have...
View ArticleCOVID 19: NSCIA’s Guidelines on Muslim corpses
Femi Abass Beyond sheer lamentations and horrific fear of the consequential affliction of an invisible but dreadful virus codenamed ‘COVID 19’ that is currently terrifying the entire world with little...
View ArticleAilments and the Prophet’s prescriptions
By Femi Abbas Monologue AT At a gloomy time like this, when an invisible virus called Coronavirus and codenamed COVID-19 turns itself into a merciless biological ‘hurricane’ foraging the lives of...
View ArticleWelcoming the Guest of Guests
Femi Abass Human life is full of junctions. And every junction is an axis at which the baton of life is periodically changed. At a time, that baton may be positive. At another time, it may be negative....
View ArticleOde to American Muslims
“They (the non-believers) want to extinguish the light of Allah with the winds of their mouths (but unknown to them), Allah has perfected His light even though the unbelievers passionately abhor that...
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