The Dean of Lunar months
Femi Abass This is the month of Ramadan, the ‘Dean’ of all lunar months. It comes into the world once in a year. Its arrival is always with fanfare. Its splendour is shrouded in the divine blessing...
View ArticleRamadan guide: TARAWIH
By Femi Abbas WHEN never the month of Ramadan comes around, its first port of call is Tarawih. That is the famous supererogatory Salat that entertains Muslim congregations with special hospitality...
View ArticleThe glorious Qur’an
By Femi Abbas Reading any book has a purpose and a method. No good reader will ever read a book without taking note of its author, its publisher and its date of publication. And to read any new book,...
View ArticleForgetfulness
Femi Abbas For the first few days in Ramadan, every year, there is tendency for some Muslims to forget that they are fasting and thus break their fasts inadvertently during the day. Naturally, the...
View ArticleAbuse of Ramadan
By Femi Abbas When the sacred religion called Islam emerged through Prophet Muhammad (SAW) over 1,400 years ago, it was with certain fundamental norms that were meant to guide humanity towards all...
View ArticleTemptation
Femi Abbas Nigeria is a home of temptations. The agents of Satan are many and ubiquitous. They are most active in the sacred month of Ramadan. You will meet them in the neighbourhood, in offices, in...
View ArticleAbout Tafsir
By Femi Abbas From the beginning of Ramadan, every year, Muslims congregate in various Mosques or Learning Centres where the exposition of the Qur’an (Tafsir) is rendered by learned Muslim scholars....
View ArticleProblems of Tafsir
Femi Abbas It is understandable that most of the Tafsir books available in the world today are in Arabic language. The language of the revelation of the Qur’an is Arabic. Most of the companions of...
View ArticleThe three segments of Ramadan
Femi Abbas At the beginning of this sacred month, 11 days ago, an analysis was done in this column classifying the 30 days of Ramadan into three segments. The first segment was said to contain the...
View ArticleWomen in Ramadan
Femi Abbas Perhaps, in no other month of Hijrah calendar are the roles of Muslim women (especially wives) as pronounced as in the month of Ramadan. Like in other months, responsible Muslim sisters...
View ArticleChildren in Ramadan
Femi Abbas Children are Allah’s greatest gift to legitimate couples. Their presence in a house is blessing. Their contribution to matrimonial security is immense. As the cynosures of their parents’...
View ArticleNeighbour’s rights
By Femi Abbas Generally, neighbours are neighbours, Ramadan or no Ramadan. They are the people with whom one interacts on a daily basis in the same vicinity. Neighbours are co-inhabitants in the same...
View ArticleTravelling in Ramadan
Femi Abbas Islam, as a religion is like the shed of a snail for Muslims. There is nothing in the life of a Muslim that this divine does not touch. For instance, in Islam, travelling is a form of...
View ArticleFacts about Zakah
FEMI ABBAS Monologue This article had been published in this column in the recent past. But many readers have called for its republication for further guidance about the payment of Zakah especially...
View ArticleFunctions of Mosque
Femi Abbas Whether in Ramadan or outside it, Mosque in Islam has both temporal and spiritual functions, none of which can be taken for granted. The word Mosque is the corrupt English pronunciation of...
View ArticleIndebtedness
Femi Abbas Indebtedness in Islam is not just about monetary or any other material loan. It can also be spiritual, or moral. Each of these is considered a problem for which Islam proffers a solution....
View ArticleIndebtedness 2
Femi Abbas As stated in this column yesterday, the intention of rectifying material indebtedness by proxy must be in the name of the debtor and the source of funding must be pure. As for moral...
View ArticleIndebtedness 2
Femi Abbas As stated in this column yesterday, the intention of rectifying material indebtedness by proxy must be in the name of the debtor and the source of funding must be pure. As for moral...
View ArticleLaylatul Qadr
Femi Abbas Nights are naturally pregnant. They give birth to wonders in the days. In human life, the essence of night is not just to sleep and rest. It is also to plan how the next day is to be...
View ArticleEgypt for instance
Femi Abbas Preamble Egypt has never been a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). She was not an oil-producing country until recently. The mainstay of her economy was...
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