Sunday 30 August 2015
JESUS MARRIED AND HAVE 2 SON
Jesus 'married Mary Magdalene and had children', according to
ancient manuscript
A new book claims the Jesus fathered two children and married
By BEN TUFFT
Sunday 09 November 2014
Jesus married the prostitute Mary Magdalene and had children, according to a
manuscript almost 1,500 years old unearthed at the British Library.
The so-called “Lost Gospel”, which has been translated from Aramaic, allegedly reveals
the startling new allegations, according to The Sunday Times.
Professor Barrie Wilson and writer Simcha Jacobovic spent months translating the text,
which they claim states Jesus had two children and the original Virgin Mary was Jesus’s
wife and not his mother.
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Many experts have downplayed the biblical figure’s historical importance but, according
to the translators of the new gospel, she is of much greater significance than previously
thought.
Mary Magdalene already features in the existing gospels and is present at many of the
important moments recorded in Jesus’s life.
“The Lost Gospel” is not the first to claim that Jesus married Mary Magdalene.
Both Nikos Kazantzakis in his 1953 book “The Last Temptation of Christ” and, more
recently, Dan Brown in “The Da Vinci Code” made the same allegation.
Further revelations from the book, including the names of Jesus's children, will be
released on Wednesday.
The publisher, Pegasus, has confirmed the press conference will go ahead as planned.
Friday 21 August 2015
Igbo Corper Who Converted To Islam Over Buhari Writes Nigerians An Open Letter
Igbo Corper Who Converted To Islam Over Buhari Writes Nigerians An Open
Letter
Chukwuma says he’s gotten a lot of death threats and excommunication threates, so
he wants to tell Nigerians why he converted. Please read:
OPEN LETTER TO NIGERIANS; Allah IS MY GOD ALL CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Dear Nigerians,
WHY I JOINED ISLAM
My name is Chukwuma Austin Dike. My Islamic name is Mohammed Mustapha. I’m
from Mbaitoli Local Government, in Imo state, a graduate of political science from
University of Nigeria Nsukka and I am presently serving the nation Nigeria in
Konshisha local government in Benue state.
The truth is that I have always loved Islam as a kid in the 80’s in Dakata kano I
played most times in the masjid (Mosque).
I grew up loving the masjid not until my secondary school days when I left kano.
To me is like a reunion but to those who saw the headlines, some said that I am
dancing the macabre dance of religious cross carpeting, some said Buhari is my God
but I say Allah IS MY GOD.
I join Islam based on CONVICTION and I don’t care about anybody’s interpretation;
one with God is in the majority.
The vow: there is no controversy at all among those who knew me before May 29
except they decided to lie. I made the vow three times. Firstly, at wanunne camp in
Benue state before some Muslim corpers in November 2014.
Secondly, early December in my house before my family members and thirdly before
the staff of the school I was teaching Government (my PPA) in February this year.
Funny enough everybody thought I was joking.
What was my vow: Some Muslim brothers during a political argument told me last
year authoritatively that Allah has given Buhari victory, no matter how hard the
then president tries he will not win.
I was flabbergasted! Then I vowed if Buhari wins this forth coming election, I will
believe that Allah IS THE GREATEST and I will convert to Islam and serve Allah as
my God. The vow was made before God and man.Thanks to Allah that I kept my
vow.
On the issue of election and general politics Nigerians from the age of 18 and above,
if u did not experience anything on the day of the presidential election and May 29
Handover, you are either immature or living a care free life.
On my view on Muhammad Buhari today, I rather advise Him to retain the principal
of federal character and totally reject the political theory of winner takes it all; it is
not healthy for our modern democracy and the political culture of Nigeria.
Corruption is a canker worm; it’s like a virus eating Nigeria from the inside it must
be treated like Ebola.
Having said this Mr President I solicit for general amnesty to all corrupt officers that
will return his or her looted fund; because if amnesty can be granted to killing, it can
also be granted to corruption.
Furthermore, as you intensify your fight against corruption also include tribalism
and religious intolerance.
NYSC should not be scraped but the allawee should be increased and at least the sum
of 200,000 naira should be given to each graduating NYSC member to start a small
scale business.
This measure to me will reduce unemployment, because already at the camp most
corpers had skills acquisition training.
May almighty Allah grant you Mr President the wisdom to rule Nigeria, by the
special grace of Allah we shall meet in Aljanah.
As a Muslim I have received a lot of death and excommunication threats but in all I
thank Almighty Allah for honoring me with Islam, my life and destiny is in the hand
of Allah. SALAM.
-Chukwuma Mohammed Mustapha Dike
Letter
Chukwuma says he’s gotten a lot of death threats and excommunication threates, so
he wants to tell Nigerians why he converted. Please read:
OPEN LETTER TO NIGERIANS; Allah IS MY GOD ALL CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Dear Nigerians,
WHY I JOINED ISLAM
My name is Chukwuma Austin Dike. My Islamic name is Mohammed Mustapha. I’m
from Mbaitoli Local Government, in Imo state, a graduate of political science from
University of Nigeria Nsukka and I am presently serving the nation Nigeria in
Konshisha local government in Benue state.
The truth is that I have always loved Islam as a kid in the 80’s in Dakata kano I
played most times in the masjid (Mosque).
I grew up loving the masjid not until my secondary school days when I left kano.
To me is like a reunion but to those who saw the headlines, some said that I am
dancing the macabre dance of religious cross carpeting, some said Buhari is my God
but I say Allah IS MY GOD.
I join Islam based on CONVICTION and I don’t care about anybody’s interpretation;
one with God is in the majority.
The vow: there is no controversy at all among those who knew me before May 29
except they decided to lie. I made the vow three times. Firstly, at wanunne camp in
Benue state before some Muslim corpers in November 2014.
Secondly, early December in my house before my family members and thirdly before
the staff of the school I was teaching Government (my PPA) in February this year.
Funny enough everybody thought I was joking.
What was my vow: Some Muslim brothers during a political argument told me last
year authoritatively that Allah has given Buhari victory, no matter how hard the
then president tries he will not win.
I was flabbergasted! Then I vowed if Buhari wins this forth coming election, I will
believe that Allah IS THE GREATEST and I will convert to Islam and serve Allah as
my God. The vow was made before God and man.Thanks to Allah that I kept my
vow.
On the issue of election and general politics Nigerians from the age of 18 and above,
if u did not experience anything on the day of the presidential election and May 29
Handover, you are either immature or living a care free life.
On my view on Muhammad Buhari today, I rather advise Him to retain the principal
of federal character and totally reject the political theory of winner takes it all; it is
not healthy for our modern democracy and the political culture of Nigeria.
Corruption is a canker worm; it’s like a virus eating Nigeria from the inside it must
be treated like Ebola.
Having said this Mr President I solicit for general amnesty to all corrupt officers that
will return his or her looted fund; because if amnesty can be granted to killing, it can
also be granted to corruption.
Furthermore, as you intensify your fight against corruption also include tribalism
and religious intolerance.
NYSC should not be scraped but the allawee should be increased and at least the sum
of 200,000 naira should be given to each graduating NYSC member to start a small
scale business.
This measure to me will reduce unemployment, because already at the camp most
corpers had skills acquisition training.
May almighty Allah grant you Mr President the wisdom to rule Nigeria, by the
special grace of Allah we shall meet in Aljanah.
As a Muslim I have received a lot of death and excommunication threats but in all I
thank Almighty Allah for honoring me with Islam, my life and destiny is in the hand
of Allah. SALAM.
-Chukwuma Mohammed Mustapha Dike
Igbo Corper Who Converted To Islam Over Buhari Writes Nigerians An Open Letter
Igbo Corper Who Converted To Islam Over Buhari Writes Nigerians An Open
Letter
Chukwuma says he’s gotten a lot of death threats and excommunication threates, so
he wants to tell Nigerians why he converted. Please read:
OPEN LETTER TO NIGERIANS; Allah IS MY GOD ALL CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Dear Nigerians,
WHY I JOINED ISLAM
My name is Chukwuma Austin Dike. My Islamic name is Mohammed Mustapha. I’m
from Mbaitoli Local Government, in Imo state, a graduate of political science from
University of Nigeria Nsukka and I am presently serving the nation Nigeria in
Konshisha local government in Benue state.
The truth is that I have always loved Islam as a kid in the 80’s in Dakata kano I
played most times in the masjid (Mosque).
I grew up loving the masjid not until my secondary school days when I left kano.
To me is like a reunion but to those who saw the headlines, some said that I am
dancing the macabre dance of religious cross carpeting, some said Buhari is my God
but I say Allah IS MY GOD.
I join Islam based on CONVICTION and I don’t care about anybody’s interpretation;
one with God is in the majority.
The vow: there is no controversy at all among those who knew me before May 29
except they decided to lie. I made the vow three times. Firstly, at wanunne camp in
Benue state before some Muslim corpers in November 2014.
Secondly, early December in my house before my family members and thirdly before
the staff of the school I was teaching Government (my PPA) in February this year.
Funny enough everybody thought I was joking.
What was my vow: Some Muslim brothers during a political argument told me last
year authoritatively that Allah has given Buhari victory, no matter how hard the
then president tries he will not win.
I was flabbergasted! Then I vowed if Buhari wins this forth coming election, I will
believe that Allah IS THE GREATEST and I will convert to Islam and serve Allah as
my God. The vow was made before God and man.Thanks to Allah that I kept my
vow.
On the issue of election and general politics Nigerians from the age of 18 and above,
if u did not experience anything on the day of the presidential election and May 29
Handover, you are either immature or living a care free life.
On my view on Muhammad Buhari today, I rather advise Him to retain the principal
of federal character and totally reject the political theory of winner takes it all; it is
not healthy for our modern democracy and the political culture of Nigeria.
Corruption is a canker worm; it’s like a virus eating Nigeria from the inside it must
be treated like Ebola.
Having said this Mr President I solicit for general amnesty to all corrupt officers that
will return his or her looted fund; because if amnesty can be granted to killing, it can
also be granted to corruption.
Furthermore, as you intensify your fight against corruption also include tribalism
and religious intolerance.
NYSC should not be scraped but the allawee should be increased and at least the sum
of 200,000 naira should be given to each graduating NYSC member to start a small
scale business.
This measure to me will reduce unemployment, because already at the camp most
corpers had skills acquisition training.
May almighty Allah grant you Mr President the wisdom to rule Nigeria, by the
special grace of Allah we shall meet in Aljanah.
As a Muslim I have received a lot of death and excommunication threats but in all I
thank Almighty Allah for honoring me with Islam, my life and destiny is in the hand
of Allah. SALAM.
-Chukwuma Mohammed Mustapha Dike
Letter
Chukwuma says he’s gotten a lot of death threats and excommunication threates, so
he wants to tell Nigerians why he converted. Please read:
OPEN LETTER TO NIGERIANS; Allah IS MY GOD ALL CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Dear Nigerians,
WHY I JOINED ISLAM
My name is Chukwuma Austin Dike. My Islamic name is Mohammed Mustapha. I’m
from Mbaitoli Local Government, in Imo state, a graduate of political science from
University of Nigeria Nsukka and I am presently serving the nation Nigeria in
Konshisha local government in Benue state.
The truth is that I have always loved Islam as a kid in the 80’s in Dakata kano I
played most times in the masjid (Mosque).
I grew up loving the masjid not until my secondary school days when I left kano.
To me is like a reunion but to those who saw the headlines, some said that I am
dancing the macabre dance of religious cross carpeting, some said Buhari is my God
but I say Allah IS MY GOD.
I join Islam based on CONVICTION and I don’t care about anybody’s interpretation;
one with God is in the majority.
The vow: there is no controversy at all among those who knew me before May 29
except they decided to lie. I made the vow three times. Firstly, at wanunne camp in
Benue state before some Muslim corpers in November 2014.
Secondly, early December in my house before my family members and thirdly before
the staff of the school I was teaching Government (my PPA) in February this year.
Funny enough everybody thought I was joking.
What was my vow: Some Muslim brothers during a political argument told me last
year authoritatively that Allah has given Buhari victory, no matter how hard the
then president tries he will not win.
I was flabbergasted! Then I vowed if Buhari wins this forth coming election, I will
believe that Allah IS THE GREATEST and I will convert to Islam and serve Allah as
my God. The vow was made before God and man.Thanks to Allah that I kept my
vow.
On the issue of election and general politics Nigerians from the age of 18 and above,
if u did not experience anything on the day of the presidential election and May 29
Handover, you are either immature or living a care free life.
On my view on Muhammad Buhari today, I rather advise Him to retain the principal
of federal character and totally reject the political theory of winner takes it all; it is
not healthy for our modern democracy and the political culture of Nigeria.
Corruption is a canker worm; it’s like a virus eating Nigeria from the inside it must
be treated like Ebola.
Having said this Mr President I solicit for general amnesty to all corrupt officers that
will return his or her looted fund; because if amnesty can be granted to killing, it can
also be granted to corruption.
Furthermore, as you intensify your fight against corruption also include tribalism
and religious intolerance.
NYSC should not be scraped but the allawee should be increased and at least the sum
of 200,000 naira should be given to each graduating NYSC member to start a small
scale business.
This measure to me will reduce unemployment, because already at the camp most
corpers had skills acquisition training.
May almighty Allah grant you Mr President the wisdom to rule Nigeria, by the
special grace of Allah we shall meet in Aljanah.
As a Muslim I have received a lot of death and excommunication threats but in all I
thank Almighty Allah for honoring me with Islam, my life and destiny is in the hand
of Allah. SALAM.
-Chukwuma Mohammed Mustapha Dike
Sunday 16 August 2015
WAKE UP BEFORE IS TOO LATE
WAKE UP B4
ITS TOO LATE!
A Beautiful Hadith
Rasulullah ( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ) said:
'When a man dies and his relatives
are busy in funeral, there stands an
extremely handsome man by his
head. When the dead body is
shrouded, that man gets in between
the shroud and the chest of the
deceased. When after the burial, the
people return home, 2 angels, Munkar
and Nakeer(names of two special
Angels), come in the grave and try to
separate this handsome man so that
they may be able to interrogate the
dead man in privacy about his faith.
But the handsome man says, 'He is
my companion, he is my friend. I will
not leave him alone in any case. If
you are appointed for interrogation,
do your job.. I cannot leave him until
I get him admitted into Paradise '.
Thereafter he turns to his dead
companion and says, 'I am the
Qur'an, which you used to read,
sometimes in a loud voice and
sometimes in a low voice. Do not
worry. After the interrogation of
Munkar and Naker, you will have no
grief..' When the interrogation is over,
the handsome man arranges for him
from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in
Heaven) silk bedding filled with
musk.
Rasulullah( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ) said: 'On
the Day of Judgement, before Allah,
no other Intercessor will have a
greater status than the Qur'an,
neither a Prophet nor an angel.'
Please keep forwarding this 'Hadith'
to all ....because Rasulullah ( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ )
said: 'Pass on knowledge from me
even if it is only one verse'. May
Allah bestow this favour on all of us.
ﺍﻣﻴﻦ ﻳﺎﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ
We are praying that the following
message in the next seven days
would reach at least FIVE MILLION all
over the world, Insha-Allah. Please
forward thise message TODAY to your
friends and relatives and earn
abundant Rewards from
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ...
When U carry the Quran, satan gets a
headache. When u open it, he
collapses. When he sees U reading it,
he faints. When you're about to
forward this, he will try to discourage
U.
ITS TOO LATE!
A Beautiful Hadith
Rasulullah ( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ) said:
'When a man dies and his relatives
are busy in funeral, there stands an
extremely handsome man by his
head. When the dead body is
shrouded, that man gets in between
the shroud and the chest of the
deceased. When after the burial, the
people return home, 2 angels, Munkar
and Nakeer(names of two special
Angels), come in the grave and try to
separate this handsome man so that
they may be able to interrogate the
dead man in privacy about his faith.
But the handsome man says, 'He is
my companion, he is my friend. I will
not leave him alone in any case. If
you are appointed for interrogation,
do your job.. I cannot leave him until
I get him admitted into Paradise '.
Thereafter he turns to his dead
companion and says, 'I am the
Qur'an, which you used to read,
sometimes in a loud voice and
sometimes in a low voice. Do not
worry. After the interrogation of
Munkar and Naker, you will have no
grief..' When the interrogation is over,
the handsome man arranges for him
from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in
Heaven) silk bedding filled with
musk.
Rasulullah( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ) said: 'On
the Day of Judgement, before Allah,
no other Intercessor will have a
greater status than the Qur'an,
neither a Prophet nor an angel.'
Please keep forwarding this 'Hadith'
to all ....because Rasulullah ( ﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ )
said: 'Pass on knowledge from me
even if it is only one verse'. May
Allah bestow this favour on all of us.
ﺍﻣﻴﻦ ﻳﺎﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ
We are praying that the following
message in the next seven days
would reach at least FIVE MILLION all
over the world, Insha-Allah. Please
forward thise message TODAY to your
friends and relatives and earn
abundant Rewards from
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ...
When U carry the Quran, satan gets a
headache. When u open it, he
collapses. When he sees U reading it,
he faints. When you're about to
forward this, he will try to discourage
U.
BAN OF HIJAB?
PRESS RELEASE:
BAN ON HIJAB? IT HAD BETTER NOT BE
The Nigerian press has been agog with the debate on a possible ban on hijab for the past two weeks. They hinge the focus on the preponderance of female bombers who wear hijab. Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Gabon and Congo-Brazaville have also allegedly banned the hijab. So the argument is why shouldn’t Nigeria?
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) condemns the idea of placing a ban on hijab. It is as laughable as it is preposterous. It is the height of provocation. It is an attempt to ridicule Muslims in public. It is nothing but a hidden crusade against Muslims.
The proponents are simply intolerant, parochial and fanatical Muslim-haters who have drowned themselves in the ocean of Islamophobia. Above all, it proves that in spite of so many religious riots which occurred in this country, some Nigerians have not learnt their lessons as they are still reluctant to live and let live. We assert that this crude attempt will definitely fail.
It is widely known that anti-Muslim elements within the country have tried on several occasions to mislead gullible Nigerians that this country is a secular state. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Nigeria is a multi-religious state where freedom of religion should be enjoyed by Christians, Muslims and traditionalists.
Any attempt therefore to ban hijab in Nigeria will tantamount to a brutal assault on Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslims. It will be a contravention of Section 38 (ii) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
MURIC asserts that the idea of placing a ban on hijab was floated by anti-Muslim elements in the society who had, in the past, vainly sought to deny Muslim women of the right to use hijab. The same bigots have been opposing the use of hijab by female Muslim children in Nigerian public schools.
The same overzealous extremists have always treated Muslim women in hijab with disdain even in government offices. They ask Muslim women to remove their hijab while following procedures for obtaining international passports and driving licences.
This is clearly an attempt to get in the bends what the enemies of Islam could not get in the straight. Having failed to achieve their sinister objective in peace times, they have decided to float it in Nigeria’s trying period believing that such infantile pontification will becloud the Federal Government’s reasoning. But they have failed woefully.
MURIC asserts clearly, unequivocally and unambiguously that Nigerian Muslims are not slaves in this country. We are neither servants nor second class citizens but bona fide Nigerians and equal partners in the task of building a virile and united country. We will not allow anyone to blackmail us into submission over the Boko Haram imbroglio.
Anybody who compares Nigerian Muslims to their Chadian, Nigerian or Cameroonian counterparts is living in a fool’s paradise. How many Muslims are in Congo-Brazaville for instance? What applies in those five countries where hijab was allegedly banned does not apply here. How many religious riots have you heard of in those countries? How dare you compare them to Nigeria in this context?
Sentiments apart, the Nigerian society is a very volatile one and religion is particularly explosive in this country. The Nigerian Muslim community is sophisticated and cannot be brushed aside by any minority elitist group brandishing a rustic and myopic idea. We know our rights and our rights are our rights.
They even got it all wrong. Ordinary hijab was not banned in those five countries. What was allegedly banned is the burka or full-face veil and the niqab (face veil with an opening for the eyes). But hatred nursed for fellow Muslim compatriots informed the exaggeration. They believe this is ample opportunity to embarrass Islamdom.
Is it not in this same Nigeria that armed robbers often disguise in police uniform to rob, maim and kill innocent people. Has anyone ever suggested that police uniform should be banned? Where were those calling for a ban on hijab when Boko Haram insurgents were using Nigerian Army uniform to carry out their nefarious activities? Why didn’t they call for a ban on army uniform because of that? Assassins have struck on many occasions donning suit-up (trousers, shirt, tie and coat), why haven’t they call for a ban on suit-up?
By the way, are these Muslim haters unaware that there are hundreds of non-Muslims among Boko Haram insurgents? Our security forces know better. There have been many cases of non-Muslims disguising as Muslims to launch attacks. It is indubitable that some people are eager to give Muslims a bad name in order to smear our religion. It is man’s inhumanity to man.
MURIC advises these Muslim-haters to drop their poisonous and divisive garbs. Let us all come together, Christians, Muslims and traditionalists to fight these heartless and unscrupulous Boko Haram marauders to a standstill. Any call for a ban on hijab is a call to divide Nigerians once again along religious lines. Any such call is an invitation to chaos.
Nigerian Muslims reject any attempt from any quarter to treat them with disdain. Respect begets respect. We will not stand akimbo while conscienceless elements dehumanize our mothers, our daughters and our wives. Hijab is a divine commandment, a religious duty and a civic right. Any community or country that bans hijab has committed religious apartheid. Even South Africa has dropped the garb of discrimination.
It is not only a matter of faith but also a matter of dignity. What kind of son will look on while his mother is being de-robed? No man worth being called a husband will allow his wife to be molested unchallenged. Neither will parental instinct allow a father to stand by while his daughter is treated with ignominy. We refuse to be oppressed.
For the avoidance of doubts, any attempt to enforce a ban on hijab in present-day Nigeria will polarize the country and throw it into another religious crisis. It will turn the war against Boko Haram into a war against Islam. Please stop it right now. Don’t even think about it. Nigeria has enough trouble on its hands already. It should not even be contemplated in the North East where the attacks are preponderant otherwise it will turn the population against our security agents.
Where are the human rights activists? What have they got to say about the unfolding scenario? Where are the defenders of women’s rights? Why are these groups always silent when the rights of Muslims are being violated or about to be infringed? What of all their claims that they are the ones defending the rights of Muslim women? They should speak up now or forever remain silent on any issue concerning Muslims.
Enough of this double standard. Are Muslims not also human beings? Is it objective by any standard to look the other way when Muslims are being oppressed? It is all so illogical. How can you love our daughters, our wives and our mothers more than we do? How can you cry louder than the bereaved? But why are you silent today when open injustice is about to be done?
MURIC challenges activists to open up. Only objectivity can save rights activists from cells of bias and the time is now. We appeal to the Federal Government to ignore the rantings of rebellious subjects and enemies of peace who are calling for a ban on hijab. They are an infinitesimally tiny cell of oppressive elitists who wish to throw Nigeria into a general pandemonium.
Instead of stigmatizing Muslim women, Nigerian security agents should be more professional. They should be proactive. Intelligence gathering and forward-looking anti-crime tactics is the in-thing in serious security outfits everywhere in the world today. We have agenda for security agencies. They should go after Boko Haram’s bomb-makers or are they ghosts? Nip Boko Haram bombing plots in the bud. Destroy their laboratories of evil. Leave our women alone. Let the Muslims go!
Using every peaceful and constitutional means, Nigerian Muslims will resist any attempt to ban hijab. We can assure Nigerians that if this happens there will be massive peaceful protests by hitherto docile Muslim groups, particularly women. We will make so much noise that even the deaf will beg to be allowed to sleep. We spent the whole of Ramadan praying for peace in Nigeria. What else do you want? You will hear from our lawyers. Whoever tramples on the rights of law-abiding Muslims in this country should be ready for our curses. Nigerians should stop fishing in troubled waters.
Finally, we appeal to Muslims to remain calm and law-abiding. Those who are in the corridor of power in the country are more intelligent than the rabble-rousers think. Their plot will not work. We charge the National Assembly to sink its differences and address this issue. We call on the Nigerian press to publish for the progress of Nigeria and to avoid all pressures at publishing to divide the country either on religious or ethnic lines. The print and electronic media should refrain from inciting the public against Muslim women.
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director General,
Muslim Rights Concerns (MURIC)
Pls Rebroadcast till it gets to over 170millions Meaningful Nigerians and Let's Fight for our Rights.
BAN ON HIJAB? IT HAD BETTER NOT BE
The Nigerian press has been agog with the debate on a possible ban on hijab for the past two weeks. They hinge the focus on the preponderance of female bombers who wear hijab. Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Gabon and Congo-Brazaville have also allegedly banned the hijab. So the argument is why shouldn’t Nigeria?
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) condemns the idea of placing a ban on hijab. It is as laughable as it is preposterous. It is the height of provocation. It is an attempt to ridicule Muslims in public. It is nothing but a hidden crusade against Muslims.
The proponents are simply intolerant, parochial and fanatical Muslim-haters who have drowned themselves in the ocean of Islamophobia. Above all, it proves that in spite of so many religious riots which occurred in this country, some Nigerians have not learnt their lessons as they are still reluctant to live and let live. We assert that this crude attempt will definitely fail.
It is widely known that anti-Muslim elements within the country have tried on several occasions to mislead gullible Nigerians that this country is a secular state. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Nigeria is a multi-religious state where freedom of religion should be enjoyed by Christians, Muslims and traditionalists.
Any attempt therefore to ban hijab in Nigeria will tantamount to a brutal assault on Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslims. It will be a contravention of Section 38 (ii) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
MURIC asserts that the idea of placing a ban on hijab was floated by anti-Muslim elements in the society who had, in the past, vainly sought to deny Muslim women of the right to use hijab. The same bigots have been opposing the use of hijab by female Muslim children in Nigerian public schools.
The same overzealous extremists have always treated Muslim women in hijab with disdain even in government offices. They ask Muslim women to remove their hijab while following procedures for obtaining international passports and driving licences.
This is clearly an attempt to get in the bends what the enemies of Islam could not get in the straight. Having failed to achieve their sinister objective in peace times, they have decided to float it in Nigeria’s trying period believing that such infantile pontification will becloud the Federal Government’s reasoning. But they have failed woefully.
MURIC asserts clearly, unequivocally and unambiguously that Nigerian Muslims are not slaves in this country. We are neither servants nor second class citizens but bona fide Nigerians and equal partners in the task of building a virile and united country. We will not allow anyone to blackmail us into submission over the Boko Haram imbroglio.
Anybody who compares Nigerian Muslims to their Chadian, Nigerian or Cameroonian counterparts is living in a fool’s paradise. How many Muslims are in Congo-Brazaville for instance? What applies in those five countries where hijab was allegedly banned does not apply here. How many religious riots have you heard of in those countries? How dare you compare them to Nigeria in this context?
Sentiments apart, the Nigerian society is a very volatile one and religion is particularly explosive in this country. The Nigerian Muslim community is sophisticated and cannot be brushed aside by any minority elitist group brandishing a rustic and myopic idea. We know our rights and our rights are our rights.
They even got it all wrong. Ordinary hijab was not banned in those five countries. What was allegedly banned is the burka or full-face veil and the niqab (face veil with an opening for the eyes). But hatred nursed for fellow Muslim compatriots informed the exaggeration. They believe this is ample opportunity to embarrass Islamdom.
Is it not in this same Nigeria that armed robbers often disguise in police uniform to rob, maim and kill innocent people. Has anyone ever suggested that police uniform should be banned? Where were those calling for a ban on hijab when Boko Haram insurgents were using Nigerian Army uniform to carry out their nefarious activities? Why didn’t they call for a ban on army uniform because of that? Assassins have struck on many occasions donning suit-up (trousers, shirt, tie and coat), why haven’t they call for a ban on suit-up?
By the way, are these Muslim haters unaware that there are hundreds of non-Muslims among Boko Haram insurgents? Our security forces know better. There have been many cases of non-Muslims disguising as Muslims to launch attacks. It is indubitable that some people are eager to give Muslims a bad name in order to smear our religion. It is man’s inhumanity to man.
MURIC advises these Muslim-haters to drop their poisonous and divisive garbs. Let us all come together, Christians, Muslims and traditionalists to fight these heartless and unscrupulous Boko Haram marauders to a standstill. Any call for a ban on hijab is a call to divide Nigerians once again along religious lines. Any such call is an invitation to chaos.
Nigerian Muslims reject any attempt from any quarter to treat them with disdain. Respect begets respect. We will not stand akimbo while conscienceless elements dehumanize our mothers, our daughters and our wives. Hijab is a divine commandment, a religious duty and a civic right. Any community or country that bans hijab has committed religious apartheid. Even South Africa has dropped the garb of discrimination.
It is not only a matter of faith but also a matter of dignity. What kind of son will look on while his mother is being de-robed? No man worth being called a husband will allow his wife to be molested unchallenged. Neither will parental instinct allow a father to stand by while his daughter is treated with ignominy. We refuse to be oppressed.
For the avoidance of doubts, any attempt to enforce a ban on hijab in present-day Nigeria will polarize the country and throw it into another religious crisis. It will turn the war against Boko Haram into a war against Islam. Please stop it right now. Don’t even think about it. Nigeria has enough trouble on its hands already. It should not even be contemplated in the North East where the attacks are preponderant otherwise it will turn the population against our security agents.
Where are the human rights activists? What have they got to say about the unfolding scenario? Where are the defenders of women’s rights? Why are these groups always silent when the rights of Muslims are being violated or about to be infringed? What of all their claims that they are the ones defending the rights of Muslim women? They should speak up now or forever remain silent on any issue concerning Muslims.
Enough of this double standard. Are Muslims not also human beings? Is it objective by any standard to look the other way when Muslims are being oppressed? It is all so illogical. How can you love our daughters, our wives and our mothers more than we do? How can you cry louder than the bereaved? But why are you silent today when open injustice is about to be done?
MURIC challenges activists to open up. Only objectivity can save rights activists from cells of bias and the time is now. We appeal to the Federal Government to ignore the rantings of rebellious subjects and enemies of peace who are calling for a ban on hijab. They are an infinitesimally tiny cell of oppressive elitists who wish to throw Nigeria into a general pandemonium.
Instead of stigmatizing Muslim women, Nigerian security agents should be more professional. They should be proactive. Intelligence gathering and forward-looking anti-crime tactics is the in-thing in serious security outfits everywhere in the world today. We have agenda for security agencies. They should go after Boko Haram’s bomb-makers or are they ghosts? Nip Boko Haram bombing plots in the bud. Destroy their laboratories of evil. Leave our women alone. Let the Muslims go!
Using every peaceful and constitutional means, Nigerian Muslims will resist any attempt to ban hijab. We can assure Nigerians that if this happens there will be massive peaceful protests by hitherto docile Muslim groups, particularly women. We will make so much noise that even the deaf will beg to be allowed to sleep. We spent the whole of Ramadan praying for peace in Nigeria. What else do you want? You will hear from our lawyers. Whoever tramples on the rights of law-abiding Muslims in this country should be ready for our curses. Nigerians should stop fishing in troubled waters.
Finally, we appeal to Muslims to remain calm and law-abiding. Those who are in the corridor of power in the country are more intelligent than the rabble-rousers think. Their plot will not work. We charge the National Assembly to sink its differences and address this issue. We call on the Nigerian press to publish for the progress of Nigeria and to avoid all pressures at publishing to divide the country either on religious or ethnic lines. The print and electronic media should refrain from inciting the public against Muslim women.
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director General,
Muslim Rights Concerns (MURIC)
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