Ramadan: Lead Exemplary Life As The Holy Quran Teaches - Arabian Sheik, Lagos Perm-Sec. | AgegePulse Magazine

Don’t recite, memorise Quran only, let it reflect in our lives - 

....Lagos Island Zone emerged first in Education District III Quran quiz.  

Left: TGPS, EDD3,  Dr. Yinka Ayandele 

As muslim faithfuls continue to observe Ramadan Kareem this period.

The Lagos State Permanent Secretary of Education District III, Dr. Yinka Ayandele has urged Muslims to lead exemplary life as the Holy Quran teaches. 

Ayandele made this call during the year 2021 EDUCATION DISTRICT III, FALOMO IKOYI. annual Ramadan lecture for Students and Staff, held at Syrian Mosque, Ikoyi. 

Dr. Yinka Ayandele 

In her welcome address, the Permanent Secretary said that Ramadan is not just to fast, but a period to move closer to God and strive to ensure that our morals are in line with the will of God. 

Urging that this period calls for re-evaluation of our deeds with God and mankind in the last one year.

Dr. Ayandele is optimistic that every supplication made for the greater Lagos State under Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu led administration and for Nigeria at large shall manifest. 

The Guest speaker, Chief Imam Syrian mosque, Ikoyi, Sheik Shami Nushi Shami, while delivering his lecture said that it's not sufficient enough to memorize or recite Quran without its reflection in our lives.

Speaking further on the topic: Ramadan: The Hope in times of despair" noted that in ramadan there's hope and necessity to show love to mankind as Quran teaches.

He revealed that embracing the doctrines in the Quran will bring solutions to current challenges in the world.

The Arabian Imam called for unity amongst Muslims irrespective of their countries, saying that God is concern with the hearts not the races.

He added that successes are assured when characters and  conducts are in line with the doctrines in the Quran.

The program also featured Quran recitation competition by Students from each zone in the District; Balogun Firdaous from Lagos Island; Jimoh Habeeb from Ibeju-Lekki; Adeniran Ashraf from Eti - Osa and Lawal Abdulateef from Epe were the semi finalists. 

After the impressive presentations by the contestants, Balogun Firdaous from King Ado Senior School, Lagos Island emerged first.

There were prizes for all the contestants.

The program had the presence of Imams of Suyrian mosque, Ikoyi, Sheik Ala Sayeed, Sheik Mahmud Shafts, Ustaz Sulaimon Kone, Ustaz Ibrahim Omokewu Gbogbo Alfa, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Teachers' Eti-Osa, Mrs Taibat Abasido, Ancopps Representatives, Mutant representative.

Ramadan Package: Why We gave Out Food packages To Agege LG Residents, Says Sola Osolana | AgegePulse Magazine

 

The recently  suspended Agege LG Supervisor Work and Infrastructure, Hon. Sola Osolana has revealed the rationale behind the gesture of his foundation which distributed over 500 Food Packages to Agege residents recently.

Sola Osolana Foundation food package

Osolana who is the Chairman of an NGO, Sola Osolana Foundation stated in a media chat with AgegePulse Magazine and Other Media houses revealing why he has decided to give back to the community that made him.

According to him, each food package comprises of Rice, Semovita, Garri, Milo,  Milk etc.

Beneficiary 

"Through Sola Osolana Foundation, and as the slogan implies, "Impacting Lives", we have resolved  to come up with ideas and programmes that will bridge the nutritional food deficit in  our dear community".

"We will soon organise other intervention programmes on Education, Health, Youth Empowerment, Capacity Building and Financial Freedom for our youths to complement the effort of the government".

As for Ramadan, Prophet Mohammed (SAW) says, Allah Gives this reward even to those who give a sip of milk to a fasting man." This signifies the virtue of charity with all its types and forms. 

Those who give charity in Ramadan and increase their charities therein have followed the example of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) and realized the virtue.

"Ramadan period is a season to give and share. So it's an opportunity for the foundation to give out food packages  during this period to our Muslims faithful as part of our social care and responsibility".

This is where we drew our inspiration as Ramadan teaches charity and love", Osolana concluded.

Recall, in early 2021, Sola Osolana Foundation was the major sponsor of Elephant Club of Ogba as the club unveiled the newly renovated 6-blocks of classrooms and donation of over 100 furniture to Akilo Primary School in Agege.

Ramadan: Egunjobi Advises Muslim Faithful To Obey Govt. Directives

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By KAZEEM AKANDE

Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government Council, Lagos, has urged Muslim Faithful to adhere to government directives on COVID-19 during the Ramadan period to prevent spread of the pandemic in the state.

Egunjobi gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos.

According to him, Muslim Faithful should adhere strictly to all directives from the government during this Ramadan period to curtail further spread of the virus.

“I am not a nominal Muslim, I practise, but no religion, not even Islam subscribe to suicide or attempted suicide.

“We cannot continue to press the self-destruction button in the name of worshipping God,” he said.

The chairman said the local government had shut down the popular Alhaja Mosque in Agege, to prevent spread of the pandemic among the worshipers and residents as a whole.

Egunjobi said that such action had prevented the possible spread of the virus among the over 300 worshipers in the mosque.

“We recently made the headlines for leading a team of the council officials to shut down a mosque in the area where worshippers defied government’s ban on congregational worship amid the Coronavirus after they viciously attacked officials of the State’s Taskforce on the COVID-19.

“It was an unfortunate incident that if we had let go and failed to rise up to the occasion as a grassroots government, it has dire consequences which would hurt public policy in a great deal.

“It was quite appalling, a clear breach of government’s order, and to add insult to injury they attacked officials of the State’s Taskforce on COVID-19.

“We all know the state government has the capacity to deal with the situation but because mischievous bigots, ethnic jingoists and misguided elements among us may use the moment to fuel crisis.

“So, it required local solution and we stepped into the breach,” he said.

According to him, the council met with Sarkin Hausawa, and other stakeholders before we moved to the place, chased everybody out of the mosque, fumigated it, which I personally did and locked it up.

Egunjobi said that the council was trying to disabuse the mind of the people from erroneous belief that Coronavirus was the sickness of only the rich.

“I do tell those who insist on having religious gatherings and congregational worships that we cannot be more catholic than Pope.

 Pope suspended all religious ceremonies from catholic mass to funeral in Vatican.

“The grand zero of Islam, Saudi Arabia, the authorities called off all year-round lesser hajj, Umrah, suspended congregational prayers of all forms and shapes in all the country’s mosques except the Grand mosque, Haram in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina where there are strict restriction on the number of worshippers while prayer outside the two holy mosques are prohibited,” he said.

He said that before the lockdown, the council had been carrying out aggressive sensitisation across all the nooks and crannies and stakeholders, but the compliance was nothing to write home about.

The chairman said that according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) there was only one case of Coronavirus victims in Agege, adding that this was not to say that the people were doing the right things.

It was reports that Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has reportedly urged its citizens to look out for the crescent moon on Thursday, April 23 and report their findings to moon sighting committees set up specifically for the purpose.

#Covid19: Morcas Suspends Ramadan Lecture, Other Activity

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Due to the global pandemic situation around the world (COVID-19) and Government directives to curb the spread, Morcas Agege under the tutelage of Mudeer-Ul- Morcas , Sheikh Habeebullah Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory, OON has officially announced that this year Ramadan lecture would be suspended.

Below are the official statement from the office of the Mudeer, that :

* Ramadan as scheduled to begin on Saturday the 25th of April as announced by the league of imams and alfas of yorubaland hasn’t changed.

* In respect to practicing the rule of social distancing as ordered by the government; the annual Ramadan tefseer seatings will hereby NOT HOLD this year in as much as we also want to help curb the spread of the deadly virus.

* however; the indefinite suspension does not only cover the seatings! PLEASE NOTE that other related activities are also put on hold till further notice.

* any further development from the office of the director will be duly delivered and communicated to the ummah with due process.

* please ALSO NOTE that the institution have and has always being a respecter of the shariah and constitutional law.. so therefore; this has being put in check.

* The above institution should not and will not be held responsible for any breach in law of the state perpetrated by ANYONE during these times.

•finally, we urge the Muslim ummah to bear with us this trying times as we pray to God to ease this burden on the world while we also urge everyone to obey the rules and guidelines stated by the government in practicing social distancing and staying at home to help curb and stop the spread of COVID-19. May the peace and blessings of Allah be with each and everyone of us. #StaySafe
 #StayAtHome.

Maa salaam.

African Nations Cup adjusted for Ramadan, to begin on June 21

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The dates for the 2019 African Nations Cup finals in Egypt have been moved back by a week, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday.

The shift was reportedly to allow players to rest after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan is likely to begin on the evening of May 5 and end around June
Muslims observe fast during daylight hours over this period, which can have an effect on the performance of athletes.
The expanded 24-team tournament will now kick-off on June 21 and run through to the final on July 19.

A meeting of the CAF Emergency Committee took the decision on Saturday, with the governing body confirming the shift in a circular sent to its member associations.

According to media reports, a request was made for the move by a number of mainly Muslim North African nations, including Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, who have  already sealed the qualification hurdles.

CAF also confirmed that the draw for the first round pool stage will take place in Cairo on April 12.

Fourteen countries have already booked a finals berth, including first time participants -- Madagascar and Mauritania -- with the remaining 10 places to be decided when the qualification campaign concludes in March.

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