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God’s love(Half way there)
You know, she loved before. At that time she thought it was the most beautiful feeling ever. And it was. Or at least she thought it was. To have that one person she could share her thoughts with, That one person she could fall back on when things were not going well. That one person…
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The Locust Beans Embarrassment
Locust beans also known as Iru or Dawa Dawa amongst certain West Africans is a type of seasoning or condiment used in stews or soups. No one can deny the importance and difference it makes when used in making soups like ‘Efo riro’ and ‘Egusi’. However, while most might disagree, for me, the smell isn’t…
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Forming Attachments Other than Allah
I came across this on twitter the other day and it really got me thinking. It was like the answer to everything happening around me. Subhanallah! If you dig deep you will understand. The problems we all face today is mostly caused by this. We turn away from him, form attachments with things unrelated to…
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Wake up Call
The way people die nowadays is really scary. I mean you could be laughing with someone the night before, and wake up the next morning to hear about the person’s demise. Wallah, this is some wake up call!. And we are all still so blinded by this worldly life to even realize it. It’s not…
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RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
Comfortably sitting in my corner of the room as the new intern, I listened interestingly to the conversations going on around me, and one caught my attention, it was the issue of Religious intolerance going on nowadays. It was my first official day at the media company where I planned to undergo my one month…
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Why Do You Cover Your Hair?
“Why do you cover your hair”? When a non-Muslim or even a Muslim who isn’t practicing asks me this question, I just look at them and say ‘I cover my hair because I am a Muslim”. They never get satisfied with this reply, so they ask further “But I know a lot of Muslim girls that do not cover their hair”… I…