Femi Abbas

By Femi Abbas“Here is the period, in human life, about which we had been carefully admonished through the words of Ubayyi Bn Ka‘b and those of Abdullah Bn Mas‘ud.Here is the predicted era in which the truth (as foretold), would be…

By Femi AbbasMonologueLast Tuesday, July 20, 2021, was Eidul-Adha day of year 1442 AH throughout the world. The Arabic word Eid means a festival of joy and festivities in Islam which reminds the religious ancestry of Prophet Ibrahim’s…

By Femi Abbas“Do you not see how Allah has set forth a parable of a meaningful ‘WORD’ like a fruitful tree which roots are firmly planted in the fertile yoke of the earth while its lofty stem carries its sprouting foliages magnificently…

By Femi Abbas“Do you not see how Allah has set forth a parable of a meaningful ‘WORD’ like a fruitful tree which roots are firmly planted in the fertile yoke of the earth while its lofty stem carries its sprouting foliages magnificently…

By Femi Abbas “No sensible human being ever restricts his itinerary to a particular habitat; to keep moving, by migrating from place to place, is the secret of human progress....”. (By an Arab Poet)MonologueToday, ‘The Message’ column…

By Femi AbbasPreambleDear Ramadan,In the name of the Almighty Allah and with His mercy and blessings, which you brought to us, recently, we salute you. For 30 days, in the month of Ramadan, you were our special guest. And, with your…

By Femi AbbasEmail:femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122697498 (Text only)PreambleThe similitude of Ramadan, among the five pillars of Islam, is like that of a faculty with many departments in the University of life. Its template for…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498Preamble For everything that has a beginning in the life of man, there must be an end with a climax as well as an anti-climax. The climax of Ramadan fast is LaylatulQadr…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only)Like any aspect of human life, Ramadan is a test which every Muslim should endeavour to pass. Without waiting to be asked, a good Muslim must be able to sincerely…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122697498Linguistically, the Arabic word Zakah simply means purity. But semantically, it means the spiritual purification of wealth in one’s possession which some other people are not…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122897498 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…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122897498As from today, the 21st day of Ramadan in 1442 AH, many Muslims, around the world, will start secluding themselves in Mosques or exclusive houses.The Arabic word I‘tikaf…

By Femi AbbasE-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122697498 (Text only)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…

By Femi AbbasE-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122697498 (Text only) 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…

By Femi AbbasE-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only)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…

By Femi Abbase-mail: femabbas756@gmail.comTel: 08122697498 (Text only) Islam and Muslims are like Siamese twins or even like the snail and its shell. None of them can survive without being in the company of the…

By Femi AbbasE-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08115708536 (Text only)PREAMBLEIt 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…

Femi AbbasMonologuePromise is a debt. Its fulfilment or non-fulfilment is a silhouette through which the true identity of its maker can be easily deciphered.Last week, a conspicuous figure of ‘ALERT!’ was posted to draw the attention…

Femi AbbasMonologueThe ongoing raging calamities in form of terrorism, banditry, armed robbery and serial rape in Nigeria, today, are cultivating a variety of focuses, ironically, from the agents of the Lucifer, who are clandestinely…

By Femi Abbas“Say oh Allah! You are the Lord of all dominions; You give dominion to whoever You wish and withdraw dominion from whoever You wish; Your power over everything is unquestionable….” Q. 3: 26-27MonologueThis article is a…

Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the #EndSARS protesters' attacks unleashed on the Muslims living in the Southeast and South-South.While condemning this in a statement signed by the Council's Chairman, Media…

By Femi AbbasMonologueIt should not be strange to readers of ‘The Message’ that this column is coming up, today, with such a memorable title as presented here. A newspaper columnist, who is also a veteran Journalist, is like a human…

By Femi AbbasIt may not be strange to say that the similitude of Islam and Muslims is like that of a snail and its shell. They share a common destiny and remain as inseparable as the sun and its beaming rays. None of them can afford to…

PreambleDear Muslim Parents,This is not a parents/teachers association meeting in which new school fees or new calendar year is to be discussed. It is rather a meeting of positive and constructive minds over one of the most…

This article ought to have been published at the beginning of this year’s Ramadan. But an oversight as a human factor set in as a cause of delay. However, it is still very much relevant even at this stage. Here it goes:One of the most…

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 display the roles of wives and mothers as well as…

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 first ten days during which the blessings of Allah…

Whenever Ramadan comes around every year, many Muslims perceive it from economic, social and psychological perspectives alone. They hardly note the practical lessons of this sacred month beyond those scopes. Such limited perception of…

“We shall surely test you with something of fear and hunger as well as loss of lives and wealth and fruits, but give good tidings (of hope) to the patient ones. Those who, when afflicted by a calamity (like COVID-19), will say: “we are all…