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Muslims in Nigeria are predominantly Sunnis of the Maliki school of thought. However, there is a significant Shia minority, primarily in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Osun, Kwara, Yobe and Sokoto states (see Shia in Nigeria). In particular, A 2008 Pew Forum survey on religious diversity identified 5% of Nigerian Muslims as Shia. [5]
Muslim News Nigeria was founded by Rasheed Abubakar, an author, writer and a columnist with The Daily Independent in Lagos, Nigeria. It debuted in August 2018. It was established due to the media reportage of Barrister Firdaus Amasa's Hijab saga and several other cases of under-reporting of news about Islam and Muslims.
A Muslim who would otherwise starve to death is allowed to eat non-halal food if there is no halal food available. [ 14 ] [ 21 ] Several food companies offer halal processed foods and products, including halal foie gras , spring rolls , chicken nuggets , ravioli , lasagna , pizza and baby food . [ 22 ]
The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) is a faith-based, non-profit, and non-governmental organization. It was founded in October 1985 by a group of educated Muslim women. FOMWAN's main focus is the dissemination of Islamic beliefs and the education and empowerment of Muslim women in Nigeria. It is the civil society ...
Nikah means marriage and halala means to make something halal, or permissible. [3] This form of marriage is haram (forbidden) according to the hadith of Islamic prophet Muhammad. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Nikah halala is practiced by a small minority of Muslims, mainly in countries that recognise the triple talaq.
In theory, the sharia legal system and hisbah enforcement apply only to Muslims, but according to the BBC, "in reality, non-Muslims come under pressure to adhere to the hisbah's rulings". In 2020, trucks carrying alcoholic beverages belonging to non-Muslims were destroyed and bars were raided by the hisbah after it accused owners of "corrupt acts".
The allocations reminded many Nigerians of the economic inequality in a country where politicians earn huge salaries while essential workers like […] The post Nigeria’s government budgets for ...
In orthodox Islamic law, jihad is a collective religious obligation on the Muslim community, when the community is endangered or Muslims are subjected to oppression and subjugation. The rules governing such conflicts include not killing women, children or non-combatants, and leaving cultivated or residential areas undamaged.