Al-Mu’minaat urges women to uphold Islamic values, professional excellence at 30th anniversary

The Abuja chapter of Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has urged Muslim women to remain steadfast in balancing family responsibilities with professional excellence while serving as role models for others. Speaking at a seminar to commemorate the association’s 30th anniversary in Abuja, the FCT Amirah, Hajia Khadijah Odubanjo, said the event formed part of a […]

The Abuja chapter of Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has urged Muslim women to remain steadfast in balancing family responsibilities with professional excellence while serving as role models for others.

Speaking at a seminar to commemorate the association’s 30th anniversary in Abuja, the FCT Amirah, Hajia Khadijah Odubanjo, said the event formed part of a three-month celebration running from August to October across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Abuja, Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa States.

Presenting a paper on “Building a Formidable Home Front”, Hajia Rasheedah Kolawole Bangbala stressed that the family is the nucleus of a stable society.

“A formidable Islamic home is one guided by the Qur’an and Sunnah. Just as a building cannot stand without a foundation, a society cannot thrive without a stable home,” she said.

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She advised families to create spaces for worship, avoid prohibited decorations, and uphold discipline. “The father is the head of the household, the mother nurtures and manages, while children must learn obedience and responsibility. It is bad home training when parents do all the chores while children fold their arms,” she cautioned.

Also speaking, physiotherapist Dr. Rahmat Ibrahim delivered a lecture on “Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle”. She described health as central to both daily living and worship, reminding participants that the body is an amanah (trust).

“You need a strong body to stand in tahajjud and to perform sujood,” she said, urging women to self-assess across seven domains of health: physical, social, emotional, intellectual, environmental, financial, and spiritual.

She added that true health lies in adaptability, noting that one’s needs during Ramadan, Hajj, or at work may differ.

The Abuja seminar is one of several lined up ahead of the grand finale of the anniversary scheduled for Lagos in October.