ON YARIMA’S MARRIEGE
As you said, Ahmad Sani implemented the Shari’a in his state which was misunderstood to be controversial. But the fact remains that Shari’a is neither a source of controversy, nor agitation whatsoever. To the best of my understanding, as well as many others, the declaration of Shari’a that Yarima could not render is political act […]
As you said, Ahmad Sani implemented the Shari’a in his state which was misunderstood to be controversial. But the fact remains that Shari’a is neither a source of controversy, nor agitation whatsoever. To the best of my understanding, as well as many others, the declaration of Shari’a that Yarima could not render is political act of shame. If that is the case, what Yarima did served only as a reminder to the people who have the belief in Shari’a. To this end, I think calling the implementation of Shari’a as agitation or provocation is wrong.
On the other hand, marrying a 13-year-old girl by Yarima is his personal affair. As far as Yarima and religion are concerned, he has done nothing wrong. In fact, the issue is entirely a separate one which has no link with his good deed of Shari’a implementation. It sounds so strange for one to be asked the type of a girl one should go for marriage in terms of age. It is permitted in Islam to marry a girl of even nine years. This was not an exception for prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him. Hence, those who say marrying a 13-year-old girl is child abuse say nothing but their own opinion. Why can’t they instead, make themselves busy to know how many 13-year-old girls are sexually active without marriage across the country?
However, I agree that Yarima can be challenged in the field of politics; for example, on ground of what he left as legacy to the people he ruled.
Thanks, Muhd Abubakar. [email protected]
Dear Brother,
Thank you for your usual incisive and direct article on national and international issues. The above piece was frank and direct, except for a correction to the fact that, vulture meat is not Islamically lawful, for the simple reason that vulture feeds on carcass (Mushe ). The fact that it lays eggs does not make it lawful.
Thank you.
Alhaji Abdussalami M. Yaro, Kano [email protected] Dear Brother
Be positive and neutral when making comments on ISLAM and on your fellow Muslims. The religion of ISLAM is very wide and one need to be very careful. Keep it up.
Bello Attahir. [email protected]
I just read your above titled article in the “Sunday Sun” and “Sunday Trust” newspapers and think it is an appropriate advice for the Lunatico-clownish opportunist in religious garb! However, in just one statement, you swerved the way of most “Northern” Muslim zealots by stating that Muslims are the majority in the North without empirical evidence. I do not believe that all who attend mosques are Muslims, if not, they wont be portraying Islam in such despicable lights; just as not all who attend churches are Christians. I’ll suspend my reading your articles until you speak further on this matter.
Felix Lawani. [email protected]
Malam Garbadeen, you vilify Yarima for posing a major threat to the survival of Nigeria ,by expanding the scope of Sharia. Then you said he became an instant hero among Muslims and gained notoriety everywhere else, meaning among non-Muslims. So, considering your obvious grouse against the man for starting it all (i.e Sharia), to which of these your two identified camps do you think you rightly belong?
Abubakar Shekara. [email protected]
Salaam,
To my own understanding, you are a Muslim, but you don’t know the teaching of Islam. From the authentic hadith, Garbadeen, you know what Yarima did is not against Islam, and you take your pen and started accusing him; please can you wash your hands free if you meet Yarima during the last day?
Mukhtar Zakari. [email protected]
Good day Sir,
I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to you for that piece on Yarima. I cried as I read through because I have been looking forward to seeing a piece that could defend us, our religion and the holy Prophet (PBUH). I thank you so much and will because of you, start buying Sunday Trust every Sundays.
The man only used ISLAM to elevate himself. He will account for it on ‘yao-mal-qiyamat’
RE: ZAINAB MUSA KPEROGI: WE ALL MUST BE STRONG
Ma’salam
May Allah continue to protect you, your family and the Umma.
Kamar, [email protected]
Salaam
As I read your tribute to late Zainab, a lot of things came back to me. Like many other readers, I met Zainab on “femme point” but we became really close after she had her first daughter and shared her experience during pregnancy and as a mother in an article entitled “good to be back”.
Although we communicated often, I remember a particular moment when she called me sounding excited and said Hauwa (her daughter) wanted to say hello; Zainab was just nice. Through her writings, she contributed to women development issues significantly. May her soul rest in perfect peace. Ameen
Hajara Yakubu Wanka, [email protected]
Good day, Mr Garbadeen Mohammed. Please accept my condolences over Kperogi’s sudden death. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. I was a writer for your organisation around that time you started and I was close to Kperogi, Farouk and Isyaku Dikko.
Abbas Gbolade.
May I use this medium to register my condolence to the family, friends, fans and colleagues of Zainab Musa Kperogi. May Allah console us all (Ameen).
I read your article last Sunday June 13, 2010 on late Mrs. Zainab Musa Kperogi and the first sentence there made me to want to share with you some personal experiences.
The first one that struck hard at the ‘epicenter’ of my emotion (as you called it) was the death of my cousin, Iswat. Though I lost my father at an early age of six, I believe I don’t know what loss is at that time, may Allah have mercy on him, forgive his shortcoming and admit him in paradise.
I remembered my husband had come back from work that day and told me Iswat delivered a baby boy. I had jumped up for joy, so excited and promised to visit her the next day. That night as we were watching the local news on TV, there was an obituary announcement of a nurse in the teaching hospital where Iswat and my husband work and he called my attention to it. I only shrugged and said Inalillahi wa Ina Ilahi Raji’un. Since I didn’t know the person, I didn’t feel any pain.
The next morning after the Subhi prayer and recitation of the Quran, I decided to go back to bed as it was a weekend. My husband called me and started this ‘sermon’, but the only thing I could comprehend from all he had said was that Iswat didn’t come out alive after the caesarean section done to bring out her baby. That news hit me so hard, I wept and was inconsolable. I’d remembered my last visit to her in the hospital where she was placed on bed rest before the caesarean section. I was not able to visit her often (as I was pregnant and the saliva won’t stop gathering in my mouth and was practically avoiding the public) and she had sent words through my husband that she was angry with me. I had gone to see her and immediately, I entered the room, I’d asked ‘hope you are not angry with me? And she’d replied ‘I’m angry with you, since all these days,’ feigning anger and subsequently burst into laughter. That was Iswat, lively and friendly even as she battled the pains of being a sickle cell patient.
Death struck the ‘epicenter’ of my emotion again. This time it was Zainab, my friend. My husband and Zainab’s husband were classmates at the medical school and they’ve been friends and this made us friends too.
Few days before her death, she came to my house to surprise me with the new car she bought, but I was not around. I had gone for a colleague’s naming ceremony. I told her on phone that since the next day was a public holiday, I will spend it in her house and true to my words, I had gone there since 8am and didn’t leave until Maghrib. We ‘gisted’ on so many issues, including death. She had told me that she’ll be travelling to Katsina the following week for her niece’s wedding. That was the last I saw of Zainab.
My friend, Zainab, just like Zainab Musa Kperogi traveled with her three children and house help but only her first son came out alive from the accident that claimed the lives of all the passengers of a 505 station wagon commercial vehicle they traveled in. It was the most shocking news I’ve ever received in my life. I found it difficult to believe that the ever amiable and lively Zainab is gone forever. But it’s the truth, Maman Nura, the ever-ready hostess, in whose house you always find a visitor is gone.
These deaths, more than any other, have touched me and have actually made me see the reality of death. Imagine people you have once talked with, dine with, shared with, worked with, lived with, only to be told they are no more. It is only to tell us that one day, we ourselves will be no more. The question we should ask ourselves is, “what have we sent forth for the morrow”? For the only thing that is certain is DEATH.
May Allah in his infinite mercies, console the husband, family, children, friends and colleagues of Zainab Musa Kperogi. May Allah overlook her shortcomings and admit her in paradise (Amin). May He make our own end be at the time He is most pleased with us. (Amin) “For every soul shall taste DEATH”!!
Oyebode Tawakalt, UDUTH Quarters, Sokoto. [email protected]