A DUA FOR ALL

“Oh Allah, we come before you today to ask for your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance,

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values,

We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of your word and called it PLURALISM,

We have rejected the Holy Quran and called it BORING(I wonder why people think it’s boring because many people have actually confessed that it’s the most interesting thing they have read in a long time)

We have exploited the poor and called it LOTTERY,

We have rewarded laziness and called it WELFARE,

We have killed our unborn and called it CHOICE,

We have killed innocent men and called it JUSTICE,
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem,

We have abuse power and called it politics,

We have coveted our neighbors possessions and called it Ambition,

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,

We have ridiculed the honored values of our beloved prophets and called it enlightenment and Modernity (this is 21st century wake up!)

Search us Oh Allah and know our hearts today, forgive us and cleanse us from every sin and set us free.

Oh Allah we are just humans and prone to mistakes.

Forgive us and have mercy on us!!

Ameen thuma ameen

Seven plans to make before you graduate

By this time next year, insh AllAH every one of us would have graduated but wait people, seriously what are we going to do when we graduate? I wonder because unemployment is excessively high and Visa Abroad to Europe is getting tougher to get.
Everyday am faced with stories (sad ones) of graduating students with so many tales of unemployment and poor remuneration. You would all agree with me that after almost five years in university (LASU) for that matter, not getting a well-paid job can be quite frustrating. Therefore, i came up with this note overnight trying to proffer solutions.
I pray this help a little.

1. The first is drawing up a plan “don’t forget he who fails to plan, plans to fail”

We should draw up a plan of what to do, where to work and probably structure our lives to follow this plan. Between these plans should be made carefully, don’t forget you are planning for your FUTURE!!!!

2. Reshuffling our cabinet of friends (don’t forget friends can either make or mar you)

3. Working hard to graduate with the best grade. First class is not a bad idea at all, but if not achievable we can strive towards second class upper. We all know that jobs nowadays are getting tougher and much more competitive so we should try and get good grades to give us an edge over others. May Allah make it easy. Ameen!

4. Working with professionals on the field, volunteering or interning in organisations that will broaden our horizon of knowledge, add colour to our CV’s and of course connect with people in the field.
Also getting a professional certificates like APCON, NIJ or FRCN training school which is far more cheaper than the other professional certificates and also it is well respected in the mass communication circle.

5. Improve your relationship with people, be kind to people, smile to people, make friends with people of different backgrounds, race, color, tribe and religion and perhaps age (who says an older person is old school! They are way smarter than our generation)

6. Getting yourself a profitable venture that will generate money for you so that you will not have to depend on scholarships, begging from family members etc. in my class I respect guys like Adekoya Dare who have made it big through his brand “Bizzy Brain”. Raphael who has made it from editing pictures and designing. Bee Kay from Makeover and so many other inspiring people in our class.
Between also save for the raining days because economic meltdown is way still manifesting in our country.
7. In addition, I guess the final thing but most importantly is putting God first in everything you do and making prayers at all times and giving Gratitude to Almighty Allah at all times.

MAKE PLANS B4 ITS TOO LATE

OH SISTERS

As I head into the busy Town,
To get some dresses and some flowing Gown.
Highbrow raised as I passed,
At the length of my Niqab, they think am archaic and past.

I felt very Bad
Why would people make me feel sad
Am reducing my NiQab to Hijab
I bet people wud love and accept me in that GaB.

As I passed the town square the square the next Day
OMG, look at this pretty girl from the other day
I was Happy that they recognised me as pretty,
She would have been more prettier if she dressed "westernly witty"

The next day came again, I wore my Hijab the western way.
They screamed, OH MY you should probably take off your Hijab anyway.
You would look more beautiful,
There is no difference anyway u aint covering Body Full.

So I went out the next Day, removing my HIjab,
Telling myself "SHEBI I tie Scarf"
Aint I covering my hair like the media dictates,
It doesnt matter if I use niqab or hijab anyway.

As I stepped out that day,
I had a fatal accident on my way
Am about to die, I know that for sure
I begin to ponder on my deeds that I have done.

I left islam bit by bit because I was going people's way
Forgetting and abandoning Allah's way.
Now I regret this with every fiber of my being
Why did I do this to myself just to please human BeingS.

Oh my sisters still Alive
You dont have to please people to arrive.
Please follow Almighty Allah (SWT) only and follow his orders strictly,
And you shall be victorious in this life and in the hereafter Truly.