The Muslim Voice, Nigeria

30/06/2025

💥 PHOTO NEWS: The new Akure Community Muslim Women Bright Futures Home

In a landmark move to uplift and support vulnerable children in the Muslim community, the Akure Muslim Women group has officially commissioned Manzilu Mustaqbalin-Nayyir Lil-Muslimaat Bi-Madeenati Akure (Bright Futures’ Home), the first Muslim Crèche and Orphanage Home in Akure, Ondo State.

The historic commissioning ceremony was held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at No. 4, Iwaro Lane, Isolo, Akure.

The event attracted a distinguished gathering of dignitaries and stakeholders from across the region such as the Royal Father of the Day is the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, while the Chief Host is the Grand Imam of Akure Empire, His Eminence, Alhaji Sheikh (Dr.) Abdul-Hakeem Adekunle Yayi-Akorede.

According to the organisers, the initiative is aimed at providing a nurturing and supportive environment for Muslim children, particularly orphans within Akure and its surrounding communities.

The Bright Futures’ Home is expected to serve as a safe haven where children can access care, education, and moral upbringing in line with Islamic values.

Credit: EbonyHeraldNews

📸: Dr. Munirat Ogunlayi

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28/06/2025

💥Aminu Dantata, businessman and philanthropist, dies at 94

Aminu Alhassan Dantata, renowned billionaire businessman, is dead. He was 94-years-old.

Mustapha Junaid, his aide, announced his passing early Saturday.

“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of our beloved father Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata. May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus and forgive his shortcomings. The Janazah details will be shared later insha Allah,” Junaid wrote.

Dantata was commissioner for planning and development in Kano from 1967 to 1972.

It is in the Kano and northern business scene, however, that his name rings a bell. He was the founder of Express Petroleum & Gas Company Ltd and one of the organisers of Jaiz Bank in Nigeria.

The first chancellor of Al-Qalam University in Katsina, Dantata is one of the promoters of the Kano state endowment fund which supports educational initiatives and provides grants to small-scale entrepreneurs in Kano.

Dantata has donated funds to various institutions around Kano. He donated the Alhassan Dantata Haemodyalysis Centre to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.

Source: The Cable

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26/06/2025

💥NAHCON: Update on Return Airlift Schedule: Final Flight Shifted

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) wishes to inform the public, particularly 2025 Hajj pilgrims, their families and stakeholders, that the return leg Hajj airlift operations has improved significantly with carriers securing an increase in slot allocations.

Nigeria’s carriers have since 22nd June been allocated up to seven flights per day at the ratio of 2-2-2-1. The general pace of operations had been slower than anticipated due to post Hajj airspace congestion and flight cancellations for various reasons.

However, despite the increase in slots, the return airlift of pilgrims may not be concluded by June 28th as earlier projected. This may not be possible until Tuesday, 2nd July 2025- approximately six days away, barring any further unforeseen disruptions.

Out of the total 41,668 Nigerian pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, over 27, 316 have already been transported back to Nigeria. This number excludes multitudes that returned to the country through regular flights due to their urgent demands at home.

Of the remaining number of pilgrims, Max Air has 6,019 with aircraft capacity of 1,120 daily having two wide bodied aircraft with 560 seats each.

UMZA Aviation Services is left with 4,850 passengers divided between two aircraft with 484 seats capacity and 312 totaling 796.

FlyNas has 2,480 pilgrims left with a carriage capacity of 819 passengers daily.

Air Peace is left with 1, 635 pilgrims with an aircraft of 315.

NAHCON remains determined to facilitate the earliest possible return for all pilgrims.

Fatima Sanda Usara,
Assistant Director, Information and Publication,
For Chairman/CEO NAHCON

25/06/2025

💥LAGOS AMIR-UL-HAJJ SAYS 2025 HAJJ WAS SUCCESSFUL

… As Last Batch Of 224 Arrives

The Commissioner for Home Affairs and Amir-ul-Hajj, Hon. Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode has described the conduct of the Y2025 Hajj exercise as very successful and hitch-free.

He made the declaration while answering journalists' questions on the arrival of the last batch of 224 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday.

The last batch led by Amir-ul-Hajj left Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 10.08 am Saudi Arabian time aboard a Flynas Airbus XY 9024, which landed in Lagos at 2.15pm Nigerian time.

Speaking about the conduct of the pilgrims, Layode emphasised that all the 1,315 from the State pilgrims exhibited exemplary conduct whilst in the Holy land, stressing that they obeyed all the instructions and guidelines given to them before leaving Nigeria. He described them as worthy Ambassadors of the state and Nigeria in general.

He also expressed his gratitude to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, for their wonderful support to the state pilgrims and all necessary provisions that they made toward ensuring a successful exercise. He particularly mentioned the free and compulsory medical screening sponsored by the Governor and his deputy, saying that the comprehensive screening allowed the state to ascertain their medical status and how to manage them.

He said, "The free medical screening was unprecedented. To the extent that none of our pilgrims had any serious medical challenge, as they were all in good condition of health and medically fit throughout the spiritual journey". He added that pilgrims would be looking forward to such a kind gesture during the next exercise in 2026.

Some of the pilgrims interviewed by the journalists expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Allah, the Governor, his Deputy, Amir-ul-Hajj, and other government functionaries for taking good care of their welfare in the Kingdom. They specifically appreciated the State Government for making the exercise a remarkable experience for them. They also scored the state very high in the area of quality feeding, accommodation, and other aspects of the Hajj rites.

They advised pilgrims intending to perform subsequent Hajj exercises not to hesitate to go with Lagos State, describing the State as the best in Hajj operations.

On his part, the Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin expressed gratitude to God for protecting the pilgrims throughout their stay in Saudi Arabia for the spiritual exercise.

He also commended the pilgrims for their peaceful conduct as well as government officials and other stakeholders for their support, as the 2025 exercise came to a conclusion.

Other government functionaries aboard the flight were the Chairman, Airlifting and Manifest, Hon. AbdulWaheed Lolade Shonibare and Chairman, Bags and Luggage, Alhaji Yusuf Araromi, amongst other officials.

📸: Lagos State Government

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25/06/2025

💥ABŪ SUFYĀN AL-ALMA'EE: PAINFUL LOSS OF YOUNG SCHOLAR

By Ibn Abdillah As-sudaisiy Al-Iloori

The pain of the loss of our noble brother and Ustadh, Sheikh Luqman Solih Al-Alma'ee رحمه الله is glaring in us. It was hard to sleep well. His thoughts kept coming to mind. We can't pretend to be fine but we believe Allāh knows the best for him and us. He owns life and He takes it anytime He wishes and no one can question His decisions. To Him we belong and to Him is our return.

I have been following his page (IAH College) for some years and I usually look forward to his contributions on issues. I never knew we are from the same community until I accompanied my brother and friend, Bar. Ahmad Adetola-Kazeem on a courtesy visit to Sheikh Dr. AbdulFattah Sarumi حفظه الله. During that visit, we had to discuss the situation of the Ummah and the need for gentleness in da'wah. His name was mentioned and we all acknowledged his contributions to the spread of the Sunnah through social media in a balanced manner. That was when Sheikh told me he was a son of the Murdeer of the famous Arabic center behind my family house (Popo Igbonna) popularly known as "Gada Saraki" around Okelele area, Sheikh Saalih. That was the Arabic school attended by many of our Arabic teachers in my area. May Allāh bless them all.

I was very happy to know he was from my area because we need more of his likes. He was one of the few "Ahlus Sunnah" scholars in our community. With his death now, we have lost a golden son and a young promising scholar. May Allāh substitute him with many of his likes and those who would be better than him.

Unfortunately, the most painful thing to me when I got to know of his death yesterday was the fact that I never had the opportunity of meeting him one on one because most of his activities were in Lagos State. I hardly knew whenever he came around. This is why we need to do more in visiting ourselves for the sake of Allāh without any delay. We don't own our lives. I would have loved to meet him, hug and encourage him on his efforts even if it was going to be once. But that is how Allāh want it to be. May Allāh make it easy for us to meet in Al-jannah

Allāh has undoubtedly blessed Abu Sufyān رحمه الله with knowledge and understanding of the religion. His social media page is full of benefits. He was a teacher of Arabic and Islamic Studies with great zeal to impart knowledge on the younger generations. He was also blessed with beautiful presentation. He used to say whatever he knew with wisdom, humility and calmness. He was a defender of the Sunnah and a refuter of people of bid'ah with calmness. He used to control his emotions when refuting a bidah or any evil he notices in the Muslim community. None of the people who he had refuted in the past can claim he was mannerless or abusive in his approach. We have indeed lost an ambassador of Sunnah. Indeed, the death of righteous scholars is a darkness to the world.

Only Allāh knows His true servants but in his presentations, what I used to notice is sincerity (ikhlās). He was a noble flag-bearer of the Sunnah in our society. This is not to praise or over-praise him. It is just to mention a few things we know about him with the hope that Allāh rates him with them and raises His rank before Him. One thing that no one can deny is that he used his knowledge to propagate pristine Islām with clarity as Allāh said in Sūratu Yūsuf:

قُلْ هٰذِهٖ سَبِيْلِيْۤ اَدْعُوْۤا اِلَى اللّٰهِ ۗ عَلٰى بَصِيْرَةٍ اَنَاۡ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِيْ ۗ وَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اَنَاۡ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

"Say, This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him.[Surah Yūsuf: 108]

This verse of the Qur'ān is one of the yardsticks to know the true callers to Allāh's path. They call people to Allāh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and not to themselves. They do not seek fame or worldly rewards with their knowledge. They do not seek to be praised. Despite his young age, our brother, Abu Sufyān has put forth before Allāh the goodness that he was able to afford. We pray Allāh سبحانه وتعالى accept them from him. May Allāh forgive and have mercy on him.

This is a great lesson for all of us too. We should not think we still have time. There is no time, death can come anytime. Let us keep doing whatever we can do in terms of ibādah and purify our intentions from time to time. Allāh says:

يٰۤاَ يُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَلْتَـنْظُرْ نَـفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ ۚ وَا تَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ خَبِيْرٌ بِۢمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ

O you who have believed, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow - and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do. (QS. Al-Hashr: Verse 18)

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25/06/2025

Human beings by nature are programmed to thrive in peace and harmony rather than in conflict and fragmentation. Right from the purported Tower of Babel narrative, conflict entered the human sojourn and has continuously ensued and been sustained under the guise of clash of interest, intersected with renewed features and specs from strength to strength. No civilization, society, community, and communion of man has lived without conflict, yet man cannot survive in isolation. For a problem that has come to stay, we must learn to live by it. Clash of interest is the bedrock of conflict and hence the coinage: no permanent friend and enemy. Alignment of interest sustains unions, and its sway derails the camaraderie, yet nothing meaningful can be achieved without cooperation and teamwork, which is borne out of interest confluence and amalgamation.

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23/06/2025

💥 PHOTO STORY: A trader's shop burned down in Algeria 🇩🇿 where he lost all his life long savings. However, to the surprise of people, rather than screaming about his loss, he requested water, performed Wudu and offered 2 Nafal.
Later he said, if I have to cry, I will cry in front of Allah ﷻ Who has the power to return more than what I lost.
➡️"And seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, it is a burden except for the humble" - Al-Baqarah 2:45
➡️When anything distressed the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, he prayed. - Sunan Abi Dawud 1319.

📸: Life in Saudi Arabia

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22/06/2025

💥PHOTO NEWS: Nigerian pilgrims arriving Lagos, Nigeria from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after completing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.

📸: Taofeek Ibrahim Adeshina

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21/06/2025

💥Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting: 🇸🇦

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia calls for an immediate ending of military operations between Iran and Israel, avoiding escalation, and returning to the negotiating track between Iran and the international community.

21/06/2025

21/06/2025

💥Stunning Night Views of Madinah 🌙✨
The City of Light glows beautifully after sunset 🌃🕌

Peaceful streets, illuminated minarets, and a spiritual serenity that touches the soul 🤍🕋
Madinah at night is truly magical! 🌟💫

📸: Life in Saudi Arabia

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