How Nigeria’s top Islamic clerics reacted to passing of Dr Idris Abdulaziz

Bauchi: Prominent personalities including Muslim clerics in Nigeria have expressed sadness over the passing of Bauchi-based Muslim cleric, Dr Idris Abdulaziz Dutsen Tanshi, who died on Thursday at the age

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Dr Idris Abdulaziz, Muslim cleric who battled ‘blasphemy’ dies at 64

Bauchi: A prominent Nigerian Muslim cleric, Dr Idris Abdulaziz, Imam of the “Dutsen Tanshi Majlis” in Bauchi, died on Thursday after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. The 64-year-old

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GMSA welcomes government’s call for religious freedom in public schools

Accra: The Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA) has welcomed education minister’s call for schools to allow students to freely practice their religions without restrictions. The minister, Haruna Iddrisu made the

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Ahlussunna wal Jama’a chided for overreliance on Saudi Arabia moon sighting

Kumasi: Sheikh Dr Tawfiq Abdul Rahman Kulusey, a Sunni Muslim scholar, has called out the leadership of the Ahlussunna wal Jama’a (ASWAJ) sect for over-relying on moon sighting in the

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President Mahama calls for post-Ramadan reconciliation among Muslims

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Muslims to resolve quarrels and make peace as they celebrate Eid ul-Fitr. After going through a month-long period of Ramadan fasting, he said

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Dr Mustapha Hamid advocates adding Islamic jurisprudence courses to legal education

Accra: Dr Mustapha Hamid, former information minister has advocated teaching Islamic jurisprudence as part of the country’s legal education curriculum. He noted that the teaching of Islamic jurisprudence as either

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More than 50 Myanmar mosques damaged in magnitude 7.7 earthquake

Naypyidaw: More than 50 mosques across Myanmar were damaged when a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country on Friday, the National Unity Government has disclosed. Hundreds of Muslim worshippers are

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Ghana’s Ahlusunnah Wal Jama’a joins Saudi Arabia to mark Eid on Sunday

Accra: The leadership of the Muslim sect, Ahlussunna Wal-Jama’a (ASWAJ), has directed all its regional and district Imams to arrange and observe Eid ul Fitr prayers on Sunday, March 30,

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Official: Ghana to celebrate 2025 Eid ul-Fitr on Monday, March 31

Accra: The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has declared Monday, March 31, 2025, as the official day to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr in Ghana. This follows the inability to

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Saudi Arabia sets Sunday for 2025 Eid ul Fitr

Makkah: The Supreme Court’s crescent committee of Saudi Arabia has affirmed the sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon, marking an end to the 2025 Ramadan fast that lasted for 29

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