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Nigeria's Kano State Bans Mosque Seclusions

The Kano Emirates Council has placed a ban on this year's Ramadan's Itikaf, seclusion in mosques, a move endorsed by a prominent muslim cleric.

  • Nigeria:   Cleric - Kano's Ban On Itikaf in Order

    Daily Trust, 14 August 2012

    An Abuja based Islamic cleric, Shaykh Muhammad Nur Khalid, yesterday said the ban placed on this year's Ramadaan's Itikaf (seclusion in mosques) by the Kano Emirates Council is in… Read more »

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Abuja mosque.

  • Nigeria:   Mixed Reactions Trail I'itikaf Suspension in Kano

    Daily Trust, 11 August 2012

    Days after the Kano State Emirate Council announced the suspension of i'itikaf (the practice of secluding oneself to a mosque for devotion to acts of worship during the month of… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Goodbye, O Ramadan! (I)

    Daily Trust, 11 August 2012

    We are in the last ten days of Ramadan, and may Allah list us among the forgiven. When this blessed month of devotion eventually ends, we will miss the bounties the Good Lord… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Observing I'tikaf (II)

    Vanguard, 10 August 2012

    Ramadan fast has been prescribed for all Muslims for the development of their souls and to enable them subdue their carnal appetites. Read more »

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