God does not need eat, Jesus did. God does not sleep, Jesus slept. God does not pray, Jesus prayed. God is independent, Jesus is dependent as he prayed. God is All Knowing, Jesus has limited knowledge and is not all knowing.
Jesus prayed, Muslims pray. Jesus fasted, Muslims fast. Jesus kept a beard and so do Muslim men. We love Jesus (peace be upon him) he is our role model. Even his mother Mary who we Muslims call her as Maryam she wore a scarf, full loose veil which Muslim women wear because both were Muslims.
Jesus (peace be upon him) came with a simple message, to tell his nation to worship One God without any partners. Bible has been edited several times, there are so many versions and contradictions. God sent down another Prophet who was called Muhammad (peace be upon him) he came to mankind not just one nation. This is the last prophet with the last revelation as God said he will protect this book from being altered and changed. This book is the Qur’an till this day it has never been changed or altered.
We invite you to look further and investigate Islam. Islam is not just another religion. It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham. Islam literally means ‘˜submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God. It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone. It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine.
The concept of God is summarised in the Qur’an as: Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him*. [112:1-4]
Becoming a Muslim is not changing or losing your Christian identity. But it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus. Guidance ultimately comes from God. We ask God to guide us and you. God says:
And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, “O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad.” But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, “This is obvious magic.” (Al Qur’an 61 : 6)
I am writing to
protest against an opinion article that appeared Thursday on WAJIR TIMES that
was headlined " Somali and Muslim Community will never forgive Duale if
Security bill is passed". The piece was penned by Mohamed Hillow who
argued, extensively, that the bill was crafted to target the Somalis in the
country. Brainwashing has ended a longtime ago. We now know what is good
for us and what is not. To those politicising the security (amendment) Act 2014
by giving out lame excuses that the law targets Somali and Muslims is not a
well placed argument. If the government sees it appropriate approach to combat
insecurity in the country, then it’s compelled to do all at its discretion to secure the nation. The Media must be controlled, sermons and utterance of churches and mosques must be void of hate and radicalisation, ID cards must be screened and process of issuance must be revised. Border patrol and screening should be well fixed.
I would also recommend the government to review the remuneration of our security personnel to motivate them to bring the worsening situation back to normalcy. Where are we heading to when we are not ready to cooperate with the government? How I wish I was part of the opposition movement in Kenya. Instead of bickering about every other move by the government to arrest the security situation I would have laid down structures to curb the insecurity in the country. Calling for mass protest will never change anything. If anything, why are we not seeing proposed security measures from CORD? Why are they not contributing ideas to the insecurity menace in the country?
Let us dialogue and desist from not name-calling which will not reduce level of terrorism act in Kenya.
insecurity in the country, then it’s compelled to do all at its discretion to secure the nation. The Media must be controlled, sermons and utterance of churches and mosques must be void of hate and radicalisation, ID cards must be screened and process of issuance must be revised. Border patrol and screening should be well fixed.
I would also recommend the government to review the remuneration of our security personnel to motivate them to bring the worsening situation back to normalcy. Where are we heading to when we are not ready to cooperate with the government? How I wish I was part of the opposition movement in Kenya. Instead of bickering about every other move by the government to arrest the security situation I would have laid down structures to curb the insecurity in the country. Calling for mass protest will never change anything. If anything, why are we not seeing proposed security measures from CORD? Why are they not contributing ideas to the insecurity menace in the country?
Let us dialogue and desist from not name-calling which will not reduce level of terrorism act in Kenya.
Quote of Wisdom
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be
wise, many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There
is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool but to know how to use knowledge
is to have wisdom.
The
story of the orphaned boyAn 8-year-old boy lost his mum. He was so sad and depressed. A year after his mother’s demise, his father decided to re-marry. One day the boy's father called him and asked: “Is there any differences between your mother and your step-mother?"
The boy answered “yes" His dad then asked what their difference was.
“My mother used to lie to me by my step-mother doesn’t," the boy innocently replied
“What do you mean”? Surprised, the old asked,
The boy then replied, "When I go to my friend’s house, I usually play rough, and my mum would tell me not to play rough, or else she won’t give me food. When my mum sees that I wasn’t at home at the expected time, she would leave whatever she was doing and come to meet me wherever I was. She would then take me home and give me food. But my step-mother always keeps her word. I have been hungry for the past two days.”
Moral story: No one can take the place of a mother.
Education in 21st century
I have met very few fellows formally educated in English system schools who made significant contribution to their community in Northern Kenya.
Who builds Mosques, orphanages, integrated schools, boreholes and water earthpans in the North? Those who were educated in the Islamic and Arabic schools and those who had little benefit of formal education. Who pays for orphans and finances community projects? Uneducated businesspeople.
What purpose does our education actually serve? It feeds us alright, it provides handouts to our clans alright, it taught us corruption and pilfering alright but it killed both our creativity and our empathy alright. Without those two, one has little vision beyond a suit and a tie.
So we need to dust ourselves and start doing something significant.
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