By Babatunde Jose Although often translated as “patience”, the Arabic word sabr (pronounced sub-ru, akin to the Yoruba word ‘suru) has a broader and deeper meaning than the English...
By Babatunde Jose The history of Nigeria’s politics since the coming into being of the Fourth Republic, like its earlier democratic experiments has shown intractable but...
By Babatunde Jose “Undertake the prayer at the time of the declining sun to the darkness of the night and the morning recitation; for indeed the...
By Babatunde Jose The universe with all its creations, both animate and inanimate, has a flawless design, unique systems, and an ordered balance that provide all...
By Babatunde Jose The end is nigh; those who have ears, let them listen; those who have eyes, look at the signs: We are now in...
By Babatunde Jose Similitude of Life Before Life and Life After Life. The Unbelievers say, “Never to us will come the Hour”: Say, “Nay! But most...
By Babatunde Jose Despite the ongoing quest for solutions to the problem that life is a terminal condition immortality remains a dream—or, as Jorge Luis Borges...
By Babatunde Jose Contentment is a sign of a true believer. By this, we are not saying that those who want to be richer, healthier, more...
By Babatunde Jose “O my sons! Go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah’s soothing Mercy: Truly no...
By Babatunde Jose The 1991 Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Storm is a watershed in the history of the Arab world and its afterburner and attendant...