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Founder, Imam ABDULLAH ‘GBADE AKINBODE
Imam ‘Abdullah’ Gbade Akinbode is a prime Islamic cleric and scholar. He has been round for the previous 46 years contributing lots to the propagation of Islam utilizing totally different platforms to showcase the fantastic thing about the faith. At one time he was a trainer of Islamic Research earlier than he pioneered the employment of music for Da’wah amongst youths of Muslim College students Society of Nigeria in Lagos State within the 80’s.
Imam Akingbode was born in Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria. He attended Ahmadiyyah Grammar College Ibadan the place he had his secondary college training. The well-read cleric bagged his Bachelor in Islamic Schooling and Grasp’s diploma in Worldwide Regulation and Diplomacy on the College of Lagos, Nigeria.
When the necessity arose for Nigerian Muslims to answer the specter of conversion of Muslims to Pentecostal Christianity, Imam ‘Abdullah Akinbode teamed up with different progressively minded individuals to ascertain Nasru-l-lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT), a prayer group in March 1995. For nearly 20 years, he was the Non secular Head and Chief Missionary of this quickest rising Muslim Organisation in South West Nigeria. In Could, 2017 he inaugurated a brand new platform for his Da’wah effort which he named Jama’atu Ahli Llahi (Society of Individuals of Allah, Within the Reason for Allah) with the acronym Jamahliy “My Magnificence”. Since institution of the fordable society 7 12 months, JAMAHLIY has loved large goodwill and reception from Nigerian Muslims each dwelling and overseas.
The society holds weekly programmes throughout the premises of MITV within the intellectual Alausa axis of Ikeja, Lagos State. Each Sunday, the society often witnesses a big crowd of believers, a lot of who got here from far and close to flock the centre to take part of their prayer periods. It’s a place the place prayers are answered.
Few days in the past, Metropolis Individuals Writer, SEYE KEHINDE and his reporter, JAMIU ABUBAKAR (08085185886) held an unique however incisive interview with Imam Akinbode. We obtained him to speak about his newly fashioned society, how he has been operating it since inception and what makes it a stand out organisation. Learn and revel in!
We noticed you gave out scholarships to some younger individuals originally of as we speak’s programme. Is that what you do every so often?
From the start of my life, I’ve all the time been supporting something that’s achieved looking for studying, training. Even after I was in NASFAT, I did fund scholarships to larger Establishments unknown to the individuals. I give personal scholarships to individuals even as much as Ph. D stage. I don’t need to point out names. I feel that’s the neatest thing I ought to do. If I’m educated, I ought to give different individuals life and that’s by educating them. And that’s what we’re doing right here. The indigent who couldn’t afford to go to additional tutorial lessons to write down JAMB, we manage free JAMB lessons, and tutorials for these in SS1, SS2 and SS3. We make use of certified academics and we pay them effectively. Even nearly all of the academics are Christians they usually have been very supportive. We even have Christians becoming a member of the JAMB class. There’s a man who’s a Catholic that attended our JAMB class and he made it. Each one among our college students scored effectively above 200. It offers me pleasure after I see younger ones having the chance to develop . My members are all the time supporting me.
The final Ramadan coincides with the lent quick of the Christians, what’s the significance of each religion fasting in the identical interval?
Thanks belongs to God. You recognize Muslims fasting has to go alongside the moon sighting. If it coincides with that of the Christians, so we have fun collectively. The extra, the merrier. So when the Christians are doing their very own, the Muslims are doing our personal and the Jews are equally doing their very own. I see that as unification of servitude to God happening on the identical time on this universe and world village.
What makes society distinctive from different societies round? What are the belongings you do in another way?
Fixed remembrance of God and training. We cherish educating each other and as you possibly can see; after the congregational prayer, you possibly can see members sitting in small teams. They’re studying. There’s no age barrier. If it’s a 1000 kilometers journey, you begin it by taking a step. On this society, I make studying a should for each member. You study your scripture. You will need to be capable to learn, to grasp, to execute and to interpret. It’s not only a society the place you come, pray alone and depart. You’re employed and your work is studying and supporting individuals. We’ve got an empowerment crew. Girls empower themselves; they prepare individuals. They’ve a committee who’re working for the betterment of humanity. The youths are additionally doing their very own. As you possibly can see, they’re having their conferences over there. After the assembly, they may begin their class. They search a greater future for themselves.
We’ve got identified you for some time as a easy and really humble man. What explains this?
It’s the hand work of God. The prophet is easy and all his companions have been easy however strict to the unruly. They have been easy to the meek. I’ve the opposite high quality in me; I’m very strict to the unruly and to the lazy ones. In case you are not able to study, you aren’t a part of me. That’s if you see the opposite aspect of me. However ordinarily in the actual platform of life, we must always see ourselves as belonging to 1 household.
How do you are feeling when members of your society give testimonies after following your tips?
They do come again and recognize it they usually give me braveness to maintain doing the job. They pay attention and do precisely what I inform them to do. With the way in which I direct them, they’re all the time cooperative and they’re all the time prepared to stick to my directions. And no matter I forbid them from doing, they struggle as a lot as attainable to desert it. That’s the signal of excellent hope. I get pleasure from it and they’re having fun with it too.
With the current state of affairs in Nigeria, do you see gentle on the finish of the tunnel?
Sure. It’s a scientific regulation; to each motion, there’s consequence. In the event you put up good actions, good penalties will come. All the issues we’ve are on account of good insurance policies and misinterpretation of the insurance policies. In case you have a misunderstanding of insurance policies or misappropriation of insurance policies, positively, we’d fall into wrongfulness. However when you could have insurance policies which might be excellent structurally and economically and also you pursue it to the latter with none interference from any quarter, positively, you’ll succeed. There can’t be acquire with out ache. Labour is painful. There can’t be childbirth with out going by labour. Labour is painful however after the ache, you could have reduction. Such is the similitude of governing a nation. Sure, we may very well be in hardship however the hardship won’t be eternally. We may very well be in a stage the place everyone feels that we’re in perpetual darkness however when small rays of sunshine have the prospect to penetrate, it would develop and instantly the darkness will fade out. I see Nigeria as an incredible nation, it’s only a matter of time and our preparedness for an excellent factor. If we’re not ready, we’ll proceed to be in a state of mess but when we’re ready issues will change for the higher. Nigeria will turn out to be nice. It’s not inconceivable to have issues alongside the road however but you probably have issues, understudy your issues and also you make makes an attempt to type it out. Once you type it out, it results in motion and the tip outcome will likely be success.
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