Shittola

HIS SUFI TENDENCY "Those who remember Allah(always and in prayers), standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth(saying):'Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted are You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of fire." (Qur'an 3:191) It is expedient to unravel the erroneous belief belief of some Muslims on Islamic perception of spirituality. Sufism is a great spiritual current which has its origin in the Shari'ah. Sufism, the anglicised word for Islamic Mysticism, according to Trimingham is a particular method of approach to reality, making use of intuitive and emotional spiritual faculties which are generally dormant and latent unless called into play through training under guidance. Trimingham further corroborates his stance on his definition of a Sufi as "anyone who believes that it is possible t...

HIS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND "Say: 'Are those who know equal to those who know not?' It is only men of understanding who will remember"(Qur'an 39:9) As aforementioned in the previous series that both Shaykh's parents were pagans hence they could not influence their child Islamic wise, also they did not want him to be influenced by western education, so they resorted to taking the young Shaykh to farm. However, this could no longer be sustained consequent upon the death of his father, Shaykh was thus put in the care of his maternal uncle, Mallam Lawal Adegoke, this man was the father of Alhaji Bello Yayi, the current Mufti of Offa. Since this man was a Muslim, he converted the young Shaykh to a  Muslim and renamed him Jimoh(How Yoruba people call Jami'u in those days) Shaykh's sojourn in the acquisition of knowledge started when he was in the care of this uncle. He started learning the recitation of the Qur'an from Mallam Ismail Jeje, the father o...

Who is Shaykh Bulala 2 HIS BIRTH AND PARENTAGE " And peace be on him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he will be raised up to life again(Qur'an19:15)" Often referred to as a home of sweet potatoes in one of her eulogies, the town which is located in the southern senatorial district of Kwara state. Offa is a town founded over 6 centuries ago, the town is remarkable as a home of intellectuals. The occupation of majority of its inhabitants are trading and farming. It is in this town that Shaykh Jami'u Bulala was born. Shaykh's date of birth was shrouded in obscurity. He himself claimed that Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse was Sixteen years older than him i.e 1916 but majority held that he was born in March,1919. It was from his birth that certain mysteries started to occur. For instance he was reported to have laughed on his birthday contrary to what is obtainable with other babies. It was also gathered that he possessed two navels when he was born, b...

Introduction Bulala i.e Horse whip i

CELEBRATING A QUINTESSENTIAL PROF.!!!! The date 22nd February, is among days which I always hold in awe. The reason is not farfetched, it is the day of my mentor, Professor Yasir Quadri. No amount of ineptitude can serve as an excuse of not celebrating my mentor, the encyclopedia islamicus, a disciplinarian primus inter pares. Baba reaches a milestone age today Alhamdu Lillah....... How do I come to know a legend like this? A stern looking grey bearded scholar par excellence! Our paths crossed in 2008 before I was admitted to Unilorin during the course of our Computer Based Test(CBT). Then baba was among supervisors/cordinators at the venue of the test. Behold! I said unto myself, who is this replica of Justice Mustapha Akanbi( Former ICPC boss). Little did I know he will be my academic mentor. Not sooner than later, he was among our lecturers in 100 level with the course title: Zakat. Any student of Islamic Dept in unilorin can attests to the horrendous nature of the course. Though...