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 Salām Alaykum!       I listened to a radio programme in Ilorin  this Tuesday evening and the anchor of the programme reported that the world celebrated _hijāb_ day last week. It was a surprise to me because I was not aware of the celebration. Nothing indicated that some thing was being celebrated. I then asked why the celebration? Should _hijāb_ be celebrated just on one day only? Is it not worn by many Muslim women every day ? I continued to ask questions on the need or otherwise for the celebration.  My search for the motives of its organisers reveals that they do it to "recognise the millions of Muslim women world wide who choose to wear the _hijāb_ ." Its organisers say " On February 1, every year, since 2013, World Hijāb Day is celebrated across the globe to dismantle the prejudices that come with _hijāb_ . An open invitation is sent to women of all faiths to wear head scarves for one day in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide."  The president and founder o

 Salām alaykum,        Power is transient, it is transitory, it is temporary. It is never permanent. Power does not belong to any mortal that will die any time. It belongs to Allah and to Him alone the Immortal, the Permanent, the Eternal. Allah bestows power on whomever He likes. He snatches it from whomever He likes (Q3:26). All powers belong to Him and Him alone (Q35:10 & 4:139). Whoever covets it should seek it from Allah. It is He alone that can grant it to anyone He likes, and allows it to remain with the individual for a specific period before it is withdrawn from him.   When a Muslim realises the transient nature of power, he is at peace with Allah and with himself. He does not plan to remain in power for ever. He is always conscious that it can be taken away from him at any time. He knows that he may even die before the expiration of his official term. A Muslim who knows the nature of power and accepts its reality will not have hypertension, he will not be afraid of leavin