Islamic Forum of Nigeria
Shawwal (Arabic: شَوَّال, Šawwāl) is the tenth month of the lunar based Islamic calendar.
Shawwāl stems from the verb shāla (شَالَ) to 'lift or carry', generally to take or move things from one place to another, so named because a female camel normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.
Fasting during Shawwāl
Communities are a unique force behind the success of the HIV response
Of the 37.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2018, 79% received testing, 62% received treatment, and 53% had achieved suppression of the HIV virus with reduced risk of infecting others.
Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, Ḏū al-Ḥijjah, IPA: [ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒah]), also spelled Zu al-Hijjah, is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the Ḥajj (Pilgrimage) takes place as well as the Festival of the Sacrifice.
January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
Independence Day (Nigeria)
Independence Day (1 October 1960) is an official national holiday in Nigeria, celebrated on the first of October. It marks Nigeria's proclamation of independence from British rule on 1 October 1960. So for this reason, Nigeria celebrates her independence 1 October every year.
Rabī' al-Awwal (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل, Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal) is the third month in the Islamic calendar.
The name Rabī‘ al-awwal means "the first [month] or beginning of spring", referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.
During this month, many Muslims celebrate Mawlid - the birthday of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Although the exact date is unknown, Sunni Muslims believe the date of birth of Muhammad to have been on the twelfth of this month, whereas Shia Muslims believe him to have been born on the dawn of the seventeenth day.
FUTURE PLANS:
- Establishment of Institute of Islamic Values
- In house capacity building to Council of Traditional Rulers and top Government functionaries
- Step down capacity building to middle ranking Officers at state levels
- Step down training to lower level from the grass root
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
- Conference on the Muslim/Christian mutual relations held at LCCN Jos – 2002