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  • 7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    Eid-al-Adha is just a few days away, and in case you didn’t get the memo, THIS is the big sallah where you’re expected to show up and show off.

    If you’re out there for custom or ready-to-wear abaya styles that’ll have people stopping you with compliments, we suggest picking your inspiration from this list.

    Abaya with embroidered floral applique

    7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    Go for this abaya style if your goal is simplicity but you still want to make heads turn when you show up. It’s also an easy style that wouldn’t stress your Nigerian tailor too much.

    Silk print abaya

    7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    If you’re about your rich aunty energy, then a silk print abaya is worth your coins.

    Ankara abaya 

    Haters will call it boubou, but if you ask a Nigerian tailor, this is their version of a well-tailored abaya style using Ankara fabric.

    Abaya with kimono 

    7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    This works best if you want an abaya style with a hip feel to it. Think about it: abaya and kimono? Surely not your regular degular combo.

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    Tiered abaya 

    Whether double or triple-tiered, this abaya style is a real show stopper. It’s another style that your regular Nigerian tailor can easily recreate after you pick out your preferred fabric.

    Chiffon and rhinestone abaya

    7 Abaya Styles That’ll Take Your Eid Drip from Basic to Slayed AF

    This is the type of abaya style that lands you in the fashion inspiration column of a Muslim lifestyle magazine. Just make sure you ready your coins for this one because it doesn’t come cheap.

    Enjoyed this piece about abaya styles? You should read this next: 9 Things Every Nigerian Muslim Does During Eid

    Adeyinka Odutuyo

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  • 19 Pictures That Perfectly Sum Up Your Ramadan (Number 7 Is the Most Hilarious)

    19 Pictures That Perfectly Sum Up Your Ramadan (Number 7 Is the Most Hilarious)

    1. You’ve been counting down to Ramadan all year and you can finally smell it in the air.

    Time to turn a new leaf.

    2. So you go on serious binge eating of all your cravings.

    That shawarma and White House amala won’t eat themselves.

    3. And get your Ramadan stash.

    Man must prepare for the days ahead.

    4. When the moon sighting wahala starts and you’re not even sure when to begin fasting.

    Can we not do this?

    5. So you jejely wait for the moon sighting announcement in Nigeria.

    Sultan of Sokoto, wyd?

    6. And you start blocking all those accounts that make you sin.

    Mufti mode activated.

    7. Including anybody that tweets about anything that looks like food.

    https://twitter.com/NoLaughingMata/status/739424714364473345
    Have you seen their food posts? God!

    8. Realising you can’t have coffee or your usual morning snacks.

    My chest, or rather, my stomach.

    9. But you can’t afford to miss Sahur so you set all the alarms in life.

    My body is ready.

    10. You eat everything you see including anyone that thinks you’re eating too much.

    Food must not waste.

    11. When someone insults your daddy but you can’t slander them.

    The Lord is testing me.

    12. When you realise you can’t blame your sins on shaytan this month.

    Hay God!

    13. When someone says something funny but you can’t be wasting energy for ordinary laughter..

    I’ll laugh when I see food at Iftar.

    14. When that annoying non-Muslim colleague asks why you can’t drink water.

    Just look at this one.

    15. When your body is only half ready for Taraweeh.

    Those long Surahs.

    16. How you wait for Iftar after fasting all day.

    The struggle is real.

    17. Because you’re ready to eat like never before.

    https://twitter.com/CertifiedBaghi/status/611498243852214272
    My phone looks like meat-pie right now.

    18. When you know you’ll have peace of mind for the next 30 days.

    Bye bye, Shaytan!

    19. How the entire Muslim Ummah looks when Ramadan starts.

    All happy and Masha Allah.

    Maryam

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  • 15 Things Nigerian Muslims Are Definitely Tired Of Hearing

    15 Things Nigerian Muslims Are Definitely Tired Of Hearing

    1. “You don’t look like a Muslim”

    Oshay spotter of genuine Muslims.

    2. “You’re not like those Muslims, you’re different?”

    Let’s have some sense please.

    3. “Why haven’t you people tried to stop Boko Haram”

    Okay, wait let me call them on my phone.

    4. “You look hungry, can’t you just skip a day during Ramadan?”

    Is it your hunger?

    5. “Don’t you feel somehow being a Muslim”

    Your face is somehow.

    6. “You’re too fine to be Muslim”

    So all Muslims are ugly?

    7. “All of you are kuku terrorists”

    Clap for yourself.

    8. “Your beard makes you look like a Boko Haram terrorist”

    Okay, I can steal your girl sha.

    9. “Pork is sweet, you should try it”

    Really bruhh?

    10. “Do you shower with your hijab”

    Yes na, I glued it to my head.

    11. “When is your Christmas?”

    When did they make Christmas a double holiday?

    12. “Muslims want to take over Nigeria with Islamic Banking”

    Your olodo is showing sha.

    13. “Igbo/Yoruba people aren’t real Muslims”

    Are you serious?

    14. “What’s your English name?”

    When did that become a thing?

    15. “When will you go to Mecca and buy Jalabiya for me?”

    Are you going to pay for my ticket though?

    Maryam

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  • 13 Ramadan Hacks You Should Totally Try Out

    13 Ramadan Hacks You Should Totally Try Out
    PS: These hacks will not prevent you from getting hungry! Oya let’s begin.

    1. Do NOT miss Sahur.

    Because if you do, you’re playing yourself and punishing your body.

    2. Prepare your Sahur the night before.

    So you won’t go through the stress of cooking early in the morning.

    3. Going to bed early is the key to success.

    Simply so you can be up early for Sahur and prayers.

    4. Instead of sleeping all day, try to read and keep yourself active.

    It’s not easy really, but sleeping through the day will only cause more weakness.

    5. Hydrate like there’s no tomorrow.

    Drink lots of water especially after Iftar. This will help prevent dehydration and make you feel less thirsty.

    6. Avoid sugary foods and drinks.

    Potassium-rich foods (banana, fish, potatoes, etc) are preferable because they retain water and will keep you full for a while.

    7. Not every time Eba, sometimes Kunu and Akara.

    If you think Eba will sit in your tummy from Sahur till Iftar, you’re on a long thing. Eba isn’t made for Sahur abeg, unless you don’t mind being constipated all day.

    8. Try not to overeat at Iftar so you can pray Taraweeh easily.

    More like, so you can Ruku properly during Taraweeh.

    9. Not every time clap back, sometimes unlook.

    Imagine getting riled up while your stomach is grumbling. Stress abi? The block button on your social media pages isn’t for jokes sha. Just, saying.

    10. It’s never too late to set goals.

    Write a daily list of things you want to achieve during the month and work towards them. You’ll be too busy working on them to count down to Iftar.

    11. Coconut oil is here for you.

    Coconut oil is life! After brushing and you still feel your fasting breathe hanging in the air, rinse your mouth with a little coconut oil. PS: Rinse, not drink oh!

    12. Start off your Iftar with dates and something warm.

    A warm cup of tea is just perfect to prepare your stomach for what’s coming next.

    13. Learn how to cook a new dish.

    Instead of moping at the clock, learning to cook something different at Iftar makes time fly faster than you can imagine.

    Maryam

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  • QUIZ: Can We Guess What You’re Having For Iftar?

    QUIZ: Can We Guess What You’re Having For Iftar?



    Maryam

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  • 14 Pictures That Are Too Accurate For Nigerians That Grew Up In The Mosque

    14 Pictures That Are Too Accurate For Nigerians That Grew Up In The Mosque

    1. The second set of alphabets you ever learned.

    The good days!

    2. When you have to go to Madrasah every other day of the week.

    Can’t I just play with my friends?

    3. When they share cabin biscuits and sweets at Madrasah.

    Yass!

    4. When your parents make you leave the house for Jumah 2 hours earlier.

    Na wa o! We’re not the Imams of the mosque na.

    5. When the sermon gets really boring.

    I’m sleep abeg.

    6. Your parents, when they catch you sleeping during the sermon.

    Don’t be stupid.

    7. When the older people at the mosque chase you and your friends to the back for being too playful.

    Someone can’t play with you people again.

    8. When you get home and they ask you what you learnt from the sermon.

    It’s not good to tell lies…

    9. You, when you realise you have to attend Asalatu on Sundays.

    Stress.

    10. When you have to leave your house early on Sunday because Asalatu starts at 8am.

    Someone can’t even sleep on Sunday again.

    11. When the Imam says there’s special prayer after the program.

    All these prayers never do una?

    12. When you have to attend Tahajjud and you’ll have to stay up all night.

    But I want to sleep na.

    13. When you realise you don’t have to fast all through Ramadan.

    Awesome!

    14. How you and your squad turn up on Eid day.

    It’s lit!

    Maryam

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  • 11 Pictures Every Nigerian Who Grew Up Muslim Will Totally Relate To

    11 Pictures Every Nigerian Who Grew Up Muslim Will Totally Relate To
    From running away from Islamiyya to having a completely random Christmas day, these are 11 of the things Nigerian Muslims experienced while growing up.

    1. When your parents make you go to Islamiyya (Ile kewu) every other day of the week.

    Hay God! All those default knocks and slaps.

    2. How the Mallam slaps you when your recitation goes wrong.

    Again!!!

    3. Pinching and making faces at your friends in the mosque while the older ones pray.

    I see you, my guy!

    4. Having to fast till 3pm during Ramadan because you were too small to fast till 7.

    Yass!

    5. When you secretly swallow water when making ablution during Ramadan.

    I can’t come and die please.

    6. When they say “close your eyes for prayer” in school and you shine your eyes like…

    I’m just observing.

    7. When people ask for your English name after you told them your Muslim name.

    I just told you my name, wyd?

    8. When you say “Aamin” instead of Amen and everyone around is like..

    What are you saying please?

    9. Turning up on Eid day in your hottest baffs with the squad.

    What’s an Eid outfit without these coloured sunshades?

    10. When you receive Sallah money from your generous uncles.

    And you plan how to spend your several 20 naira notes.

    11. You, when all your mates are talking about Father Christmas.

    Err, why do you guys sit on his laps?

    Maryam

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  • 14 Things Nigerian Muslims Can Relate To

    1. Forgetting what raka’ah you’re on during salat.

    Second or third one..Chaiii!

    2. When people ask you why you make your hair if you’re going to cover it.

    All hair should be groomed abeg!

    3. Being on the look out for pork in food ingredients like..

    Is it Halal?

    4. Losing your slippers at the Mosque.

    What’s all this now?

    5. Having to hunt for your slippers after Jummah.

    Let the hunt begin!

    6. Trying to figure out the Qibla when you are at new place.

    Ham so confuse.

    7. When people say “Muslims are terrorists”.

    Seriously?

    8. When Yaba market traders call you saying “Heys! Boko Haram”.

    It’s like you’re not balanced upstairs.

    9. When people insist you’re Hausa because you’re Muslim.

    Sorry oh, tribal prefect.

    10. Having to reject food during Ramadan.

    I’m not crying, sand entered my eye.

    11. How people look at you when you’re making ablution in a public restroom.

    Ehn Ehn? What’s this one doing?

    12. Fitting your schedule into Salat times.

    Is it 2 pm yet?

    13. When you fart during the last rakah.

    *sheds uncontrollable tears*

    14. When your Adhan notification goes off at a public place.

    Awks!

    Maryam

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  • 10 Things That Are Too Real For Every Nigerian Muslim During Christmas

    10 Things That Are Too Real For Every Nigerian Muslim During Christmas

    1. When you tell people you don’t celebrate Christmas they be like

    What type of childhood did you have?

    2. When you say you still believe in Jesus though

    Is that a thing?

    3. You, as a child when you watched other kids wearing their fine clothes on Christmas day

    I’ll have my revenge during Eid.

    4. When people expect you to know every Christmas carol

    Really?

    5. When others are getting into the Christmas mood

    why are you people so happy all of a sudden?

    6. Preparing for all the awesome events during the period like

    My body is ready!

    7. When your boss wants you to work during the holidays because you don’t celebrate Christmas

    Let’s not be unfortunate please.

    8. While others are getting turned up on the 25th

    Wake me up on the 27th.

    9. You, plotting graphs on how to devour all the plates of jollof you will receive

    10. When the food finally arrives with big pieces of chicken

    You guys are the MVP sha.

    Maryam

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