Abdullateef Lanre Abdullahi

The 50 Common Bid'ah (Religious Innovations) Abdullateef Lanre Abdullahi

Bid'ah is one of the most belittled evils in our society. The book,50 Common Bid'ah (Religious Innovations) in our Contemporary World explains the general nature of "bid'ah", its types and implications in the affairs of a Muslim. It discusses the role of bid'ah in the disunity of the Muslim Ummah (Community) and the need to return to Sunnah as practised by the early Muslims.

While the book deals with not less than 50 well-known bid'ah in our contemporary world, the examples and illustrations cited therein focus more on the peculiarity of the Nigerian Muslim community, especially the Northern Nigeria and the entire Yorubaland (South-West, Nigeria). Brief explanation is given regarding each of the bid'ah mentioned with proofs from the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the views of scholars.

This book has answers to mostly asked questions on bid'ah in our society. It is useful to every Muslim home as an antivirus to bid'ah. It will be of great benefit to students of secondary schools and higher institutions who seek to combine Sunnah based Islamic Education with the conventional system. The book will open the eyes of the Muslim elite and the womenfolk to the evils of inexpert "sheikhs" who unfortunately parade themselves scholars of Islam.