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5 Tips to increase your wealth, from The Qur'an and Sunnah 
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EN: While the great ones of the Earth build themselves ‘thrones’ for their own power, God chooses an uncomfortable throne, the cross, from which to reign by giving his life. PT: Enquanto os grandes da Terra constroem "tronos" para o próprio poder, Deus escolhe um trono incômodo, a cruz, a partir do qual reinar dando a vida. ES: Mientras los grandes de la Tierra construyen «tronos» para su propio poder, Dios elige un trono incómodo, la cruz, desde donde reinar dando la vida. IT: Mentre i grandi della Terra si costruiscono “troni” per il proprio potere, Dio sceglie un trono scomodo, la croce, dal quale regnare dando la vita. FR: Alors que les grands de la Terre se construisent des «trônes» pour leur pouvoir, Dieu choisit un trône inconfortable, la croix, de laquelle il règne en donnant la vie. DE: Während die Großen der Erde sich „Throne“ für ihre eigene Macht aufbauen, wählt Gott einen unbequemen Thron, das Kreuz, von dem aus er herrscht und Leben schenkt. PL: Podczas gdy wielcy tego świata stawiają sobie “trony” dla sprawowania władzy, Bóg wybiera tron niewygodny, krzyż, z którego króluje, ofiarując życie. #christtheking #cristorey #cristore

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"My friends and my road-fellows, pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own winepress. Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful. Pity the nation that raises not its voice save when it walks in a funeral, boasts not except among its ruins, and will rebel not save when its neck is laid between the sword and the block. Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpetings, and farewells him with hootings, only to welcome another with trumpetings again. Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation." - Khalil Gibran in The Garden of the Prophet (1933)

Olamide's 'Poverty, Die!' is the jam.

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— Bah-Pna Dahane (@bahpnad) February 25, 2018

If we want a future of prosperity for all, we need to keep our compass pointing toward “true North”, in the direction of authentic values.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 26, 2018

"When given the choice between being right or being kind, chose kind"

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Megachurches - Pros and Cons

Reading list:

Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities ... 

Nigeria's 'megachurches': a hidden pillar of Africa's top economy 

Nigerian pastors 'living like celebrities' in London | TheCable

Holy mammon? Nigerians dominate Forbes list of world's Top 20 richest pastors. Chris Okotie and Mathew Ashimolowo are worth US$10m, TB Joshua US$15m, Chris Oyakhilome US$50m, Ayodele Oritsejafor US$120m, E.A. Adeboye US$130m and David Oyedepo US$150m. pic.twitter.com/KEvuDKk8j6

— James Hall (@hallaboutafrica) January 8, 2018

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If you like words, Pros and Cons are not just the positives and negatives of the matter, they could also refer to professionals vs. confidence artists.  :)

Nigerians confused about Buharinomics should study Islamic principles.

Western finance is Haram.

Wikipedia: Islamic economics

The central features of an Islamic economy are often summarized as: (1) the "behavioral norms and moral foundations" derived from the Quran and Sunnah; (2) collection of Zakat and other Islamic taxes, (3) prohibition of interest (riba) charged on loans.

Advocates of Islamic economics generally describe it as neither socialist nor capitalist, but as a "third way", an ideal mean with none of the drawbacks of the other two systems.

Among the claims made for an Islamic economic system by Islamic activists and revivalists are that the gap between the rich and the poor will be reduced and prosperity enhanced by such means as the discouraging of the hoarding of wealth, taxing wealth (through zakat) but not trade, exposing lenders to risk through Profit sharing and venture capital, discouraging of hoarding of food for speculation, and other sinful activities such as unlawful confiscation of land.

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Meanwhile,
a few ridiculous faithful people have been about the internet explaining the President's economic moves, plans, strategies...