19/04/2026
In Yorubaland, Muslims Will Live, Sharia Will Stand, and the Sultan Remains the Leader
This world we live in, Nigeria in particular is not an accident. It is a creation of God Almighty, Allah. And every product has a maker; every creation has an Owner. When a company manufactures a product, it does not release it without a manual. The manual explains how the product should be used, maintained, and protected so that it can serve its purpose effectively.
Shariah is that manual. It is Allah’s guidance for human life, covering faith, morality, justice, family, economics, and peaceful coexistence. It is not a foreign imposition; it is divine instruction. To reject it without understanding is not courage, it is ignorance. To hate it because of hatred for Muslims or Islam is not reason, it is prejudice.
Many critics speak loudly about Shariah without knowing what it truly represents. Shariah is not an instrument of oppression; it is a framework of justice, responsibility, mercy, and order. It regulates life the same way traffic laws regulate the road so that everyone can move safely without collision.
In Yorubaland, the truth is, no one is forcing Shariah on anyone. This fact must be stated clearly and honestly. Shariah applies only to Muslims who willingly submit to it. It is not imposed on Christians, traditional worshippers, or anyone else. In fact, its operation is already recognized within Nigeria’s constitutional framework, particularly in matters of personal law.
Therefore, when some people declare that “Shariah will not survive on Yoruba soil,” they are denying reality. That statement is like attempting to abort a baby that has already been born. Shariah is alive. It is practiced. It is protected by law. And it is sustained by the faith of millions of Yoruba Muslims.
In Yorubaland, Muslims are not strangers. We are not guests. We are indigenous, rooted, and historically present. Our mosques, scholars, traditions, and institutions have existed for centuries. Islam did not arrive yesterday, and it is not leaving tomorrow.
Also, Within Islam, leadership is defined, not by ethnicity, not by region, but by the unity of the Ummah. The Sultan of Sokoto is historically and religiously recognized as the leader of Muslims in Nigeria. This is not a political invention; it is an Islamic reality grounded in history, scholarship, and consensus.
Being Yoruba does not erase Islamic brotherhood. A Yoruba Muslim does not stop being Yoruba but Islam binds him to a wider Ummah. Loyalty to faith does not cancel cultural identity; rather, it purifies and strengthens it.
We need to understand that peaceful coexistence is possible only when truth is respected, rights are acknowledged, and ignorance gives way to understanding. The sooner we accept this, the stronger and more united our society will be.
So Whether people like it or not, the truth remains firm: Muslims will live in Yorubaland, Shariah will remain, the Sultan will continue to be the leader of Nigerian Muslims. This is not a threat. It is not aggression. It is simply reality.
~ The GRAND M***I of Yorubaland
