{"id":20471,"date":"2026-02-25T19:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=20471"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:04:01","slug":"photo-news-faces-at-the-5th-annual-sound-sultan-ramadan-lecture-iftar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/photo-news-faces-at-the-5th-annual-sound-sultan-ramadan-lecture-iftar\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo News: Faces at the 5th Annual Sound Sultan Ramadan Lecture\/Iftar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/187a5ae6-7e23-4e22-95e8-17495d109b2e.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nFaces at the 5th Annual Sound Sultan Ramadan Lecture\/Iftar organised by The Temple Company in memory of the late artiste, held at its corporate headquarters on Abimbola Awoniyi Close, off Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20477 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c60efea0-d9b8-4d56-9b10-12d4e7d17189-640x427.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Missioner of <a href=\"chatgpt:\/\/generic-entity?number=0\">Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria<\/a>, Imam <a href=\"chatgpt:\/\/generic-entity?number=1\">Abdulrahman Ahmad<\/a>, who was the guest speaker at the event, reminded the faithful that they will give an account of all their deeds before Allah in the Hereafter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20478 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/60ee1ceb-9f53-4703-b22b-61f341327128-640x427.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also cautioned some Muslims to stop observing solat (prayer) merely as a routine exercise, stressing that it should serve as a means to reconnect with and refocus their lives on Allah.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4afd395f-92aa-46f9-814e-393e5af67457.jpeg 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The cleric strongly believes that the five daily prayers, if properly observed, should reset the mind of every Muslim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20480 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d1dc2917-5df4-4ca1-a164-e097c9f89907.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He further advised the Ummah to avoid unnecessary distractions from gadgets, including mobile phones and various apps, urging them instead to use such tools productively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45f4c778-f7a4-4364-8020-a11230504594.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Immediate family members of the late artiste <a href=\"chatgpt:\/\/generic-entity?number=2\">Sound Sultan<\/a>, friends, and stakeholders in the creative industry were also in attendance at the well-attended event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20482 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3f7446de-1102-4b7e-b3ea-780ca0154a7d.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20483 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7e0b4916-8d63-4a4a-89b1-0e74c12d4adc-640x427.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faces at the 5th Annual Sound Sultan Ramadan 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