NASFAT: A Modern Prayer Group and its Contributions to the Propagation of Islam in Lagos

Abstract

Nasrul-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) that has become an household name in Lagos, albeit the entire Nigeria as the leading Muslim prayer group or what others refer to as Muslim Pentecostal group started as a branch of another elitist Prayer group, Yusrullahi Society of Nigeria founded by a retired banker with its headquarters in Ibadan. This fact had been downplayed by other historians of NASFAT. This fact has been documented in this article. Its success is primarily based on the availability of its liturgy in such a manner that clergies are really not required to embark on its usual prayer as well as the seemingly miraculous efficacy of the prayers offered by the group which has accorded it the stead to gauge the conversion of Muslims into Christianity and has equally aided reversion of those hitherto lost back to Islam. The group equally has a number of challenges ranging from qualitative education for its members to economic empowerment of the jobless as well as making their impact in the socio-political spheres of the Lagos Society especially in the comity of Prayer groups. In a bold step towards overcoming the challenges, a number of education projects including scholarship schemes, grants and establishment of a full fledge University have been put in place while various halaal business companies including Tafsan Tours and Tafsan Beverages, the brewer of the NASMALT malta drink were started

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