How I returned from the Gate of the other World (1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (I)
Amazing experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes me most is the fact that despite the gravity of your sickness, you were able to note the details of staff and what went around you. Even in sickness you were still with that your razor-sharp brain. Kois.
Fatsuma Dada Mohammed
You are a very strong man, Mr Hassan.
Shawkey Ibrahim (Nurse at Al Shifa Hospital Makkah)
Quite touching. This has moved me to tears. Alhamdulillah that you have survived. It is Allah’s way of doing His KUN FA YAKUN, and I believe you are back for a purpose, Baba. May Allah grant you more shifa, long life and strength as well.
Hauwa A. Tijjani
READ ALSO: How I returned from the gate of the other world (1), by Hassan Gimba
Getting the chance to return from the other world’s gate is one of the rare things that usually happen to very few people, according to some scholars. Some said “it’s like being given a second chance or opportunity to live again” and change all that seemed wrong or not right. Be that as it may, this is another opportunity presented or handed to you to make amendments to what you perceived to be wrong in how you run your life in your little world.
May this rare chance of “returning from what I will call the point of no return” straighten your activities toward your creator, parents, etc, etc.
May this golden opportunity benefit you fid dunya wal alkhira.
Hamid Magaji
A good read filled with laughter….
Welcome back to the real world….
Survival is Evident….
Allah bless you for us…
You are Honourable in the sight of Allah…
Jazakhallahu Khair.
Abu Aliyu
Allahu Akbar! Congratulations, Malam Hassan. Keep on doing the good work, Allah is with you.
You are a strong man who always says the truth. I have known you as my brother for a long time. If you could remember when you started “The Informant”, then your office was located at Hamdala Plaza. I was then working with Hamdala Communication Business Centre. “Allah Ya baka lafiya”. And those who assist in saving your life, both in cash and kind, may Allah reward them.
Mohammed Alkali Umar
READ ALSO: How I returned from the gate of the other world (2), by Hassan Gimba
Mashaa Allah! Alhamdulillah!
This is indeed a story worth telling the world, as the lessons embedded in it cannot be overemphasised.
Incidentally, and to buttress more facts, the comments made by the Pakistani doctor, Dr Imdad, saying “Allah brought you back because of the good things you are doing to your people, we see all the things”, further attest to the fact that your story is indeed one-of-a-kind, and therefore needs to be heard and re-echoed to the whole world.
This is simply because people who stood for Truth, Justice, Equity and Fairness in their entire life don’t depart this world just like that. Their life to the people is as important as their life itself.
I pray for Almighty Allah to continue to grant you good health, strong Iman (faith) and the strength to finish all your assignments before departing this world. Amin.
Best regards, sir!
Mohammed (Auwal) Gambo Yaro
Alhamdulillah. We were so concerned over here. Allah ya kara lafiya malam
Sani Bello Hamza
This is very touching and reminds us again of the importance of being a good person at all times, for goodness will always come back to those who practice it. May Allah SWT continue to bless you with complete shifa.
Farida Imam
“Welcome back OGA, good health and long life always 🙏”
Mohammed Ibrahim Jaji
Welcome back, and congratulations on picking up a new life despite the acute challenges.
Hassan Usman
Allah ya ƙara lafiya Sir.
This is a very powerful reminder of our frailty and mortality. Allah, in His infinite mercy, gives us many tests to strengthen our iman, and yours is certainly among the most difficult — to go to the very brink and return.
Our prayers are with you for long life, good health, and the continuation of your great works. Allah kuma Ya karɓi ibadunmu da addu’o’inmu, Ameen.
Welcome back, Sir.
HF Dauda MoiSoro
A touching tale of a good person surrounded by love, affection, and help in his hour of great need.
Congratulations. Now, as you yourself surmised, it would be good to use this second chance to re-examine yourself and redouble your effort to serve Almighty Allah (SWT) and his creatures as you have been doing.
I also congratulate you on your experience of the other world. Now you know for sure what a part of the other world looks like. I wish you good health and a long life.
Ezekiel Oloriegbe
READ ALSO: How I Returned from the Gate of the Other World (3), by Hassan Gimba
Allah is greatest and the greatest indeed! All one needs to earn His favour(s) is absolute loyalty and faith. Thanks to Him, you have those and more, the spirit to fight, fight and fight. I pray for your complete healing and longevity to continue your good works, Amin Ya Rabbi
Aliyu Yahya
May God Almighty perfect His healing in your life permanently. Wishing you long life, sir. You’re indeed a man. A hearty congratulations to you, sir!
Patience Caxton
I have gone through the two parts of your write-up
The journey was a tough one to go through
Thankfully, it happened in Saudi Arabia, where their health care is advanced.
Thank God for your inner strength that saved you from the brink each time the doctors gave up.
Thank God for your family, friends, associates, and government officials who showed you so much love. You are indeed, Gimba the fighter.
Misan Udogie
Allahu Akbar! I just read the two editions about your travails in the hospital. It was quite sorrowful going through the narrative.
Alhamdulillah that you have recovered. May it be the source of expiation and forgiveness from the Almighty Allah. May He continue to bless you with good health and strengthen your imani.
Lawan Yakubu
Kai! I enjoyed this edition. You are a good narrator. Apart from the medical aspects, which are scary, I loved the Adamu Waziri, Mai Mala aspects, and then your classmates. Good people.
Continue to thank Allah for His favours.
Yes, Kois, I remember this word when I was doing my PhD in Sudan. They used it a lot.
My brother, congratulations, yours was a rare but blessed experience. Kois.
Fatsuma Dada Mohammed
Faith is tested by Allah.
May Allah continue to heal and grant you shifa.
You’re truly a fighter; Allah is your strength.
Maryam Sani Salihu
May the almighty Allah grant you complete shifa and strengthen your Iman. Ameen Ya Allah
Zainab Lawal
May Allah continue to strengthen you. May He grant you Shifa.
Abba Muhammad Tawfiq
Allah sauwe garan zau.
Musa Madu
READ ALSO: How I Returned from the Gate of the Other World (4), by Hassan Gimba
Alhamdulillah! For the gift of life, health and everything. May Allah grant you more strength, wisdom and health to continue with the good work you are doing for humanity. As Dr Imdad always say to you in the hospital, “Allah brought you back because of the good things you are doing to your people.”
Allah Ya sa jinyar da kayi ya zama kaffara gare ka.
Bashir Musa
Allah is the ultimate disposer of affairs. May Allah continue to bless our lives, our families, and those who have been supporting us during the testing period like this.
The medical team has really displayed professionalism and humanity. May Allah reward them. This is a real fight, and you fought to victory, with divine intervention from Allah Subhanahu Wata’alah. May Allah continue to increase us in good health.
Mohammed Musa
Very powerful discussion of an experience in a hospital. It included everything patient feels, or might feel in the hospital. Thanks for sharing.
Ezekiel Oloriegbe
I was deeply saddened to hear about the health challenges you are currently facing. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult period. May Allah (SWT), the Lord of all healing, grant you complete shifa’, ease your pain, strengthen your heart, and replace every moment of hardship with comfort and peace. Ameen.
Remember that every trial a believer goes through carries wisdom, mercy, and immense reward from Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught us that no illness, pain, or suffering afflicts a believer except that Allah expiates sins through it and elevates their rank. May this challenge become a means of purification, forgiveness, and increased blessings for you.
Please remain hopeful in the mercy of Allah and continue to hold firmly to patience and du’a. In sha Allah, brighter and healthier days lie ahead. May Allah surround you with His mercy, grant success to your treatment, and bless you with a quick and complete recovery. Ameen Ya Rabbal Alameen.
Mohammed Bala Talba
Malam, you are really blessed with kind-hearted people around you who occupy the position of affluence. May Allah reward them abundantly for the rare show of solidarity and concern.
Al-Shifa Health Centre is a place to visit for those in need of health services.
Mohammed Musa
Masha Allah. Allah Ya kara maka lafiya da shekaru masu albarkha bijahi rasulullah, SAW.
Abdullahi Musa
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (II)
Hearty congratulations, sir. You sure cheated death and missed it by the whiskers. Allah knew you hadn’t completed the mission he sent you to do for humanity.
With these cocktails and writing them with much aplomb, dexterity and uncanny correctness, you are now given an honorary ‘Doctor of Medicine’.
What you described is the typical standard in Saudi Arabia. I worked in Al Raith Gen Hospital, Jazan Region, between 2020 and 2022, and it was a nostalgic feeling of how we worked collaboratively to save lives there then.
Sannu da zuwa, maigirima likita.
Dr Dele Foluso Afelumo
Allahumma ishfi mardhi abduK birahmatiKa Ya arhamurRahemeen
Abdulrahman Muhammad Aminu
BACK FROM THE GATE OF THE OTHER WORLD.
Yayana. When I heard you were in the ICU (Kasim, your reporter, told me when I got worried) under life support, with your lungs struggling to hold on, my heart went quiet. I couldn’t be there at your bedside. I didn’t carry any part of the bill. But I carried your name in my thoughts, and I watched from afar as God and those great doctors and nurses fought for your life.
Today, you’re standing. You’re speaking. You’re writing. That’s not small. That’s mercy. That’s evidence that the story God started with you isn’t finished.
Your script “Back from the Gate of the other world” says it all. You walked to a place many don’t return from, and you came back with a voice stronger, clearer and heavier with truth. The same hands that publish other people’s stories now hold a testimony that will give others hope.
So, today, I’m not just celebrating your recovery. I’m thanking God for sparing you, for placing skilled hands around you in that hospital and for letting me still call you brother.
May your lungs never forget the air you fought for. May your pen never stop writing what only men who’ve seen both sides can write. And may we all learn from you that life is borrowed and it’s meant to be lived loudly. Welcome back. We’re not done with you yet.
Jummai Yakubu Tafida
What a great journey, full of experience, inspirations and lessons!
Wishing you and your caring children a healthier and blessed lifetime.
Welcome back, sir, Allah Ya kara lafiya.
Mukhtar Ali Mohammed
Alhamdulillah for your recovery.
May Allah perfect your healing, sir.
Halima Bello
Masha Allah, may Allah grant you shifa
Amina Lawan Bukar
“Indeed, Allah has tested your faith. May Allah make it an expiation for you, and there is wisdom in the way Allah brought you back.
I will use myself as an example. When you first sent me the money to start a business, I sat down and cried tears of joy, and it reminded me of my father, a man who never liked seeing me cry. But after his death, life became very difficult for us. We have nothing to say except gratitude to Allah. I never imagined that someone among my relatives would give me such a huge amount of money until that day.
Two weeks after I received the money, I started feeling unwell. I could not breathe properly. Whether it was a test or reality, there were many nights when I would suddenly feel my breath stop. I would wake up gasping, crying, and praying, saying, ‘Allah, I am an orphan, please have mercy on me.’ They told me to go for an ECG, which I was planning to do.
But Alhamdulillah, I have gotten much better now. The happiness of starting a business suddenly turned into struggling with my health. May Allah continue to give you more time in this world because of your good heart. He wants you to keep preparing good deeds so that He will raise your rank in Jannah, In sha Allah.”
Amina Abubakar Bege
It is really touching to read about your health challenges, but alhamdulillah for his mercies. I’ve asked about you severally and I was told you were away on medical leave. I had no idea it was this serious.
May Allah give you good health to continue the good work you are doing. Ma’assalam.
Arch. Abba Abubakar Sani
Gimba, the “fighter”, the “hero” who will always be in the realm of “Kois”. But why not? You have been blessed by good people all around you, you have touched many lives positively, especially distressed cancer patients and most importantly, your love for Ahlul Baitiɗɗahireen. Rest assured, you won’t go past those gates unprepared. You shall accomplish all you are destined for and then confidently and happily walk yourself through those gates like a king entering his kingdom.
Jibril Yakubu Jibril
This is spiritual. Dey their dey believe say life na just rice and beans. Life is spiritual. The experience Baba Gimba shared here is a reminder of how spiritual life is. It is not a hallucination as English people will want us to believe.
On two occasions, he has refused to give up. I strongly believe that was the turning point and how God rescued Baba.
This paragraph: I thought he was bluffing and wanted to call him out. I said, “Do it”. Before you could say kois, I imagined my one-eyed head in a box. I shouted, “I will do it”, and the “magician” brought me back to normal. Then he said what touched me, “Hassan, we want to help you, but you must also help us.” From then on, I resolved to help myself and thought of the saying, “no gain, no pain, left me laughing, though it was not a joke back then. But thank God, we can all laugh over it now.
To those who supported Baba financially and in prayers, God bless you. For me, Baba only reaped some of what he sowed in kindness. Just the way big and powerful people connect with him, he has remained connected to some of us who are way behind him in journalism.
Oluwasanjo Ahmed
This story is touching. First, my special appreciation to your son. God bless him. That’s a son coming through when strength and courage were most needed. He did what loads of money and gifts cannot make up for. God bless him.
For the Saudi health officials, thanks to them. Adopting a Nigerian and calling him Habibi, a reminder that you are loved even in your critical condition, speaks about humanity beyond skin colour and whatever.
“Gimba the fighter” was possible because a junior Gimba pushed, health officials cared, while God rescued. Who knows if your kind heart was all God considered? Welcome back, Baba. I’m so happy to hear from you.
Oluwasanjo Ahmed
May God continue to protect you, you will live long, sir
Solomon Tengu
Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alamin, many things have crossed my mind since your silence, and I don’t know who or how to ask. Indeed, all power belongs to Allah. May Allah continue to strengthen you, grant you better health.
Abubakar Ibrahim Alfa
Your piece, “How I Returned from the Gate of the Other World (2)”, is deeply reflective and captivating. The way you blended personal experience, emotion, and philosophical insight keeps the reader engaged while provoking serious thought about life, fate, and human existence. Your storytelling style carries both depth and simplicity, making the message relatable and powerful at the same time. It is the kind of writing that lingers in the mind long after one finishes reading.
We thank Almighty Allah for granting you healing, strength, and the opportunity to continue inspiring lives through your pen. May He perfect your recovery, grant you lasting good health, renewed energy, and many more years of impactful living. We also sincerely appreciate everyone who stood by you with prayers, support, encouragement, and financial assistance toward your medical bills. May their kindness, compassion, and goodwill be richly rewarded, and may they never lack help in their own moments of need.
Yusuf Nasidi
Gimba The Fighter. We also will not forget you. God bless you.
Mohammed AlZaharani (a Nurse in Al Shifa Hospital).
May ALLAH continue to PROTECT you and grant you a HEALING that leaves no TRACE of SICKNESS Ameen Ya RABB.
Tawheed Yakubu
Alhamdu lilLah, I was so worried that I even dreamt of you, my dear brother.
Adama Balla (Shabiki)
Na karu sosai ta wannan rubutun, especially sunayen MCOs daka ambata. Allah Ya kara sauki, masu irin wannan cutar, suma Allah Ya yaye musu.
Zaharaddeen Iliyasu Usman
Ma shaa Allah, we remain grateful to Allah SWT for preserving your life for us. You have been removing a lot of us from ignorance through your write-ups. May Allah SWT continue to increase you in health and in wealth. Remain blessed Sir
Saleem Abba
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (I)
Amazing experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes me most is the fact that despite the gravity of your sickness, you were able to note the details of staff and what went around you. Even in sickness you were still with that your razor-sharp brain. Kois.
Fatsuma Dada Mohammed
You are a very strong man, Mr Hassan.
Shawkey Ibrahim (Nurse at Al Shifa Hospital Makkah)
Quite touching. This has moved me to tears. Alhamdulillah that you have survived. It is Allah’s way of doing His KUN FA YAKUN, and I believe you are back for a purpose, Baba. May Allah grant you more shifa, long life and strength as well.
Hauwa A. Tijjani
Getting the chance to return from the other world’s gate is one of the rare things that usually happen to very few people, according to some scholars. Some said “it’s like being given a second chance or opportunity to live again” and change all that seemed wrong or not right. Be that as it may, this is another opportunity presented or handed to you to make amendments to what you perceived to be wrong in how you run your life in your little world.
May this rare chance of “returning from what I will call the point of no return” straighten your activities toward your creator, parents, etc, etc.
May this golden opportunity benefit you fid dunya wal alkhira.
Hamid Magaji
A good read filled with laughter….
Welcome back to the real world….
Survival is Evident….
Allah bless you for us…
You are Honourable in the sight of Allah…
Jazakhallahu Khair.
Abu Aliyu
Allahu Akbar! Congratulations, Malam Hassan. Keep on doing the good work, Allah is with you.
You are a strong man who always says the truth. I have known you as my brother for a long time. If you could remember when you started “The Informant”, then your office was located at Hamdala Plaza. I was then working with Hamdala Communication Business Centre. “Allah Ya baka lafiya”. And those who assist in saving your life, both in cash and kind, may Allah reward them.
Mohammed Alkali Umar
Mashaa Allah! Alhamdulillah!
This is indeed a story worth telling the world, as the lessons embedded in it cannot be overemphasised.
Incidentally, and to buttress more facts, the comments made by the Pakistani doctor, Dr Imdad, saying “Allah brought you back because of the good things you are doing to your people, we see all the things”, further attest to the fact that your story is indeed one-of-a-kind, and therefore needs to be heard and re-echoed to the whole world.
This is simply because people who stood for Truth, Justice, Equity and Fairness in their entire life don’t depart this world just like that. Their life to the people is as important as their life itself.
I pray for Almighty Allah to continue to grant you good health, strong Iman (faith) and the strength to finish all your assignments before departing this world. Amin.
Best regards, sir!
Mohammed (Auwal) Gambo Yaro
Alhamdulillah. We were so concerned over here. Allah ya kara lafiya malam
Sani Bello Hamza
This is very touching and reminds us again of the importance of being a good person at all times, for goodness will always come back to those who practice it. May Allah SWT continue to bless you with complete shifa.
Farida Imam
“Welcome back OGA, good health and long life always 🙏”
Mohammed Ibrahim Jaji
Welcome back, and congratulations on picking up a new life despite the acute challenges.
Hassan Usman
Allah ya ƙara lafiya Sir.
This is a very powerful reminder of our frailty and mortality. Allah, in His infinite mercy, gives us many tests to strengthen our iman, and yours is certainly among the most difficult — to go to the very brink and return.
Our prayers are with you for long life, good health, and the continuation of your great works. Allah kuma Ya karɓi ibadunmu da addu’o’inmu, Ameen.
Welcome back, Sir.
HF Dauda MoiSoro
A touching tale of a good person surrounded by love, affection, and help in his hour of great need.
Congratulations. Now, as you yourself surmised, it would be good to use this second chance to re-examine yourself and redouble your effort to serve Almighty Allah (SWT) and his creatures as you have been doing.
I also congratulate you on your experience of the other world. Now you know for sure what a part of the other world looks like. I wish you good health and a long life.
Ezekiel Oloriegbe
Allah is greatest and the greatest indeed! All one needs to earn His favour(s) is absolute loyalty and faith. Thanks to Him, you have those and more, the spirit to fight, fight and fight. I pray for your complete healing and longevity to continue your good works, Amin Ya Rabbi
Aliyu Yahya
May God Almighty perfect His healing in your life permanently. Wishing you long life, sir. You’re indeed a man. A hearty congratulations to you, sir!
Patience Caxton
I have gone through the two parts of your write-up
The journey was a tough one to go through
Thankfully, it happened in Saudi Arabia, where their health care is advanced.
Thank God for your inner strength that saved you from the brink each time the doctors gave up.
Thank God for your family, friends, associates, and government officials who showed you so much love. You are indeed, Gimba the fighter.
Misan Udogie
Allahu Akbar! I just read the two editions about your travails in the hospital. It was quite sorrowful going through the narrative.
Alhamdulillah that you have recovered. May it be the source of expiation and forgiveness from the Almighty Allah. May He continue to bless you with good health and strengthen your imani.
Lawan Yakubu
Kai! I enjoyed this edition. You are a good narrator. Apart from the medical aspects, which are scary, I loved the Adamu Waziri, Mai Mala aspects, and then your classmates. Good people.
Continue to thank Allah for His favours.
Yes, Kois, I remember this word when I was doing my PhD in Sudan. They used it a lot.
My brother, congratulations, yours was a rare but blessed experience. Kois.
Fatsuma Dada Mohammed
Faith is tested by Allah.
May Allah continue to heal and grant you shifa.
You’re truly a fighter; Allah is your strength.
Maryam Sani Salihu
May the almighty Allah grant you complete shifa and strengthen your Iman. Ameen Ya Allah
Zainab Lawal
May Allah continue to strengthen you. May He grant you Shifa.
Abba Muhammad Tawfiq
Allah sauwe garan zau.
Musa Madu
Alhamdulillah! For the gift of life, health and everything. May Allah grant you more strength, wisdom and health to continue with the good work you are doing for humanity. As Dr Imdad always say to you in the hospital, “Allah brought you back because of the good things you are doing to your people.”
Allah Ya sa jinyar da kayi ya zama kaffara gare ka.
Bashir Musa
Allah is the ultimate disposer of affairs. May Allah continue to bless our lives, our families, and those who have been supporting us during the testing period like this.
The medical team has really displayed professionalism and humanity. May Allah reward them. This is a real fight, and you fought to victory, with divine intervention from Allah Subhanahu Wata’alah. May Allah continue to increase us in good health.
Mohammed Musa
Very powerful discussion of an experience in a hospital. It included everything patient feels, or might feel in the hospital. Thanks for sharing.
Ezekiel Oloriegbe
I was deeply saddened to hear about the health challenges you are currently facing. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult period. May Allah (SWT), the Lord of all healing, grant you complete shifa’, ease your pain, strengthen your heart, and replace every moment of hardship with comfort and peace. Ameen.
Remember that every trial a believer goes through carries wisdom, mercy, and immense reward from Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught us that no illness, pain, or suffering afflicts a believer except that Allah expiates sins through it and elevates their rank. May this challenge become a means of purification, forgiveness, and increased blessings for you.
Please remain hopeful in the mercy of Allah and continue to hold firmly to patience and du’a. In sha Allah, brighter and healthier days lie ahead. May Allah surround you with His mercy, grant success to your treatment, and bless you with a quick and complete recovery. Ameen Ya Rabbal Alameen.
Mohammed Bala Talba
Malam, you are really blessed with kind-hearted people around you who occupy the position of affluence. May Allah reward them abundantly for the rare show of solidarity and concern.
Al-Shifa Health Centre is a place to visit for those in need of health services.
Mohammed Musa
Masha Allah. Allah Ya kara maka lafiya da shekaru masu albarkha bijahi rasulullah, SAW.
Abdullahi Musa
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (II)
Hearty congratulations, sir. You sure cheated death and missed it by the whiskers. Allah knew you hadn’t completed the mission he sent you to do for humanity.
With these cocktails and writing them with much aplomb, dexterity and uncanny correctness, you are now given an honorary ‘Doctor of Medicine’.
What you described is the typical standard in Saudi Arabia. I worked in Al Raith Gen Hospital, Jazan Region, between 2020 and 2022, and it was a nostalgic feeling of how we worked collaboratively to save lives there then.
Sannu da zuwa, maigirima likita.
Dr Dele Foluso Afelumo
Allahumma ishfi mardhi abduK birahmatiKa Ya arhamurRahemeen
Abdulrahman Muhammad Aminu
BACK FROM THE GATE OF THE OTHER WORLD.
Yayana. When I heard you were in the ICU (Kasim, your reporter, told me when I got worried) under life support, with your lungs struggling to hold on, my heart went quiet. I couldn’t be there at your bedside. I didn’t carry any part of the bill. But I carried your name in my thoughts, and I watched from afar as God and those great doctors and nurses fought for your life.
Today, you’re standing. You’re speaking. You’re writing. That’s not small. That’s mercy. That’s evidence that the story God started with you isn’t finished.
Your script “Back from the Gate of the other world” says it all. You walked to a place many don’t return from, and you came back with a voice stronger, clearer and heavier with truth. The same hands that publish other people’s stories now hold a testimony that will give others hope.
So, today, I’m not just celebrating your recovery. I’m thanking God for sparing you, for placing skilled hands around you in that hospital and for letting me still call you brother.
May your lungs never forget the air you fought for. May your pen never stop writing what only men who’ve seen both sides can write. And may we all learn from you that life is borrowed and it’s meant to be lived loudly. Welcome back. We’re not done with you yet.
Jummai Yakubu Tafida
What a great journey, full of experience, inspirations and lessons!
Wishing you and your caring children a healthier and blessed lifetime.
Welcome back, sir, Allah Ya kara lafiya.
Mukhtar Ali Mohammed
Alhamdulillah for your recovery.
May Allah perfect your healing, sir.
Halima Bello
Masha Allah, may Allah grant you shifa
Amina Lawan Bukar
“Indeed, Allah has tested your faith. May Allah make it an expiation for you, and there is wisdom in the way Allah brought you back.
I will use myself as an example. When you first sent me the money to start a business, I sat down and cried tears of joy, and it reminded me of my father, a man who never liked seeing me cry. But after his death, life became very difficult for us. We have nothing to say except gratitude to Allah. I never imagined that someone among my relatives would give me such a huge amount of money until that day.
Two weeks after I received the money, I started feeling unwell. I could not breathe properly. Whether it was a test or reality, there were many nights when I would suddenly feel my breath stop. I would wake up gasping, crying, and praying, saying, ‘Allah, I am an orphan, please have mercy on me.’ They told me to go for an ECG, which I was planning to do.
But Alhamdulillah, I have gotten much better now. The happiness of starting a business suddenly turned into struggling with my health. May Allah continue to give you more time in this world because of your good heart. He wants you to keep preparing good deeds so that He will raise your rank in Jannah, In sha Allah.”
Amina Abubakar Bege
It is really touching to read about your health challenges, but alhamdulillah for his mercies. I’ve asked about you severally and I was told you were away on medical leave. I had no idea it was this serious.
May Allah give you good health to continue the good work you are doing. Ma’assalam.
Arch. Abba Abubakar Sani
Gimba, the “fighter”, the “hero” who will always be in the realm of “Kois”. But why not? You have been blessed by good people all around you, you have touched many lives positively, especially distressed cancer patients and most importantly, your love for Ahlul Baitiɗɗahireen. Rest assured, you won’t go past those gates unprepared. You shall accomplish all you are destined for and then confidently and happily walk yourself through those gates like a king entering his kingdom.
Jibril Yakubu Jibril
This is spiritual. Dey their dey believe say life na just rice and beans. Life is spiritual. The experience Baba Gimba shared here is a reminder of how spiritual life is. It is not a hallucination as English people will want us to believe.
On two occasions, he has refused to give up. I strongly believe that was the turning point and how God rescued Baba.
This paragraph: I thought he was bluffing and wanted to call him out. I said, “Do it”. Before you could say kois, I imagined my one-eyed head in a box. I shouted, “I will do it”, and the “magician” brought me back to normal. Then he said what touched me, “Hassan, we want to help you, but you must also help us.” From then on, I resolved to help myself and thought of the saying, “no gain, no pain, left me laughing, though it was not a joke back then. But thank God, we can all laugh over it now.
To those who supported Baba financially and in prayers, God bless you. For me, Baba only reaped some of what he sowed in kindness. Just the way big and powerful people connect with him, he has remained connected to some of us who are way behind him in journalism.
Oluwasanjo Ahmed
This story is touching. First, my special appreciation to your son. God bless him. That’s a son coming through when strength and courage were most needed. He did what loads of money and gifts cannot make up for. God bless him.
For the Saudi health officials, thanks to them. Adopting a Nigerian and calling him Habibi, a reminder that you are loved even in your critical condition, speaks about humanity beyond skin colour and whatever.
“Gimba the fighter” was possible because a junior Gimba pushed, health officials cared, while God rescued. Who knows if your kind heart was all God considered? Welcome back, Baba. I’m so happy to hear from you.
Oluwasanjo Ahmed
May God continue to protect you, you will live long, sir
Solomon Tengu
Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alamin, many things have crossed my mind since your silence, and I don’t know who or how to ask. Indeed, all power belongs to Allah. May Allah continue to strengthen you, grant you better health.
Abubakar Ibrahim Alfa
Your piece, “How I Returned from the Gate of the Other World (2)”, is deeply reflective and captivating. The way you blended personal experience, emotion, and philosophical insight keeps the reader engaged while provoking serious thought about life, fate, and human existence. Your storytelling style carries both depth and simplicity, making the message relatable and powerful at the same time. It is the kind of writing that lingers in the mind long after one finishes reading.
We thank Almighty Allah for granting you healing, strength, and the opportunity to continue inspiring lives through your pen. May He perfect your recovery, grant you lasting good health, renewed energy, and many more years of impactful living. We also sincerely appreciate everyone who stood by you with prayers, support, encouragement, and financial assistance toward your medical bills. May their kindness, compassion, and goodwill be richly rewarded, and may they never lack help in their own moments of need.
Yusuf Nasidi
Gimba The Fighter. We also will not forget you. God bless you.
Mohammed AlZaharani (a Nurse in Al Shifa Hospital).
May ALLAH continue to PROTECT you and grant you a HEALING that leaves no TRACE of SICKNESS Ameen Ya RABB.
Tawheed Yakubu
Alhamdu lilLah, I was so worried that I even dreamt of you, my dear brother.
Adama Balla (Shabiki)
Na karu sosai ta wannan rubutun, especially sunayen MCOs daka ambata. Allah Ya kara sauki, masu irin wannan cutar, suma Allah Ya yaye musu.
Zaharaddeen Iliyasu Usman
Ma shaa Allah, we remain grateful to Allah SWT for preserving your life for us. You have been removing a lot of us from ignorance through your write-ups. May Allah SWT continue to increase you in health and in wealth. Remain blessed Sir
Saleem Abba
Hassan, the great father. The Brave. The guy who depends on Allah. May Allah heal you completely. AMIN.
Salamatu Umaru Baaba
May God perfect his healing upon your life.
Okafor Vivian
Baba Allah Ya qara maka lapiya da nisan kwana. Sadik Allah Ya masa albarka, and he is kind to everyone he meets in this world.
Umar Garba Auta
Very insightful. Looking forward to it.
Abdullahi Nurudeen
Mashaa Allah, we remain grateful to Allah SWT for preserving your life for us. You have been removing a lot of us from ignorance through your write-ups. May Allah SWT continue to increase you in health and in wealth. Remain blessed, sir.
Abba Adamu Bauchi
Affliction will never rise for the second time, Boss. You will live long to eat the fruit of your labour. Allah sa zakkan jiki ne. Allah kara maka lafiya da nisan kwana cikin koshin lafiya.
Margret Philip
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Hassan Gimba
Hassan, the great father. The Brave. The guy who depends on Allah. May Allah heal you completely. AMIN.
Salamatu Umaru Baaba
May God perfect his healing upon your life.
Okafor Vivian
Baba Allah Ya qara maka lapiya da nisan kwana. Sadik Allah Ya masa albarka, and he is kind to everyone he meets in this world.
Umar Garba Auta
Very insightful. Looking forward to it.
Abdullahi Nurudeen
Mashaa Allah, we remain grateful to Allah SWT for preserving your life for us. You have been removing a lot of us from ignorance through your write-ups. May Allah SWT continue to increase you in health and in wealth. Remain blessed, sir.
Abba Adamu Bauchi
Affliction will never rise for the second time, Boss. You will live long to eat the fruit of your labour. Allah sa zakkan jiki ne. Allah kara maka lafiya da nisan kwana cikin koshin lafiya.
Margret Philip
Hassan Gimba is the Publisher and CEO of Neptune Prime.