Muslim clerics hold special prayer for Nigeria at Arafat

October 26, 2012 23 Comments »
Muslim clerics hold special prayer for Nigeria at Arafat

From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN and AKEEB ALARAPE, in Saudi Arabia

Prominent Muslim clerics under the auspices of the Council of Ulamas of Nigeria (CUN), who are part of Federal Government delegation to this year’s hajj, yesterday held a special prayer at Mount Arafat for the continued peaceful co-existence of Nigeria. The delegation, led by the Sultan of Sokoto and Amirul-ul-Hajj of Nigeria, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, also asked God to bring to an end soonest, the atmosphere of insecurity in Nigeria.

This is even as the Sultan also seized the occasion to admonish Nigerians to eschew tribal and religious differences in their dealings with each other. The clerics were drawn from the three major tribes in Nigeria. Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, prayed in Hausa, Baba Adini of Lagos, Sheik Abu, prayed in Yoruba, while Sheik Dauda Onyeagocha, the chief imam of Imo State, prayed in Igbo. Others who offered prayers were Imam Abdulrahman Ahmad, chief missioner of Ansar-ud-Deen Society and Sheik Aminudeen Abubakar from Kano.

In his Sallah message to Nigerians on the occasion, the Sultan appealed to Nigerians to see themselves as God’s creatures, saying it was not by accident that God created Nigerians differently. He further enjoined Muslims to use the occasion to reflect on their lives and rededicate themselves to serving God and promoting peace and love among humanity in Nigeria and wherever they found themselves. The national prayer session also brought together leaders of the various Islamic sects in Nigeria, as they all prayed in one voice.

The Islamic sects’ leaders present were Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a prominent leader of the Tijjaniyyah sect, Sheikh Aminudeen Abubabar and Sheikh Bala Lau, both of the Izalatul Bid’a Wa’Ikamatu Sunnah sect and Sheikh Tijjani Bala Kalarawi, also a leader in the Tijjaniyah sect. Speaking on the significance of their coming together, Senator Abdul Ningi, deputy Senate leader and member of the Federal Government’s delegation, said it was going to send a strong signal to a few vocal people, back in Nigeria, parading themselves as Muslim leaders but who had succeeded in recent time in painting Islam black in the eyes of none Muslims.

He added that the unification of the two major sects would provide a platform for majority of the Muslims to find a strong voice to preach the message of peace, which according to him, was the hallmark of Islam. Ningi commended the Sultan for the great task of ensuring the unity of Muslims across Nigeria, saying that what happened yesterday in Saudi Arabia would subsequently translate into peaceful coexistence among Muslims and between Muslims and people of other religions, especially Christians.

On his part, the Sultan also expressed happiness that the sects’ leaders had resolved to de-emphasise their sects and embrace one another as Muslims under one umbrella. He enjoined them to take the message down to their flocks to deepen the understanding.


23 Comments

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  2. wilson October 26, 2012 at 5:28 am - Reply
  3. Chizoba October 26, 2012 at 5:43 am - Reply

    Hahaha, praying with innocent blood in their hands. Islam is the cause of insecurity around the world today,

  4. Wunuji October 26, 2012 at 6:18 am - Reply

    I wonder if God ever listen to their prayers cos theirs is not a religion but a blood-sucking cult. Killers of innocent people!

  5. Victor okejeme October 26, 2012 at 6:41 am - Reply

    RUBBISH.STOP DECIEVING YOUR SELVES

  6. francis cole October 26, 2012 at 7:03 am - Reply

    See all the bunch of evil people. When they come back to Nigeria, they will with their evil ways again. You can only deceive una self. God can never ever hear una prayer.

  7. Obinna Romania October 26, 2012 at 7:30 am - Reply

    Again. islam is not a religion, it is a political movement like communism, with the sole aim of forcing every human being on earth to join and sharia as the only law. they want the whole of europe to convert to islam as an offer for peace and also our president to convert to islam. there is no god called Allah this is nonsence, that is why their prayers are not answered and they will never see light unless they turn to Jesus

  8. Carl October 26, 2012 at 8:43 am - Reply

    Ha ha ha,prayin 2 setan 4 piece,sum1 show me wher in muslim populated cuntry has this kind of prayers been answer.
    Government wastin our scarc resources on jihadist circus call hagg

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  10. Azunwa October 26, 2012 at 11:20 am - Reply

    Pls Dauda Onyagocha & others were there 4 himself & nt 4 d lgbos’. Pls, pp shd stop this madness of praying 4 d peaceful co-exitence of Nigeria bco it cant work.

  11. Adam October 26, 2012 at 11:32 am - Reply

    NONSENSE IS UR RELIGION A RELIGION ?

  12. Fortunatus October 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm - Reply

    How much did they spend in going their for just praying, does it mean that the prayers they do in Nigeria are not answered again? they should come bank and give account of what they have turn their country into period, especially their Northern State’s.

  13. Bernji October 26, 2012 at 12:47 pm - Reply

    Why are the names of the boko haram leaders not mentioned among the names of other sects leaders present, are they not still muslim? Oh! they profess thier own with blast

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  15. Ma'aruf October 26, 2012 at 1:41 pm - Reply

    U trangressors we knew more about u character,prior to ur birth early tragressors have been hating islam and muslims yet it no any setback but prograss bcos islam is true religion of allah.if not have u ever had where a muslim convert to christian never ever,there4 u either like or not islam will continue prograssing as allah promised.

  16. Saka C October 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm - Reply

    There praying for peace not pieces,ndi ala

  17. TONY-HILL October 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm - Reply

    I love muslims but i hate Islam to the core.

  18. Ma'aruf October 26, 2012 at 2:46 pm - Reply

    U trangressors we knew more about u character,prior to ur birth early tragressors have been hating islam and muslims yet no any setback but prograss bcos islam is true religion of allah.if not have u ever had where a muslim convert to christian never ever,there4 u either like or not islam will continue prograssing as allah promised.

  19. Thompson-luanda October 26, 2012 at 3:28 pm - Reply

    joro jara joro kind of prayer that can’ t go beyound the roof a house.
    This is what God says in the book of Isaiah: your fasting makes you violent, and you fight and kill. Do you think this kind of fasting and prayer will make me listen to your supplication? You bow your heads low like blade of grass and spread out marts and lie on it. Is that what you call prayer? Do you think I God will be pleased with that?
    Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free. Then my favour will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will quickly healed.

  20. Mallam Toheeb October 26, 2012 at 7:27 pm - Reply

    To all u who comment why can’t u leave this mater for ALLAH to judge instead of commiting sins wit ur siling mouth……. PLS MUSLIMS ARE NOT TERRORIST

  21. aondoaver October 26, 2012 at 9:52 pm - Reply

    Evil have begoted them they can never change, there prayer is a devil charm nothing please me about there islam(evil) in disguise.

  22. Alu-ma October 26, 2012 at 10:04 pm - Reply

    A crippled man who happened to be in the CMS church when the congregation sang a popular christian song captioned “Stand up, stand up for Jesus” shouted to ask if he was one of the people who should stand up for Jesus.
    Like this crippled man, one you would ask, if the so-called prayers in Saudi Arabia for peace are actually for the muslims. Do they have the word peace in their lexicon. Where in the muslim world has there been peace. Is it Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Iran, Irak, name it. Where?
    Those people who went there to pray, went for a rendezvous, afterall it was yet another way to suck the country dry.
    Look at the name of the so-called representative of Igbo there; Sheik Dauda “Onye-a-gocha.” Doesn’t flow; Sounds funny and is truely phony.
    My friend “Desmond”(From which name he 419ly formulated “Dauda”) Onyeagocha, do them the 419 and come back quick. Don’t forget to drop the Dauda there before coming back to Imo state, before the igbos mistake you for a Boko Harem. Igbo muslim my foot.

  23. Ibrahim October 26, 2012 at 10:08 pm - Reply

    We thank Allah for creating us as terrorist,but remember that inevitable day is coming that we will stand before our creature hence the truth will talk.

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