Nigerian leaders admonish Muslims to reflect on the lessons from Ramadan
The month of Ramadan has been described by many as month of virtues where love and charity is a common place duty. In Nigeria, yesterday, 25th of June, a cross section of Nigerian leaders came out to address her people, admonishing them to carry-on with reformations of Ramadan.
All progressive congress leader, Bola Tinubu Ahmed, was according to iwitness news platform said: “the spirit of sacrifice, self discipline, goodwill, justice, tolerance, mercy, forgiveness and compassion inherent in the Ramadan Fast should remain with Muslim faithful to guide their day-to-day interactions and relationships with one another.”
“For all Muslim brothers and sisters and indeed for all Nigerians, may this be a happy and peaceful Eid-el-Fitri. “The holy month of Ramadan has now passed, but we dare not allow the spirit and the true meaning behind the holy month also pass.”
“We must keep hold of the excellent and wonderful things the holy month of Ramadan signifies. Ramadan is more than a month of fasting. We fast to strengthen our relationship and our appreciation of Allah.”
“In this spirit also, we must face the travails that confront our nation; as people led by the spirit and strength of our diversity, togetherness and charity towards all.
“Let us move in this way, so that we may make of ourselves a better people and nation in which all people, Muslim and non-Muslim, may live in trust, peace and justice as Allah would have it be.”
In the same light, Governor Ahmed of Kwara state “in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, “such lessons as endurance, tolerance, abstinence from vices and harmonious relationship with one another learnt during the month of Ramadan are important ingredients for growth and development which should endure after fasting.”
Meanwhile, “the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming July 8 senatorial election in Osun, Senator Mudashir Husain according to iwitness.com.ng) has called on Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to take advantage of the spiritual rebirth that Ramadan represents to promote love, peace and justice as well as reflect on the importance of unity in the country.”
Correspondent: Olayiwola A. Ridwan