The
President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, who is also
the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and the governor of Oyo State,
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, have called on Nigerians not to associate the Boko
Haram Islamist group with Islam.
They spoke
in Ibadan while inaugurating the Bodija Estate and Environs Muslim
Community Islamic Centre. The Sultan, who called on Muslims to continue to live
peacefully with non-Muslims, stressed that Islam is a religion of peace. He
urged Muslims to emulate Prophet Mohammed.
In his remarks, Ajimobi denounced the association of terrorism with Islam, stating that it is a religion of peace.
In his remarks, Ajimobi denounced the association of terrorism with Islam, stating that it is a religion of peace.
The governor
enjoined communities to always play active roles in Islamic activities for the
development of the religion, stating that whatever they did here on earth,
especially building of mosques, they would reap the benefits hereafter.
In his lecture
entitled, “The Role of Mosque in Islam”, the Chief Imam, University of Ilorin
Central Mosque, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyy Oladosu, said mosques had the potential of
uniting Islamic faithful without discrimination.
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Boko haram is islam it is all about killings and bombing innocent people. If only they can bomb sultan and the entire Emirs in d north then we can believe wot u re saying differently.
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