Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III has canvassed fair treatment for Muslims across the nation.
According to him, Muslims want nothing but a very peaceful and stable Nigeria.
The Sultan spoke in Benin City at the General Assembly and Executive National Council Meeting of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
Muslims, according to him, were not asking for preferential or special treatment but given what they should have.
He frowned against stereotyping criminals and terrorists as Muslims, saying the bad eggs in the faith would be given fresh orientation to have a change of heart.
Abubakar praised the Pope for making a very strong statement defending Islam as a religion of peace.
On the hijab controversy, the Sultan said: “Hijab is our right not a privilege. It is not a favour to us. It is our right.
“And we hold on to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that guarantees freedom of worship.
“That is why we don’t disturb anybody who wants to go and worship the way he wants.”
He added: “Nigeria is a multi religious state, not a singular state. And being a multi-religious state, we must allow the various religions to go on but we must not trample on each other’s right, which means I must be allowed to practice my religion the way I believe as ordered me by the Holy Quran and nothing else.
“So when we get this done, the issue of hijab and so many other things affecting Islam I believe is our right, not a privilege unless the Constitution is changed.”
On bad elements in Islam, he said: “Those bad people among us, like in other religions, we should pick them out and teach them the tenets of Islam.
“If they refuse to change, that is their own problem. We will meet with the creator on the judgement day.
“In any society, there are many terribly bad people. So many, who are not Muslims but carry out criminal activities with some Muslim organisations in America, France and even in Nigeria.
“Those people doing negative things should be called criminals or terrorists but not Muslims.
“I’ve never heard of Christian terrorists but we have heard of so many Christians or followers of other religions who committed heinous crimes against humanity.
“But they didn’t claim to do it for their religions and we did not hold them against their religions.”
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, called for the re-introduction of teaching of religion in schools.
This, he stated, would help to achieve peace and create a foundation for a fair and just society. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Muslims claim they fight for God and their prophet Muhammad. Christians don't kill for Christ
ReplyDeleteGood talk sir once Biafra goes
ReplyDeleteYpu are a very foolish sultan, muslims all over the world are nothing but killers. When your so called prophet is a killer anr has instructed you to kill. Be informed that everyone is prepared to take up arms against any senseless killing henceforth. The imo incident is just a child play.
ReplyDeleteSultan, with all due respect, other religions don't have bad people who go about killing those that do not belong to their religion. It's only Muslims that have refused to tolerate others, hence often kill non adherents.
ReplyDeleteChristians should help me answer these 6 questions :
ReplyDeleteYou suspect muslims behind Boko Haram and many suppliers of weapons in Nigeria are caught and they happen to be Christians men and women including church members were caught if you disagree google it.
1.Is this not hypocritical?
Andrew azazi chief of army staff under Jonathan before he resigned said Boko Haram are PDP ploys to destabilized the nation. He was an army and a Christian but he says the truth instead of you to acknowledge that you attack him by saying he was this he was that
2. Why
Henry okah was the first person to detonate a bomb in Abuja during Independence Day where many innocent people died including Muslims and Christians and he claimed it meanwhile Jonathan came up trying to cover the issues by tagging some northerners behind it
3. Why silent then?
A container of weapons was caught in Lagos which came all the way from Russia under Jonathan but the issue was covered up that they were not actually coming to this country but by mistake so it was released and later diverted to Boko Haram insurgents
4. Were you not in the country?
Obasanjo wrote a letter to Jonathan accusing him of training assassins to kill people so that he can be reelected and so it happened Even some of your Christians have started to talk but CAN stopped them thinking it'll end on Muslims alone.
Jet carrying white men was seen in adamawa air dropping weapons and it crashes down as well since then nothing about them.
5. Why mute?
Ayo oristejarfor the then president of Christians association of Nigeria was involved in arm purchase in South Africa where his jet was arrested with Nigerian money. It was said there were two individuals in the jet which happened to be civilians (Christians) and not Nigerian officials.
Stories started beefing Questions from four angles started raising, it took four days for government to come out and admit it's aware of the purchase
6. How and why?
Pls my fellow Christians stop using sentiment to promote your political issues
You are a fool, Buhari who happens to be a muslim is now the president, let him investigate all these ur claim.
DeleteWhat is incoherent shit? Please tell it to your illiterate, murderous and rapist brothers. Idiot.
DeleteHe simply asked questions, instead of you to answer him wisely you're here throwing insults. This is the reason why i hate coming back to this country.
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ReplyDeleteAaaaaaaaaaaah! May God save the world...