Cleric urges Muslim faithful to live in peace with neighbours
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Islam
Ikole (Ekiti State), Nov. 11, 2016 (NAN) An Islamic cleric, Malam Nurudeen Adeyeni of Ikole Central Mosque, Ekiti State, has admonished Muslim faithful to live in peace with neighbours, saying Islam is a religion of peace.
Adeyeni gave the charge during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole on Friday.
The scholar emphasised that Islamic teachings were against terrorism and that violence has no place in Islam.
He frowned at some people’s belief that terrorists were adherents of only Islamic religion, saying terrorists should be termed as common enemies of humanity.
“Terrorists have no place in Islam, they are abusing the Muslim faith worldwide and their activities are tarnishing the true image of Islam.
“Those that show hatred and intolerance towards Muslims because of the heinous coward crime of killings, kidnapping by Boko Haram in some parts of the country are doing injustice to the Muslims who are themselves victims of terrorism,’’ he said.
The cleric therefore enjoined the Muslim faithful to be vigilant and expose criminal-minded individuals who might hide under any guise in Mosques or their environment.
He said the war against terrorism should be a collective assignment among all Nigerians, saying terrorism has no respect for any religion.
The cleric advised world leaders to come together and fight terrorism which he said has become a major security challenge to nations across the world. (NAN)
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Edited by Mustapha Lamidi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola