Cleric urges Muslims to pray for leaders, nation
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Lagos (Epe), Sept. 11, 2016 (NAN) Alhaji Abdul-Raman Sadalah, the Chief Imam of Epeland on Monday urged Nigerians to always pray for the nation and their leaders.
Sadalah made this call during the 2016 Eid el-Kabir prayer in Epe.
The chief imam prayed for the continuous unity, peace, prosperity and progress of the country.
“It is the duty of every Nigerian to keep praying for peace. God in His infinite mercies created us differently, male and female and allowed us to speak different languages, he said.
Sadalah said that no nation would prosper and develop without love and tolerance among its people.
The cleric enjoined Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice in their daily activities as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim
He decried the spate of maiming, kidnapping and killing of innocent citizens in some parts of the country, and called for fervent prayers for divine intervention.
Sadalah urged Muslims not to consider the celebration as an occasion for merry-making only, but that it also called for sober reflection and re-dedication to the service of God and humanity.
He appealed to wealthy Muslims to extend their hands of fellowship to the less privileged in the society by assisting them with food, drinks and other necessities of life.
Sadalah commended Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State for the ongoing development in the community and the state in general.
Sadalah, at the end of the prayer, performed the symbolic slaughtering of a ram to signify the official rite by fellow Muslims
NAN reports that Oba Shefiu Adewale, Bangbopa Esilokun I, the Olu-Epe of Epe; the Federal Representative of Epe constituency, Wale Raji and Mr Wale Mogaji, the Chairman, House of Assembly Service Commission, were among those who attended the payer. (NAN)
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Edited by Franca Ofili/Felix Ajide
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