Afrigather Kaduna: Christians, Muslims rejoice start of Prophet Muhammad
Godwin Isenyo
No fewer than 30 Pastors on Saturday in Kaduna, joined the Muslim devoted within the celebration of the yr’s Maulud, which signifies the Beginning of Prophet Muhammad.
The occasion which was held on the foremost bowl of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium within the metropolis centre attracted hundreds of fantastically dressed Muslim devoted.
The Common Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, Kaduna, Pastor Yohana Buru, who led different Pastors to the gathering, famous that the Maulud celebration supplied the golden alternative for each faiths (Muslim and Christian) to satisfy, work together, dialogue and change goodwill messages.
This, he famous, would foster peace and unity throughout the nation.
Buru congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’advert, who’s additionally the religious chief of Nigeria Muslims, Shi’ite chief, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi in addition to Khalifa Sanusi, Lamido Sanusi, who’s the chief of the Tijjaniyya Islamic sect, on the event of the Maulud celebration.
He mentioned the Christian clerics have been on the stadium to hitch in felicitating with their Muslim brothers simply to discover a higher approach of peaceable co-existence, and spiritual tolerance, amongst adherents of each faiths.
Buru mentioned, “we’re right here (within the stadium) to additionally strengthen the nice relationships between the followers of the 2 dominant religions(Islam and Christianity).
“We wish to discover higher methods of selling peaceable co-existence and spiritual tolerance among the many adherents of the completely different faiths.
“We should keep in mind that we’re created by one God, and we’re the youngsters of Adam and Eve, and we each have our holy scriptures (Bible and Qur’an) from One God which guided us on how one can dwell in peace and concord with one another.”
He additionally lamented the rising safety challenges bedevilling the nation, particularly within the north, expressing concern over “the each day bloodshed, banditry, kidnapping, is affecting the Northern area badly when it comes to entry to training, agriculture, economic system, tourism, sport, leisure and all sectors of human improvement.”
Consequently, the cleric appealed to Muslims and Christians to fervently pray for all safety operatives to beat the present safety challenges within the land.
Earlier, an Islamic scholar and Public Relations Officer of the Fityanul Islam of Nigeria, Sheikh Tukur Abdulsalam, had harassed the necessity for mutual understanding among the many adherents of the 2 main religions and known as on each Muslims and Christians to embrace the tradition of forgiveness.
He recommended Pastor Buru and his group for becoming a member of in celebrating the start of the Prophet Muhammad simply as he led some Muslim devoted to rejoice the start of Jesus Christ in 2021.
Muslims faithfully from the Republic of Niger, Cameroun, Benin, Senegal, Ghana, and Sudan took half on this yr’s Maulud celebration within the state(Kaduna).
