“The dearest thing to Abraham (Peace be on him) was his only son at that time. Yet he was quite willing to sacrifice him for the Pleasure of Allah."
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By Haroon Balogun | September 14, 2016
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria has urged leaders at all levels of governance to shun corrupt tendencies and take appropriate measures to ensure food sufficiency.
The group led by Dr Mashuud Fashola, a renowned economists, in its Eid -el-Adha message to Muslims said if ?Muslims imbibed the lessons of Abraham’s sacrifice to Allah by shunning corrupt tendencies, selfish and evil desires, but toe the path of righteousness, the country will be better.
“We congratulate the entire Muslim Community in Nigeria for the 1437 Hijra Eidul Adha celebration. We pray that Allah, The Gracious and Merciful, will accept our humble sacrifices and glorification of His Holy Name and reward us all abundantly and eternally.
“It is necessary to remind ourselves of the lessons of Eidul Adha celebration in the tradition of Abraham’s complete submission to God and his readiness to sacrifice everything for Allah’s Pleasure.
“The dearest thing to Abraham (Peace be on him) was his only son at that time. Yet he was quite willing to sacrifice him for the Pleasure of Allah. It was only a trial for Ibrahim to assess his faithfulness and complete devotion to Allah. Allah then substituted a ram for the sacrifice. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 60 v.5 that:
“There is a good model for you in Abraham and his adherents when they said to their people: ‘We have nothing to do with you and with that which you worship beside God. We disbelieve in all that you worship. There has arisen enmity and hatred between us until you believe in God alone’, except the declaration of Abraham to his father ‘I will surely ask forgiveness for you, though I have no power to compel Allah in this respect.’
“Today most human beings are not prepared to do the right thing or say the truth because of our love for materialism or worldly gains. At home, in the market place, in the offices, at schools, at workshops, and even at places of worship, most of us are dishonest, fraudulent, inconsiderate, and very selfish in our love for wealth and worldly pleasure. We cannot do away with our reckless immorality and corruption talk less of sacrificing our dearest things for the Pleasure of Allah and submission to His will. Yet we all claim to believe in the legacy of Abraham. We should realize the promise of God to Abraham covers only the faithful and not the unjust or wrong doers.
The group urged Muslims to shun corrupt tendencies, materialism and evil desires, urging leaders to urgently take bold steps towards banishing hunger from Nigeria.
“It is unpardonable for prices of food to be rising while many are jobless and those who have jobs are being owed salaries or are having their salaries static or reduced. In the management of the economy, all tiers of government and all hands must be on deck to ensure that the poor do not get poorer or the situation of food and nutrition does not get worse for every citizen.
And this is quite achievable with appropriate policies and determination irrespective of whatever happens to the fortunes of the economy. This is the least the rulers owed to the people.
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