Sultan Urges Muslim, Christian Preachers To Preach With Fear Of God

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Islamic and Christian clergy to preach with the absolute fear of God in the country.

The Sultan said this in his Sallah message to the Muslim faithful in Nigeria to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.

Abubakar said the clergy they should fear Allah and live above their own selfish interests while preaching to their followers.

“They should avoid provocative statements that could lead to the breach of peace and lead to violence in the country.

“They should also know that staying attuned to the religious teachings is the only way that bring mutual respect and love which eventually lead to the desired peace in the nation,’’ he said.

The monarch also said that it was not right for a non-Muslim to interfere in the affairs of the Muslims and Islam or to impose his views on the religion he did not profess.

Abubakar also commended the Federal Government for constituting the committee on the security challenges in the north.

He said that those calling for the scrapping of the committee were enemies of peace and were “unpatriotic’’, and charged Nigerians to give the committee the necessary support to accomplish its job.

“It is a known fact that no peace could be achieved except through constructive dialogue.

“On our part, we are satisfied with the work of this committee and we are ready to give it all necessary support to succeed,’’ he promised.

The Sultan also called on leaders at all levels to fear Allah by accomplishing the trust placed on them in leading their subjects.

“The precarious situation of the nation is only due to bad governance and neglect of divine injunctions.

“Most of the leaders are busy amassing wealth and forgetting their subjects they are meant to serve.

Abubakar commended, Gov. Aliyu Wamakko, for transforming the state in all aspects of human lives.

He pledged that the Sokoto Sultanate Council would continue to partner with the three tiers of government with a view to further improving the living standard of the people. [NAN]

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