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Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky |
Reported By Ibrahim Usman
Leader of the Islamic Movement in
Nigeria, His Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, says unity among Muslims is paramount
irrespective of schools of thought and boundaries.
He made the statement on the fourth day
of the annual Unity Week conference organized by the Islamic Movement in
Nigeria at the Hussainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria, Tuesday.
Sheikh Zakzaky who was responding to a
lecture on the Importance of Unity Among Muslims by Malam Abdullahi Dogara from
Niger Republic said, Islam is a community of people from different frontiers
and with different points of view, yet brothers and sisters from the same root.
“The religion is one, even if the people hold different points of view and are
located in different environments. The religion is one as prescribed the
Allah”.
He further said, the similitude of
Islam is the similitude of the body with parts, where pain on one part is felt
in the other parts, “Should there be a situation whereby one part becomes
insensitive to the feeling of the other, then that body has fallen short of a
complete body frame. We should be seen as one body frame, so as to face the
current challenges”.
His Eminence said, such unity forum is
capable of eradicating the imaginary division among Muslims, which was
deliberately created.
He explained that, Islam is facing
great challenge of being labeled as a terrorist religion saying, terrorism is
never Islamic and should never be associated with it. “Terrorism currently
being propagated is the handiwork of enemies of Islam to divide Muslims”.
Sheikh Zakzaky also said, the Islamic
Movement calls for unity among Muslims in order that Islamic becomes stronger
and brotherhood among adherents close rank. “We do not call on people to
abandon their view points or schools of thought, nor do we intend to dominate
all other point of view. The whole aim is to promote unity among Muslims, and
hold every Muslims as brothers irrespective of points of view”, he added.
He assured that unity among Muslims is
inevitable as promised by Allah. “Islam will surely be established on the face
of the earth. We are therefore at liberty now to give our contribution towards
this inevitable unity. We should never allow ourselves to be used by our
enemies towards disunity of the Ummah”, Sheikh Zakzaky emphasized.
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