President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji. Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the country to drop their weapons and shun terrorism in the country and rescind their wicked decision to become peaceful during Ramadan and afterwards.
The Sultan also charged all Muslims in the country to take advantage of the last 10 days of the fasting month of Ramadan to genuinely seek for Allah by maximally reciting more of the Qur’an, being punctual in observing the daily obligatory prayers- the Tarawih and Tahajjud in congregation.
Abubakar made the call in statement signed by the Secretary General of JNI, Dr. Khalid Aliyu Abubakar in Kaduna on Thursday.
He further implored them to intensify their generosities in giving alms to the poor, the needy, the orphans and the handicapped in the society, especially to families living from hand to mouth.
“More importantly, they should watch out for Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) which often comes up on one of the five exceptional nights within the last ten nights of Ramadan- the five nights,” Abubakar said.
“As always, we urge the Muslim faithful to intensify prayers for the Ummah against all manners of upheavals, particularly special prayers for the people of Borno State, the entire North East and the nation at large, should be offered, as they are being massacred with seeming impunity almost every day.”
The Sultan wished all Muslim faithful Allah’s pardon in the sacred days and after, and urged them to pray fervently for Allah’s acceptance of their Ramadan fast.
