Eid el-Kabir: Abiodun tasks Muslims on tolerance, unity
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As Muslims all over the world celebrate 2021 Eid el-Kabir, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has urged Muslims in the state to emulate the resilience, patience and steadfastness, as well as absolute faith in Allah, as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim.
Governor Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said the festival which is symbolised by slaughtering of rams as commanded by Allah should be used to further foster unity and spread love in the state and Nigeria.
He added that though the country is going through a trying period, the Eid el-Kabir should serve as an opportunity to supplicate and seek the face of God, for restoration and healing.
Abiodun, who noted the festival is a significant one in the tenets of Islamic faith, called on the faithful of the religion to engage in moderate celebration across the state.
He further urged Muslims to remember those who don’t have and share the merriment with them.
According to him, Eid el-Kabir is a significant one in the tenets of the Islamic religion, adding that it symbolised the slaughtering of the ram as commanded by Allah and exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim.
"I want to urge them to emulate the resilience, patience, steadfastness and absolute faith in Allah, displayed by Prophet Ibrahim, when he was commanded by Allah to fulfil his covenant by sacrificing his son, Ismael.
"Though Allah asked the Prophet to slaughter his son, He replaced the son with a ram, having discovered His servant was faithful. Let us, therefore, use this period to seek the face of Allah in surmounting the present socio-economic situation in our country."
"I strongly believe and hope, that God who changed the reproach of Prophet Ibrahim and replaced it with joy and victory, will change our situation in Nigeria for the better.
"As our Muslim brothers celebrate, let us be moderate and remember those who don’t have in our neighbourhood and share the merriment with them. Let us remember Nigeria and in particular, Ogun State, in our supplications.
"As an administration, we shall continue to espouse good governance and put policies in place to ensure prosperity for all," Abiodun was quoted to be saying in the statement.
