Islam Abhors Protests Against Leaders, Former Grand Khadi Declares

A erstwhile expansive khadi of the Shari’a Court of Appeal, Ilorin, Kwara State, Justice Salihu Muhammad, has cautioned Nigerians against nationalist condemnation of the nation’s leaders.

The retired jurist and preacher who spoke with LEADERSHIP successful Ilorin, maintained that Islam prescribes prayers and constructive proposal for leaders alternatively of staging protests oregon abusing them.
He said since governmental bureau is simply a spot from God, citizens person a work to respect and usher those successful authorization done lawful means.

“Government offices are a spot from Allah and the people. Leaders indispensable discharge them with sincerity. But arsenic followers, our relation is to commune for authorities and usher them with advice. Condemnation and maltreatment are not the mode of Islam,” helium said.

He stated that adjacent erstwhile authorities fails to conscionable expectations, nationalist protests and criticisms are not sanctioned by Islamic law

“Peaceful protestation oregon immoderate sanction you telephone it, is not recognised successful Islam. You commune for guidance for those successful power,” helium stressed.

Muhammad urged the authorities to found a regulatory model for spiritual preaching crossed faiths.

“The infinitesimal you tin accidental ‘Allahu Akbar’, radical telephone you malam. That is wrong. There indispensable beryllium laws and regulations for some Christian and Muslim preachers. It should beryllium a nationalist policy,” helium declared.

The UN bid ambassador distanced Islam from terrorism, banditry and different convulsive crimes, describing them arsenic signs of the extremity of time.

He urged Nigerians to statesman addressing the menace of convulsive crimes astatine the household level by guiding their children early.

Muhammad, who earned his UN bid ambassador rubric aft a presumption astatine a Baptist Convention successful the United States, recalled mediating conflicts successful Sudan, Gambia, London, Malaysia and the US.

He said his experiences reinforced his content that constructive dialog and communal respect are the instauration of peace.