Sallah: Compassion an Important Ingredient of Our Common Humanity, Says Atiku …Saraki, Dogara: Hope Not Lost Despite Challenges Facing Nigeria

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Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on Muslims to project Islam through the good examples of love, tolerance and peaceful disposition at all times, “which are prerequisite for protecting the perception of the religion from distortion.”

In his Sallah message to mark the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting period, Atiku, while congratulating the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the divine ordered abstention from foods and drinks, explained that the event should reinforce the fear of Allah in the hearts of the believers.

According to him, the virtues of the sacrifice should be sustained beyond the Ramadan by Muslims, adding that the fasting period makes believers appreciate the impact of hunger and be more committed to the hardships of millions who cannot feed themselves.

Meanwhile, Senate President Bukola Saraki, in his Sallah message, expressed hope that all is not lost despite the myriad of challenges facing the country.

In a one-page statement issued in Abuja Thursday by his Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, to mark eid-el-fitri, Saraki emphasised that only tolerance, stronger sense of patriotism and love for one another "will help the country surmount her current socio-economic challenges."

The Senate president, while congratulating Muslim faithful across the country on the successful completion of the month-long Ramadan fast, called for sustained prayers for peace in the country.

According to him, despite the federal government efforts in combating the challenge of insecurity, it is imperative for Muslim faithful to utilise this period to pray fervently for peace and unity in the country. 

On his part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday felicitated with the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of eid-el-fitr celebration.

 In his Sallah message to the Muslim community in Nigeria, the Speaker enjoined them to sustain the lessons of Ramadan and replicate same in their daily lives for a better society.

He also called on the Ummah not to be carried away by only the  pageantry of the Sallah celebration, but to use the occasion for sober reflection and extend gestures and hands of support to the needy in the society as well as pray against the current security and economic situation of the country.

He emphasised the importance of peace, unity and tolerance among the diverse people of the country for the envisaged growth and development to take place.