Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to imbibe peace as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar (1999-2007) has urged Nigerians to imbibe peaceful co-existence, mutual respect, and tolerance, adding that this will help heal the country of all shades of mistrust.
Abubakar in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians advised citizens to give thanks to the Almighty God for sparing their lives as individuals and families to celebrate this significant festival of sacrifice.
The former Vice President wrote, “Eid-el-Kabir teaches and reminds us of the meaning of sacrifice, love, and forbearance with God and in our relationships with one another.
“As Muslims more especially, Eid-el-Kabir and the stories of Prophets Ibrahim and Ishmael (Peace and Blessings of Allah be with them) that accompany it requires that we take the whole of humanity as one nation.”
He added that “According to the teachings of Noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the slaughtering of animals in celebration of this festival is to evoke and reinforce the consciousness of God in all our deeds and wishes.
“We would not be able to fully appreciate the love from God if we allow killing of the innocent souls and propagation of hateful rhetoric become a norm amongst us.”
Atiku, therefore, congratulated Muslims in the country and across the globe on this year’s Eid el-Kabir and reminded them of the Prophet’s saying that “no nation is superior to the other. But the best amongst you is the one with the best piety to Allah.”
