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Muslims To Pray For Mecca Stampede Victims by HowAreYou(m): 6:50am On Oct 02, 2015 |
A Nigerian Muslim body, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of
Nigeria, has said it is calling for a nationwide
prayer for all the victims of the fallen crane and
the Mina stampede during this year holy
pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
The body, in a statement on Thursday by its
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji M.A. Adebanjo,
said the special prayer was called by its National
President, Alhaji Lafeef Okunnu (SAN).
It said the prayer would hold on Sunday, October
4, 2015.
The society commiserated with the families of
those who died and prayed for the quick recovery
of all the survivors currently receiving treatment
in the hospital as well as the re-union of those still
missing.
The statement partly read, “We pray the Almighty
Allah to forgive their sins and reward them with
Al-janat firdaus and grant those still being
hospitalised quick recovery. For those that are still
missing, we beseech Allah to grant them safe re-
union with their families.”
The society, however, joined the Federal
Government in demanding a probe into the Mina
stampede from the Saudi Arabian authorities in
order to forestall future recurrence of the tragic
incidents.
In the same vein, another Muslim organisation,
Nasrul-Lahi-Fathi Society, not only demanded a
probe into the incident but also called on the
Saudi Arabian authorities to reach out to the
families of the victims to mitigate the effect of the
deaths on them.
NASFAT, in a separate statement by its President,
Kamil Bolarinwa, said, “We believe people should
be held accountable; but the overall objective
should be the entrenchment of a system that will,
in the future, remove such failings, human and
infrastructural, from subsequent Hajj operations.
“However, while the investigation by the Saudi
authorities is going on, we enjoin the Ummah to
avoid any comment capable of undermining the
unity of Islam.
“This is the time to remain steadfast and
prayerful, a time to totally submit, as true
Muslims, to the will of Allah.
“We also call on the Saudi authorities to spare no
effort to provide adequate medical care for those
who sustained varying degrees of injuries during
the stampede and we urge them to intensify
effort in the search for all missing pilgrims.
“Beyond this, we call on the Saudi authorities to
commence a process to reach out to the families
of the victims in order to mitigate the effect of the
deaths on them, even as we acknowledge that no
compensation can assuage the irreparable loss
they have suffered.”
Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto
State on Thursday said all Nigerians who went to
Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage would be
accounted for.
This, the governor assured Nigerians, would be
ensured in spite of the twin tragedies of the crane
crash and the stampede that marred this year’s
Hajj.
Tambuwal gave the assurance when he visited
families of those affected by the tragedy in
Sokoto.
A statement issued by Imam Imam, the
governor’s spokesperson in Sokoto, noted that,
“Hajj officials are working round the clock to
ensure that all victims are properly identified and
documented. The areas mostly affected in Sokoto
State are Illela, Binji and Wamakko local
government areas.”
Addressing the families during a stop in Jamali
village of Binji Local Government Area, Tambuwal
said the government was still collating the
number of pilgrims who died, injured or missing.
He announced that as soon as the collation was
done, government would assist the families in the
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