| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by Michael004: 8:14am On Sep 20, 2017 |
E no concern me. I no be Muslim. |
| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by BlakKluKluxKlan(m): 8:17am On Sep 20, 2017 |
Kudos to OMPC. There are numerous islamic scholars in yorubaland far better and more pious than the so-called sultan and emirs who are guilty of immorality and are mostly paedophiles.
Yoruba muslims don't practise paedophile culture and terrorism, are not violent but liberal and peaceful. 1 Like |
| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by bitcoinvin(m): 9:08am On Sep 20, 2017 |
MayorofLagos:
An Islamic group has queried the widely-held claims that the Sultan of Sokoto is leader of Nigerian Muslims. The group also frowned at Sultan Abubukar Saad’s declaration of Friday as a work-free day, saying it undermines productivity.
The group, Oodua Muslim Progressive Council (OMPC), also dismissed as false the long-held view that the that the Sultan of Sokoto is the leader of Muslims in Nigeria.
The group’s position was contained in a statement signed by Mallam Abdulnasir Kadir Araoye in response to the call by Professor Ishaq Akintola, scholar and founder of Muslims Right Congress (MURIC), that Friday should be declared a work-free day.
The group also described as ill-thought the agitation to make Friday a work-free day in the country. It argued that the aspiration of the Yoruba in the 21st century is to go to space, build a Yoruba territory with cherished values, technological development, industrialization, peace and harmony. “To achieve this feat, we would want to see Yoruba people go to work every day, including Sundays and Fridays. It is a primitive idea to be fighting on Fridays being declared a work free-day.”
It said that Friday, as a working day, was not imposed on Nigerians by any Christian group, but by the British colonialists, who handed over power to a reactionary Muslim Fulani North.
This, said the OMPC, left the country with a legacy of Arabic inscriptions on Nigerian currency. The OMPC added that a demand to make Friday a work-free day will lead to the loss of jobs and dwindling employment opportunities for the Muslim population.
“If you ask Muslims not to work on Fridays, we can assure you that many private employers will not like to employ Muslims any longer even if this policy is restricted to the government employees. We also wish to know if we, as Muslims, will have to work on Christmas day and on Sundays. Will these elements also advocate for a change in the Western Calendar which is used in Nigeria? This is an irresponsible demand, a clear attempt to set the Yoruba nation and Nigeria on the cause of violence and disorder. We call on Yoruba people, especially youths to watch out for paranoid scholars who are using the name of religion for financial gains from some foreign countries at the expense of the poor Muslim population who desire happiness, justice, food and security.
The group described the Sultan as a usurper. “The Sultan cannot be the head of Yoruba Muslims. He is a usurper. He came to Nigeria in 1804 through violence, killings, looting and cold-blooded brigandage. How can the offspring of such a movement be the head of Nigerian Muslims? There was no record of the position of the Sultan until 300 years after Islam had been established in Yorubaland as a religion of peace.
Even the Sultan did not introduce Islam to the North. There was a Muslim ruler, Umme-Jilmi, who reigned between 1085 and 1097. He was converted to Islam by Sheik Mohammed Ibn Mani. In Hausaland, Islam was introduced by Wangarawa merchants. In Yorubaland, Islam came on before Mansa Musa of Mali (d.1337C.E).
Islam was a strong religion in Yorubaland from the time of Alaafin Ajiboyede (1560 to 1570 C.E). So how did Sultan become the head of Nigerian Muslims including Yoruba? Who made him the head? Where was the meeting held where he was chosen?
The idea of promoting the Sultan over several Yoruba Islamic scholars is a myth and a continuation of the political domination of Nigeria by the Fulani oligarchy. This is unacceptable to the Yoruba people,” said the statement.
The statement also warned Muslims to be wary of scholars, who receive foreign grants, including from the Islamic Movement of Egypt. He accused them of making demands on behalf of Nigerian Muslims solely to justify their receipt of such on the pages of newspapers slaves!!! |
| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by menstrualpad: 9:14am On Sep 20, 2017 |
ColonelDrake:
Yoruba muslims don't know what they are saying. They better accept their fate as a second class inferior muslims. Please let us know more ...biko |
| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by orisa37: 11:18am On Sep 20, 2017 |
Very good. Keep firing my bros. How did Afonja lose his Traditional Throne to the Fulani tribe? It's Domination, Slavery and must be retrieved or rotated without further delay. |
| Re: The Politics Of Islam: Who Made Sokoto Leader Over Yoruba? by IJOBA2: 11:38am On Sep 20, 2017 |
Adebola02:
It's depressingly hilarious that in Nigeria when the south westenters are clamouring for National unity and peaceful coexistence and the easterners agitating for restructuring and constitution review
Some set of lazy and self centered northern leaders are planning to declare Friday as a work free day ..
They can't impose the Middle East practices and beliefs in this western part of the world
We know those who want this country to move forward
We surely do
Many are all over the country begging for alms
Oh shame  YOUR MUSLIM BROTHERS WILL SOON CALL FOR YOUR HEAD |
