Respected Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has said that President Jonathan's pilgrimage to Israel has assaulted the sensibilities of Muslims and in his opinion shows that President Jonathan is not a good Christian.

Read his views below

JONATHAN IN ISRAEL

I am not a keen political commentator probably because my brain also filters information through the prism of religion, but I definitely now believe that Mr. Jonathan is neither a politician nor does he mean well for other Nigerians.

His ‘tourism’ to Israel is a big political blunder, I said tourism because its never in the annals of true Christianity to partake pilgrimage as it’s a cardinal tenets of Islam to go on such pilgrimage to three most Ancient mosques in the World. In a hadith narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Huraira, the prophet – peace be upon him was quoted as saying: “No religious journey is allowed except to three mosques”. They are the Makkah mosque, the Medina mosque and the Jerusalem mosque.

Nigeria along with many other African and world countries has sided with the plight of the Palestinians that were forced out of their homeland, killed and scattered. There are still Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and all over the world. They are prevented from entering their mother land just because it was confiscated by the Western powers with Israel used as a ‘front’. It’s a share case of colonization with expulsion of the rightful occupants. For this reason no Nigerian president in the past, Muslim or Christian has visited Israel in order not to honor such injustice.

Today Nigeria riddled with insurmountable political, economic and social problems, our least priority is a state visit to a controversial state where human suffering is the norm of the day. What do we stand to gain from Israel? For one, the Jews -I am saying this without any prejudice- are traditionally known to be misers while we African are seldom not beggars. Charity is not in there lexicon. Jesus – alaihis Salam- has condemned them in the most explicable terms no other human has done. ‘Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?’M't:23:33 .
In the Quran, Jews were also cursed with misery and lowliness; they can only parasite on other nations to survive and on Allah’s mercy on occasions. Allah said: “ Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever they are found, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah and from men; they draw on themselves wrath from Allah, and pitched over them is (the tent of) destitution. This because they rejected the Signs of Allah, and slew the prophets in defiance of right; this because they rebelled and transgressed beyond bounds”. Q3/112

Notherless the Quran in fairness said “Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. “ Q3/113.

What concern us now, is that Jonathan has succumbed to the pressure to support the Jews at the detriment of the oppressed Palestinians and the teaming millions of Nigerians living under the most appalling conditions, our children out of schools, and the ostentatious life style of his ministers, cronies and oil thieves.

If Jonathan wants religious peace in Nigeria, his visit to a religiously controversial state is a mistake. The message is that he is insensitive to Muslim’s sensibility. There is share recklessness in such an adventure. Truly Islam has enjoined Muslims to interact, mutually benefit with the Jews in business and marriage. Muslims are allowed to eat their food, therefore it should be understood that the Muslim’s apathy towards them is because of Zionism and the plight of their fellow Muslims. The Jewish experience is Spain under the Muslim rule is well documented. They prefer Muslim’s treatment to the Christians. Even in recent history what the German Nazi did to the Jews cannot be effaced.

My advice to Israel is that they should not interfere with Nigerian problems, treat Mr. Jonathan as a simple tourist. As I also beseech them to facilitate Muslims going on pilgrimage to Jerusalem as instructed by the prophet of Mercy.

May Allah protect us from all evil! Amin

NaijaPundit

I wonder if this religion still have a human face. If they like let them go hug transformer. At best, this country is better off if we stay divided.

I wonder if this cleric has a brain @ all for him to open his vocal cavity to vomit jargons thru his oesophagus.though not compulsory,if he wants to go,he can.yar adua turns his own pilgrame to medical trip and no one said anything just because Goodluck is a christian,the world wants to crucify him,whether he likes,let him go to greece as well as long as the timing is write.Good radiance to bad rubbish,sheikh or whatever u call urself,I can see that this nonsense coming out of u is as a result of lack of western education u forfeited for arabic,go bk to school for formal tranning,rubbish.

Ok

When we say that the only intent of the called APC is mainly to ISLAMISE NIGERIA. I pity those who do not understand what is happening now in the country.
You see why they introduced Bokoharam? To force GEJ convert to Islam.
There is no one Nigeria but hausa, Igbo and yoruba and its beter people go there various ways to stop the extra judicial killings taking place againts christians.

Sambo went to Mecca,no problem. Yar adua also went, no problem.
Johathan visit Jerusalem,problem starts
God save us.

muslims ehn!!!! wetin concern una now?

Sheikh u will not lack of knownlegde,even they bible also surppot u go and read JEREMIAL 13 vs 27 u will know the truth that ur jerusalem hav been caused and go and read GALATIAN 4vs25 and u will know that mecca is in bible as d sheikh mention lov u sheikh

Hmmm... Any person/leader with the intent to islamise Nigeria will be 'discarded' by God in Jesus name! This is one of the reasons i suspect this APC of a party. I can't trust Buhari, he tried it once.