Eid-al-Adha: Place Welfare Of Your Neighbours As Important As Yours — Bayo Raji Charges Muslims
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2023 Candidate of Social Democratic Party(SDP) for Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Hon. (Barr.) Abdul-Waheed Bayo Raji has admonished adherents of Islam to place the welfare of their neighbours as important as theirs.
Raji made this admonition in a release which he personally signed on occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration and made it available to news men.
Iseyin-born lawyer and politician who noted that the celebration, which is to honour the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son(Ismael) as an act of obedience to God’s command, remains a unique festivity which its moral and religious lessons should be strictly adhered to.
Raji maintained that, as Muslims in Iseyinland, Oyo State, Nigeria and world as a whole celebrate the unique day of Eid-el-Adha, it becomes important and necessary that Muslims should prioritise the welfare of their neighbours as important as theirs.
He added that, doing this remains an indication of showing and sharing love and happiness to the hearts of those who are in need in the society.
The Legal Icon charged all adherents of Islam to ensure that the material possessions at their disposal should be judiciously and religiously utilised to improve the living conditions of others around them.
On essence of celebration, Raji reiterated that, it is in honour of the willingness and readiness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son(Ismael) as an act of obedience to God’s command.
Adding that, the strong and firm faith demonstrated by Prophet Ibrahim(A.S.W) to sacrifice his son in line with his earlier promise to Allah,had truly nicknamed him ‘Father of Faith’.
He charged all Muslims to examine and learn from Prophet Ibrahim whose strong faith and belief in oneness of Allah till today makes him an unforgettable prophet of God.
Raji added that, the adherents of Islam should not celebrate alone but should also reflect on moral and spiritual lessons that it teaches.
He however maintained that, now that the victors have been sworn in across the federation, they should prioritise good governance and autonomy of local government that would make the grassroots feel the positive impacts.
Raji asked them all to use the period of celebration to pray for Nigeria and her leaders on importance to make life better for all and sundry.
