The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria
(SCSN) has warned that Muslims have the right
to protect themselves in Nigeria and cautions
against attacking Muslims anywhere in the
country.
Reacting to the clarion call of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) for Christians to
defend themselves over the incessant attacks on
its faithful, the secretary of the Sharia Council,
Malam AbdurRahman Hassan, described the call
as unfortunate, even as the Sultan of Sokoto,
Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, urged calm, pointing out
that Muslims are not supposed to force their
religion on other faiths.
In a text message sent to our correspondent, the
SCSN scribe noted, “It is unbecoming of the so
called clergy men to give such unguarded
instructions.’’
He noted that the CAN directive will not augur
well for anybody in the country, “not even the
agitators.’’
Malam AbdurRahman maintained that, “Despite
the fact that Islam is a peaceful religion, should
anyone attack any Muslim anywhere in Nigeria,
we have the right to protect ourselves.”
He reiterated that Islam is a peaceful religion
and anyone who is a true Muslim cannot attack
anybody, if not in selfdefence.
According to him, it is wrong for CAN to assume
that the attacks on Christians are being
perpetrated by Muslims because “we have many
instances in the past where a Christian dressed
in Muslim attires and attacked his fellow
Christians, just to cause chaos and disharmony.”
The SCSN said that CAN should have been more
diplomatic in its approach to the issue instead of
being confrontational. He noted that “Nigeria
needs peace and tranquillity to achieve
meaningful development.”
Speaking, the former Special Adviser to Governor
Muktar Yero of Kaduna State on Islamic Matters,
Sheikh Haliru Maraya, advised CAN to withdraw
the directive because “It will result in people
taking the law into their hands whenever they
are aggrieved.’’
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(SCSN) has warned that Muslims have the right
to protect themselves in Nigeria and cautions
against attacking Muslims anywhere in the
country.
Reacting to the clarion call of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) for Christians to
defend themselves over the incessant attacks on
its faithful, the secretary of the Sharia Council,
Malam AbdurRahman Hassan, described the call
as unfortunate, even as the Sultan of Sokoto,
Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, urged calm, pointing out
that Muslims are not supposed to force their
religion on other faiths.
In a text message sent to our correspondent, the
SCSN scribe noted, “It is unbecoming of the so
called clergy men to give such unguarded
instructions.’’
He noted that the CAN directive will not augur
well for anybody in the country, “not even the
agitators.’’
Malam AbdurRahman maintained that, “Despite
the fact that Islam is a peaceful religion, should
anyone attack any Muslim anywhere in Nigeria,
we have the right to protect ourselves.”
He reiterated that Islam is a peaceful religion
and anyone who is a true Muslim cannot attack
anybody, if not in selfdefence.
According to him, it is wrong for CAN to assume
that the attacks on Christians are being
perpetrated by Muslims because “we have many
instances in the past where a Christian dressed
in Muslim attires and attacked his fellow
Christians, just to cause chaos and disharmony.”
The SCSN said that CAN should have been more
diplomatic in its approach to the issue instead of
being confrontational. He noted that “Nigeria
needs peace and tranquillity to achieve
meaningful development.”
Speaking, the former Special Adviser to Governor
Muktar Yero of Kaduna State on Islamic Matters,
Sheikh Haliru Maraya, advised CAN to withdraw
the directive because “It will result in people
taking the law into their hands whenever they
are aggrieved.’’
Read more at today.ng
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