Ulama’s visit to El-Rufai, a sectarian agenda – Shi’ite

Ulama's visit to El-Rufai, a sectarian agenda – Shi'ite

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has described the visit by the Kaduna state Council of Imams and Ulama to the Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as a sectarian agenda.
A statement by the spokesperson of the movement, Ibrahim Musa issued yesterday in Kaduna said the sectarian agenda is poisonous to the quest of well-meaning Muslim scholars.
He said, "The Kaduna State Council of Imams and Ulama visited the Kaduna State Governor El-Rufai and declared support for the recent brutal killings of hundreds if not thousands plus of defenseless Muslims in Zaria by the Nigerian Army. The Council is made up of Sunni and Wahhabi Mosque Imams.
"This is a sectarian agenda that is poisonous to the quest of well-meaning Muslim scholars for unity among Muslims. This open and shameful support for injustice could be viewed as a kind of pathological rivalry for a group they see growing in geometric proportions, and being opportunists, would clearly support a massacre no matter how unjustifiable.
"They see this as an opportunity to decimate their rivals. They have forgotten the Qur'anic injunctions that Allah Commanded the Muslims to be just to all and sundry. Due to the need for unity, millions of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria under the leadership of His Eminence Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky didn't build separate mosques because Qur'an says mosques are for Allah and thus places for proclaiming and promoting unity.
"Sheikh Zakzaky ordered all his followers accordingly to pray in the existing Sunni-dominated mosques despite the massive anti-Shia propaganda taking place in most of these mosques. These they endured for the sake of unity.
"Rather than the Imams and Ulama to serve as the embodiment of Muslim unity, they are unfortunately actively working for selfish interests to massage some corrupt egos and sectarian interests. It must be condemned when mosque Imams become willing tools in the hands of corrupt Northern elites, who today form the notorious genocidal military-civilian cabal that is presently executing foreign-sponsored evil agenda against the peaceful IMN and its leadership."
He urged Muslim scholars and mosque Imams to work for unity and oneness of Muslims and not dance to the flute of sectarianism.

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