
In the spirit of Sallah and brotherhood, the
Global peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) has hosted the Academic Forum of the
Islamic Movement in Nigeria to a Lunch in Kaduna
The aim of the get-together was to further
cement the relationship between the Movement and the Foundation and to
emphasize the need for Christians and Muslims in the society to realize that
they are all members of ‘One Family under God’.
Speaking
during the gathering, held during the weekend in Kaduna, the Northern
Coordinator, Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab emphasized
the need for all mankind to promote what unites than what divides them
irrespective of religious or ethnic differences for a peaceful society.
He called on members of the movement to
always unite as one in pursuing their cause, noting that, it is the only way
they can achieve the best result.
“Our Country today needs unity, unless and
until we emphasize on it and pick it as a challenge, we will continue to suffer
as a people” Hayab said.
Rev. Hayab made reference to the Holy Bible in
1 John chapter 4 verse 20, where the Bible urged all Christians to love every
mankind as a proof that they truly love God.showing love to our neighbours attracts the favour of God in our lives.
The Northern Coordinator also use the opportunity to congratulate
Muslims for a successful Ramadan period and prayed God to accept their
sacrifice and challenged them not to be deterred in praying for the country
Nigeria and its leaders.
Earlier, the leader of the group, Dr. Shuaibu
Musa, commended the foresight of Global Peace Foundation in promoting peaceful
and harmonious co-existence between followers of different faiths, explaining
that, they also organises series of activities, especially during festivities
to bring followers of different beliefs to share ideas and bridge the gap
between them.
He pointed out that God wanted humans to
understand and appreciate each other by creating us with different culture and
religious believe, hence, a change in attitude by all.
Also commenting, a major stakeholder of the
Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Abdulmumin Giwa, explained
that the forum drew its membership from the Shiite Sect studying in different
Institutions of higher learning with the aim of uniting and promoting
brotherliness amongst them and members of other faiths.
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