Recently the social media went awash with the pictures of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky framed on both sides with the pictures of Nnamdi Kan...
Recently the social
media went awash with the pictures of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky framed on both
sides with the pictures of Nnamdi Kanu
and Sunday Igboho. Beneath the pictures the caption “Buhari is respecting Federal
Character in the fight against the enemies of Nigeria” was printed.
Ordinarily one would have considered it as
malevolent work of some dubious and mischief maker(s). However on second
thought, it might require reaction at least to set the record straight and
disabuse the minds of the gullible that may not be aware of the call and
mission of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky.
First, Sheikh Zakzaky
is not an enemy of Nigeria. For those who may care to know, man is created by
the Almighty Allah and placed on this earth for a short period of time for the
purpose of submitting and worshipping Allah and Allah alone. To that end
various Prophets have come to guide mankind, the last of them is Prophet
Muhammad (SAWA).
Sheikh Zakzaky is a
Muslim trying to leave according to the teachings of Islam. He has been calling
for the establishment of divine justice and Allah’s rules in all our daily
affairs. In line with the history of the Prophets and pious servants of Allah
that had embarked on a similar mission, he has been subjected to various forms
of coercions. In the past forty years of his call to shun evil and tyranny, he
has spent over fifteen years in various prisons across the country.
The recent case of the
military attack on his residence in December 2015, where over a thousand of his
devotees were massacred including three of his biological children is still
fresh in the history of mankind. Before then, in July 2014, thirty four of his
followers were gunned down including yet another three of his biological
children.
At a press conference
then, he was asked what action he would take. His answer was he will apply
logic and reasoning and seek redress in the appropriate manner. This is a
scholar with over 25 million followers as reported by some media. Yet he
appealed to his followers to always reason in their actions.
Does this man look like an enemy of Nigeria?
He has narrated a
number of times that when he was in Kirikiri prison with some president
Shagari’s ministers under the infamous decree two of the unpopular regime of
Buhari/Idiagon that there had been discussions on the breakup of Nigeria.
He had refused to
comment initially, but when they insisted on his opinion, he said left to him,
Nigeria should co-opt other neighboring countries and form a larger united country,
where we can utilize our rich and different cultures and diversities.
On the issue of
religious differences, he has maintained that it is not a problem so long as we
respect one another’s views and opinions. The religion of Islam does not force
anyone to accept and practice it. So how can such a personality calling for the
unity and prosperous life be labeled as an enemy of the country.
No matter how daft one
may be he can clearly differentiate between the message of Sheikh Ibraheem
Zakzaky and those of Nnamdi Kanu and Sundy Igboho, so how foolish are those
trying to bamboozle the message of Sheikh Zakzaky?
Buhari is fighting
Sheikh Zakzaky for the crime of being a practicing Muslim cleric and calling
others to shun evil and submit to Allah in all affairs of life. Zakzaky has no
business being in the corridors of power nor is his faith for sale
You may not subscribe
to his ideology or mission but at least be human enough to be fair in your
judgment.
Professor Abdullahi
Danladi
Resource Forum,
Islamic Movement in
Nigeria
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