JNI hails Muslims’ compliance with virus protocols in Ramadan

By Tajudeen Adebanjo

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has hailed Muslims for adhering to the government’s directives on COVID-19 during the Ramadan.

A statement by JNI Secretary-General Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu on the last 1- days of Ramadan, said despite the seeming challenges associated with the lockdown being experienced in the country due to the novel COVID-19, “we have witnessed reasonable restraint, patience in our lives, servitude and dedication to Allah, during this fasting period.”

Dr Aliyu urged Muslims to strive more to earn Allah’s forgiveness and mercy in this blessed month.

He also prayed to Allah to strengthen the believers’ faith in Him and relieve the world of the current pandemic, “particularly our dear country of the difficult and trying moments we are all passing through, arising from the novel COVID-19.”

He urged Muslims to sustain the tempo and to maximize the last days of Ramadan by reciting more of the Qur’an.

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He said: “More importantly, we should watch out for the Laylatu-l Qadr (the Night of Power) which often comes up in one of the five exceptional nights.

We must use the avenue in increased rendition of the Qur’an not only in understanding it better but in living in accordance with its tenets.

For in the Qur’an we find total salvation and other good virtues needed for the existence of Man. Therefore, the spirit of observing daily obligatory Salawat (prayers), the Tarawih or Qiyamu-Ramadan (night prayers) should be sustained at home in these very days, until an end to COVID-19 is declared by the relevant authorities.”

JNI called for prayers for all the victims of the COVID-19.

He urged the government and other relevant agencies to increase sensitisation of the populace.

“We reiterate our consolation to the family members of health workers – who have made sacrifices and are very much at the frontline of the pandemic, as a result of which some of them have lost their lives.

“JNI appreciates most of the Qur’an Mufassiruun (interpreters), as well as Imams for abiding by the earlier directives on Tafsir sessions and Taraweeh prayers. May our worships be accepted Allah,” he said.