Ghanaian Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Adha

The Greater Accra Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Mosque at Tema Community Five, Maulvi Raghib Zia-ul- Haq has appealed to Muslim youth not to entertain any political party which will use money to influence them to foment trouble during the election period.

Speaking to Radio Ghana, he explained that Islam stands for peace urging them to help maintain it. 

Maulvi Raghib Zia-ul- Haq cautioned the youth against recklessness during the celebration. 

In Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Missionary of the Ahmadyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Hamid Tahir, says the global Ahmadyya community is looking up to Ghana and the world  for peace in these times  as a result of the  prophesy by its Head concerning a possible third world war.

According to him, the Ahmadyya global head himself has declared his intention to travel to Ghana in for which reason Ghanaians cannot afford to disappoint the Ahmadyya community by doing things that could plunge the country into chaos, particularly in this year’s electioneering.  

Addressing hundreds of Ahmadis at the T.I. Ahmadyya Senior High School in Kumasi during the Eid-ul Adha prayers, Maulvi Tahir asked Ahmadis to freely take part in partisan political activities and join parties of their choice.  

However, the tenets of the Islamic faith forbids them to join any group of people or undertake any activity or behaviour that could create conflict or chaos in the society particularly as the nation goes to the polls this year to elect new political leaders.  

For his part, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Andy Osei Okrah, commended the Muslim community in the region for peacefully coexisting with members of other religious faiths.  

Mr. Okrah emphasized that citizens of the prescribed age and attributes have the right to take part in political activities and vote during elections.

What they must refrain from are negative practices that do not auger well for  peace and development. 

On behalf of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, the Deputy Regional Minister presented a cow, 10 bags of rice and 10 cartons of cooking oil to the Ahmadis.  

At the Asawase Central Mosque also in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna, led hundreds of orthodox Muslims who converged there for the Eid ul-Adha prayers.

The congregation prayed for peace and stability in Ghana in general and the Ashanti region in particular, as well as for the Asantehene and traditional authority in the region.  

In a sermon, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna, appealed to politicians and their followers, journalists as well as opinion leaders in society to be mindful of their utterances and behaviours so that the nation remains united and peaceful before, during and after the December elections.

The Ashanti Regional Minister, John Alexander Ackon, also urged muslims to refrain from tendencies that are detrimental to national unity.

Mr.  Ackon, on behalf of the Regional Coordinating Council, donated a cow, 35 bags of rice and 10 cartons of cooking oil to the orthodox Muslim community for the celebration of the Eid ul-Adha festivities. 

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