The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has released a special message on the occasion of Eid el Kabir to Muslims in Nigeria’
Muslims observe this annual event to commemorate the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim (Alayhi s-Salaam), who saw a vision in which he was divinely commanded by Allah to offer his only son, then, as sacrifice. The son, Ismail, consented to the wish of his father as well as to Allah’s command. When Prophet Ibrahim laid his son prostate on his forehead in readiness for the sacrifice, the son was ransomed by God with a ram. This is the height of patience and submission in which both Ibrahim and his son cheerfully offered to suffer self-sacrifice in order to obey Allah’s command. Since then, it became a rite for Muslims who possess the means to offer animal sacrifices, annually, on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijjah.
Obi in his message urged Muslims to reflect on peace and justice needed in Nigeria.
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