MUSLIMS END QUR’ANIC COMMENTARY IN TAMALE

Muslim scholars in the Tamale metropolis have ended this year’s Ramadan Quranic commentary dubbed, (the Tafsir) with a call on Allah to protect Ghana from recent disasters that have inundated several nations in the World. At Gumani, a suburb of the Tamale metropolis, Muslims from all walks of life joined hands with the Chief Imam and spiritual leader of the Salawaatiya Muslim Mission in Ghana and thanked Allah for a happy Ramadan season and as well prayed for a prosperous nation. Emphasizing that Muslims believed in the Holy Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet of Islam, S.A.W Mohammed, Sheikh Imam Hussein Rashid affectionately called Kutubu zamaani reminded leaders of the various Islamic sects in Tamale of their responsibility to foster unity and cooperation among their brethren rather than deepening hatred. The Salawaatiya Muslim Mission spiritual leader regretted that some Muslim leaders in the northern region have gotten themselves emotionally carried away on political and chieftaincy lines which he noted do not augur well for the area’s socio-economic development. He encouraged the youth of Dagbon to rise above petty squabbles and build bridges to redeem the sinking image of the Dagbon Kingdom. Sheikh Imam Hussein Rashid also appealed to Muslims in Ghana to offer special prayers for peace before, during and after the 2012 general elections. He prayed for Allah's protection and guidance on the entire government machinery, chiefs and leaders of the various political parties and their teeming supporters in the country. Other renowned Islamic scholars including Dr. Alhussein Zakariah, Chairman for the Inter-religious dialogue committee, Sheikh Rufai, a lecturer from the Ahmed Belo University in Nigeria, Mallam Fari, Sheikh Amin Sawaaba and Sheikh Baba Musah of Gumani fame expressed their profound gratitude to the Salawaatiya Muslim Mission spiritual leader for the exemplary role he plays in propagating the doctrines of Islam worldwide.