An Islamic youth group in Gombe State under Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Zagzaggi was among groups that made presentations and songs in praise of Jesus Christ at the 2013 end of the year children’s Christmas carol held at the First Baptist Church, Gombe. Making the presentation on behalf of Gombe State Chairman, Mallam Musa Magaji, his representative, Mallam Abubakar Ahmed, said their leader, Sheikh Al- Zagzaggi has tutored members of the group to embrace Christians and treat them with enormous love as fellow brothers and sisters in conjunction with the teaching of the holy Qur’an.
He described as false and un-Islamic the action by some Muslims who engage in the maiming and killings of non-Muslims as well as destroying their hard-earned property in the name of Islam.
According to him, this is barbaric and unacceptable to Islam and blamed failed and unpopular politicians for organising such crises to achieve personal political goals.
The speaker, who cited some verses in the holy Qur’an to buttress his argument and that of their national leader, said it may interest Christians to know that the holy Qur’an enjoined Muslim clerics to extend annual tithe to Christians in dire need of it, but noted that Christians are usually excluded during Zaka’at sharing.
The speaker, who expressed satisfaction with the programme and which he said was very rich and educative, especially in the upbringing of children, added that many people are dragged into religious violence due to lack of knowledge about the Bible and the Qur’an.
He said the hearts of such people would be cleansed and made whole and sincere if they would realise that the two books were almost the same in message being conveyed to followers of the two religions.
He hinted that the group has achieved enormous success in the true message to its Christian counterparts and it would be working towards the release of the cassette which it sang at the occasion.
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