Leader of Sufi Sect cautions Muslim youth against electoral violence
The Spiritual Head of the Sufi Sect of the Tijanniya Muslim Council of Ghana, has asked Muslim youth to reject overtures by politicians who are out there to create confusion in pursuit of their self-serving agenda.
Sheikh Khalifa Abdul Faidi said as the nation prepares towards the 2012 General Election, the youth should be more alert and refuse to be part of any evil project likely to stir up violence and wreck the peace.
He said it should not be lost on them that Islam stands for peace and asked adherents of the religion to mirror the virtue.
Sheikh Faidi admonished the youth to distant themselves from acts that would dent the image of Islam.
Sheikh Faidi was speaking at the launch of the 36th annual “Sufi Maulud” celebration of the Tijanniya in Kumasi.
It is a religious tradition performed to mark the birth day of the Founder of the Tijanniya Sect, Sheikh Ahmed Tijanni.
The event fixed for January 5- January 7, 2012, would be held at Prang in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Sheikh Faidi appealed to the citizenry, especially leaders of the political parties, to be more responsible in their conduct to prevent tension ahead of the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
He said it is important for the political parties to accept to play by the rules of fairness and transparency to ensure the success of the polls.
[Picture: Larabanga Mosque, Ghana. Built in 1421 by Arabian settlers, is the oldest mosque in West Africa. Picture: Wiki.]
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