The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) on Monday organised a national prayer for spiritual intervention to end security challenges bedeviling the country.
The Acting Registrar of the board, Prof. Muhammad Abdullahi, while briefing newsmen at the Abuja National Mosque, venue of the prayer session, said only prayer could solve the security issues facing the country.
Abdullahi, who emphasised that prayer was the most effective solution to every societal malady, reiterated the commitment of the board to support the Federal Government in the restoration of peace and tranquility in the country.
“The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) decided to dedicate this session of its 2021 National Conference for special prayer to the nation because of the current insecurity situation the country.
“The board saw the need to give quota of contribution to addressing the insecurity confronting the country and prayers is what we can offer to the nation because prayer is really great.
“To our understanding, it is only prayer that can solve our problems in the country.
“That is why we choose a day within the first 10 days of the last month in the Islamic calendar with the hope that Almighty Allah will answer our prayers and solve our problems,” Abdullahi said.
The acting registrar, however, urged the federal government to accord priority to promoting religious education in the country.
“Really, there is need for government to come into it and that is why I think government is much more concerned about religious teaching.
“To us is for the government to take teaching of religious studies seriously,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the prayer session, which lasted for over five hours, was attended by the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.
Others were the Murshid of the Abuja National Mosque, Prof. Shehu Galadanchi; Dr Khalid Aliyu, Secretary-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI); and Dr Mohammed Kabir, Imam, National Mosque.
Also in attendance were thousands of Qur’anic reciters drew from the North East, North West, FCT and other parts of the country.
(NAN)
