At Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna on Saturday, Christian clerics joined Muslim faithful in commemorating this year’s Maulud (the birthday of Prophet Muhammad).
The General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, Kaduna, Pastor Yohana Buru, said in a speech at the event delivered in the presence of thousands of Muslims, “Maulud celebration provided the golden opportunity for Christians to meet, interact, dialogue, discuss, and exchange goodwill messages with their Muslims brothers in order to foster peace and unity in the country.”
The Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad, as well as Sheikhs Dahiru Usman Bauchi, Ibrahim Yakubu El-Zakzaky, and Khalifa Sunusi, Lamido Sanusi, the head of the Tijjaniyya Islamic sect, were all congratulated by Buru, who led over 30 pastors and reverends to the location of the event.
He asserted that “they were in the stadium to also improve relations between the adherents of the two main religions” (Islam and Christianity).
“We want to find more effective ways to encourage religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among believers of various faiths.
We must never forget that there is only one God, that we are all Adam and Eve’s children, and that both the Bible and the Qur’an are inspired by that same God and serve as instructions for how to coexist in peace and harmony.
