The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has urged Muslims in the country to ensure that they holistically live their lives through obedience to the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
The Etsu Nupe, who is the Chairman, Niger state Council of Traditional Rulers, spoke at the breaking of Ramadan fast with his subjects at the Wadata palace in Bida.
The royal father also admonished Muslims to maintain righteousness and other sterling qualities learnt during the holy month of Ramadan.
He said: “We must maintain our God-fearing acts which we exhibited during the fasting period.
“Muslims should strive to maintain all their good deeds after the fasting period and shun all the evil and devilish acts they abstained from during the holy month of Ramadan.
“These noble virtues include patience, piety, philanthropic gestures and love for one another.”
He said Muslims should abstain from adultery, cheating, stealing, alcoholism, devilish acts and drug abuse.
The monarch added that fasting was about not only about abstaining from drinking and eating during the holy month but also a time to emulate what Prophet Muhammad was sent by Almighty Allah to come and do and preach.
The traditional ruler said it was only with the fear of Allah that Muslims could meet their needs and enjoy their possessions on earth and therefore, appealed to well-to-do Muslims in the country to assist the less privileged with food items and other basic needs.
He urged Muslims to use the remaining days in the month of Ramadan to pray fervently for national peace and progress, adding that the two major religions in the country preached peace, unity and love for one another.
“We should always strive to maintain these virtues at all times,’’ he said.
He, however, called on the nation’s leaders at all levels to lead the people with the fear of God, stressing that they should always remember that they would all account for their deeds on the day of reckoning.
