By Godwin Tyonongu
As the Muslim faithful mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration, Muslim youths particularly have been urged to imbibe the teachings of the past prophets.
The Hausa community leader at New Karu, Alhaji Alhaji Usman D. Bako, who gave the charge as a message to mark the brake of the Ramadan fast, noted that the fasting period “teaches Muslims to live in love with their neighbours and to avoid unpalatable utterances capable of creating enmity or discord within the society.”
He said: “The Qur’an says I created you to worship me and follow the teaching of the past prophet; I can say where are following 100 per cent of the teaching because we have categories of youth male and female who act as they want.
“Qur’an, for example, says you should not fight. Even though some do, you should not retaliate and that you should not Insult someone doing the period; it’s contrary to the teachings of the prophets. So, I am advising them to follow what Allah says in order to have His blessings in the hereafter.”
On why the youth had chosen to act contrary to the teachings, Bako attributed the scenario to unemployment, saying that “it’s the root of every evil.”
“Poverty also has a role to play against the youths; they also take drugs. These are the factors making crime to be high; if they are employed, some will desist from such acts.
“Government should intervene by giving the youths employment through small-scale industries; now that its rainy season, they should engage in agricultural ventures and then get support from government.”
He wished the Muslim Umah in the community and the world over a peaceful Sallah, adding that they should sustain the teachings of Prophet Mohammed and should not reverse to the forbidden behaviours after the festive period.