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One of the leading Islamic organizations in Nigeria, The Muslim Congress (TMC) Ile Ife branch has held her 23rd Annual Ramadan Lecture.
The Ramadan Lecture which was held at Enuwa Central Mosque on Sunday in Ile Ife was attended by scores of dignitaries across the nation.
The lecture, which was tagged ‘Nation Building: Prophetic Method’ was delivered by Imam Sherifdeen Ibrahim, Naibul Amir Dawah Affairs, TMC National Headquarters.
According to Imam Sherifdeen Ibrahim, he urged Nigerian Muslims to always think of ways to contribute their quota to the development of the Country, irrespective of their socio-economic background.
He stressed that there is need for the Nigerian Muslims to cooperate among themselves, avoid tribalism and to enhance their spiritual life in view to promoting nation building.
The TMC Naibul Amir Dawah Affairs also stressed the need for the faithful to get interested in politics and acquire necessary knowledge needed for the nation building as well as to cultivate the habit of empowerment and giving.
The cleric charged well-meaning Nigerian Muslims to do more in the area of empowerment with which they can help to shift many away from the poverty line and debar depressive tendency’s leading to suicides.
He also speaks on the importance of tolerance and neighborliness.
Corroborating, the Chief Imam of Ife, Alhaji AbdulHammed AbdulSemiu said it is time that Nigerian Muslims should do away with ethnicity and Ideological diffrences but rather join hands in building a united nation to attract more development to the country.
He challenged Nigerian Muslims to arise, do what is right at all times and depart from all menace that had seriously affected the nation and embrace the word of Allah.
Speaking earlier, the Waali (Coordinator) of TMC, Ile Ife branch, Mr. Oyediran Asimiyu said the purpose of doing this program this year is to encourage the Nigerian Muslims on the need to promote nation building.
He urged the Muslims to get involved in policy making, stressing that leaving political office holders alone would spell doom for the ordinary people.
On Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:15 PM Lawal Sodiq
Ramadan: Zenith Pathfinders Organizes Free Medical Screening For Muslim Community In Ogun
As part of the moves to ensure that Muslims are medically fit to observe Ramadan fasting, the Zenith Pathfinders on Sunday organised a free medical screening, consultations and counselling for over 200 Muslim men, women and children in Adiyan Muslim Community, Agbodo Oja in Ogun state.
It was learnt that the free medical screening which was held at 296, Orodu Road at Ilese Bus Stop, Adiyan in Agbado Oja was aimed at making the Muslims in the community to be medical fit for Ramadan fasting.
It was further learnt that the healthcare package that were given to the Adiyan Muslim Community included, free check of blood pressure, sugar test, as well as specialist consultation giving required prescriptions and drugs to people.
In a bid to also alleviate the suffering of the less privileged, the Zenith Pathfinders also donated household item, shoes and cloths among other items to the Muslims.
Hajiah Aminah Yahya, who is the founder of the Zenith Pathfinders in an interview with Journalists, expressed joy seeing the smiles on the faces of people who benefited from the medical outreach and household items.
Hajiah Yahya said the purpose of the medical screening is to encourage the Muslims to know their medical status before fasting so that can be able to have a hitch-free Ramadan.
She said, “We are at the Adiyan Muslim community where we are holding our second edition of Pre-Ramadan Medical Screening. We started last year with over 300 participants but for this year we have over 200 participants. The essence of having this program before Ramadan is to encourage our people to know their medical status before Ramadan comes in. They have to know their health status so that they can take care of themselves before Ramadan so that they can have a hitch-free Ramadan. We also gave free household items like cloth materials, fans, freezer and others to over 150 Muslims.”
Speaking, Dr. Alabi Olarenwaju Usman from Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo Lagos, who is the special consultant that attended to the Muslims at the medical outreach said that majority of the Muslims that participated in the medical services are medical fit to fast in the month of Ramadan.
He said, “We are here for humanitarian services for Adiyan Muslim Community. We attended to over 200 Muslims in the community. Out of the cases that I saw here is hypertension, diabetes and malaria. We have give them necessary assistance and most of them are eligible for Ramadan fasting.”
Some of the beneficiaries, who commended the Zenith Pathfinders for the gesture, urged the government to do more in making health services affordable.
Ustadh Usman AbdulRaheem, Imam of Ajumoni Central Mosque, Mutta Three, said,” This is good and we sincerely thank the organizers. They conducted medical screening for us without collecting a dime. We are so grateful.”
Also speaking, Mrs Rasidatu Bello, who also thanked the organisers, urged the government across levels to make health services affordable to the common man.
Another beneficiary, Mr. Yunus Salaudeen, who also commended the organisers for the gesture, said that the test carried out on him would have cost him a huge some in the hospital.
