Ramadan: Cleric wants Constitutional amendment on religious status

The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Abuja Chapter has call for amendment of the Constitution regarding the secular or religious nature of the country.   The Zonal Missioner and Chief Imam of the society, Sheikh Sharafudeen Aliagan, made the call yesterday in Abuja at the NASFAT’s annual Ramadan Lecture titled “Quran and the Rule of Law”. […]

The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Abuja Chapter has call for amendment of the Constitution regarding the secular or religious nature of the country.  

The Zonal Missioner and Chief Imam of the society, Sheikh Sharafudeen Aliagan, made the call yesterday in Abuja at the NASFAT’s annual Ramadan Lecture titled “Quran and the Rule of Law”.

The Muslim scholar said that Nigerian constitution is faulty as the country is being regarded as a secular state, when the reality is that at every public function, a Christian and a Muslim would be asked to say the opening prayer or the closing prayer, yet the county is being regarded as a secular state.

“Nigeria cannot be said to be an Islamic State because in an Islamic state Quran is the operational law, which is Shariah and with Nigerian Constitution Nigeria is not an Islamic state. You cannot be a Muslim and disrespect the law of the land. It is incumbent on every one of us to have a total respect for the rule of law and constituted authority. It is when you abide by the law of the land that you are regarded as a good Muslim and no other way round,” Aliagan said.

He urged Muslim to do more of intellectual Jihad, saying that there is nothing like war of sword and arrow in the 21st Century.

He however urged Muslims to take the full advantage of the blessed month of Ramadan to pray to Allah and boost the spiritual level before Allah.

Also, the Branch Chairman of the society, Dr. Nasir Raji, he said NASFAT as an Islamic Centre use to have many activities during the month of Ramadan, including feeding the poor during iftar (breaking of fasting), lectures, food bank and paying visit to orphanage homes among others that will increase spiritual lives of Muslim.

He enjoins Muslim to eschew violence and make peace not only during Ramadan but also after Ramadan and for the rest of ones lives.