Suicide bombing: Nigerian Muslims are peace lovers

No one will deny the existence of moral decadence in our communities, particularly in the midst of our youths. This failure manifests itself from the negative contribution of many segments of our country, which includes governments at various levels, parents, scholars and traditional leaders. Our country is governed without equality before the law; there exist […]

No one will deny the existence of moral decadence in our communities, particularly in the midst of our youths. This failure manifests itself from the negative contribution of many segments of our country, which includes governments at various levels, parents, scholars and traditional leaders.

Our country is governed without equality before the law; there exist an infinite border of freedom. Security personnel perpetrate what they were urged to stop. Killing innocent people has become rampant.

Parents allow their kids to interact with any company of people- the good, the bad and the ugly. Rich parents send their kids abroad to study, to become educated as secularists. Parental supervision occupies a fundamental position in Islam, which cannot be achieved by abandoning them abroad.

The best our Islamic organization and scholars do is to condemn acts of extremism after the damage has been done. But prevention is better than cure. Our scholars need to have sincerity in their hearts, unite the Muslim Ummah, obey the methodology of our pious predecessors,  inculcate morality into our community, teach our younger ones moderation, because Islam neither agree with laxity nor extremism. The recent event of Kala-Kato in Bauchi is enough to show how the name of Islam is being tarnished, subdued and vanquished by so-called Alarammomi or scholars. Fire-brigade approach will not solve our problem, but rather we need total rehabilitation, reorientation and rejuvenation of our youths and communities in general.

The entire western world should not take this as a pretext of subjecting Nigerians to unnecessary investigations, harassment and checking. The British witnessed the ugly trial of their Shoe Bomber, Robert Reid. He attempted to blow up a transatlantic flight some years back.  Timothy McVeigh, the man who blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 was an American. This is just a tip out of the iceberg.

Muslim youths should avoid taking laws into their hands, but rather need to acquire sound and genuine Islamic knowledge from Arrabaaniyyun- pious and sincere scholars.

Violence should be condemned, including the killing of innocent people in Palestine by the brutal Israeli army. Islam never supports these killings, let us continue inviting people to Islam and allow peace and tranquillity to permeate the world. These are really the signs of the last hour, let us get prepared.

Isa Ali Ibrahim-Pantami can be reached at

Masjidul-Qur’an Jumu’ah Masjid Bauchi/ATB [email protected]