Muslims urged to cherish and preserve national peace

Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday implored Muslims to cherish and help preserve the peace in the country for development purposes.

He said Muslims could do this if the youth of Zongo guarded against acts of violence and all forms of unhealthy behavior as they celebrated this year’s Eid Ul-Adha.

Mr. Tuah-Yeboah gave the advice in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the Muslim community’s annual Eid Ul-Adha festival celebration in Sunyani.

He had previously joined hundreds of young Muslims, scholars and imams who converged at Jubilee Park to pray for the nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government to mark the celebration.

Mr. Tuah-Yeboah recognized and appreciated the peaceful coexistence between Muslims and other religious sects in the country, and urged young Muslims to continue to show tolerance and refrain from unhealthy behavior that could tarnish the image. of the Islamic religion.

Islam, he reminded young Muslims, remained a peaceful religion and asked them to be guided by the teachings and Islamic principles of “tolerance and tolerance” to help promote national peace and cohesion. social.

Alhaji Baba Seidu, the regional deputy chief imam of Bono, who led the Muslim prayers, highlighted the holiday that is incumbent on all Muslims in the country to show a high sense of humility and civility in addition to demonstrate purity in obedience to “Allah” and to mankind.

“Eid ul-Adha is an opportunity to remind mind of the ancient divine directive of ‘Ibrahim’ to offer his only son ‘Issa’ as a sacrificial lamb to Allah and which he obeyed,” said Alhaji Seidu, stressing the need for Muslims to show kindness, love and respect to each other.

“We must strive not to cheat and have bad relations with our neighbors because Islam disapproves of greed, selfishness and hatred,” he urged the Muslims.

Prayers of intercession were also offered for lasting peace and national progress, and sealed by the sacrifice of a ram.