Amotekun: Islamic group replies Fani-Kayode
The Muslim Rights Concern has clarified its position vis-à-vis the Yoruba ethnic group.
It reads, “The impression is being bandied in certain quarters that we are anti-Yoruba simply because we objected to religious and ethnic bias in the new security initiative. “In the same vein, the hadith cherishes the unity of mankind of all colours and races and forbids tribal jingoism. In fact, it is sinful for a Muslim to fight for his tribe alone at the expense of other ethnic groups.
“The loyalty of a Muslim is, first and foremost, to Allah, his Creator, not to any group or tribe. A Muslim does not fight blindly for his tribe. But that does not mean that he has worked against his tribe. It is natural for every human being to have sympathy for his people but he must suppress the emotion to swing in favour of his tribe. That sentiment must never at any time override the need to be fair to all other tribes and to the rest of humanity.
“The Prophet said, ‘You are all equal like the teeth of a comb. There is no difference between the Arab and the non-Arab except in the level of piety of each individual.’ That is why the Igbo Muslim, the Ijaw Muslim, the Yoruba Muslim and the Fulani Muslim stand shoulder to shoulder in prayer and no special place is reserved for any Muslim worshipper.
“Not even media blackout will stop us from speaking the truth because social media has offered a better alternative. We encourage the organisers to go ahead with recruitment bearing our observations in mind. “But the fact is that the issue goes beyond that narrow perspective. A Muslim must not consider his family, tribe, or friends alone. He must be thinking of all the people in the country, nay, the whole of humanity resident in the Yoruba region.
“Our differences can be easily identified. One: prospective recruits into the new security initiative have been asked to collect birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors. That is a no-go-area.
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