Sheikh Ahmad Maqari is the one of the Imams of National Mosque Abuja, the position which placed him on the pedestal of national representation of all Muslims irrespective of their sectarian affiliation. It is thus unbecoming of a person of his calibre and status to make statement that denigrate a particular sect.
He recently attributed the dissemination of terrorist ideology to Saudi Arabia which in his view is teaching violent behaviours. This allegation is offensive not only to Saudi Arabia as a country but also to the Wahabo-Salafi adherents in the country.
The negative implications of such inciteful utterances can be summed up as follows:
(a) Political implication
(b) Religious implication
POLITICAL IMPLICATION
As an Imam occupying that national portfolio, his statement on international issues may be taken to reflect the position of the Nigerian government. Therefore, making such statement is capable of impairing the Saudi-Nigeria diplomatic relationship.
RELIGIOUS IMPLICATION
Saudi Arabia is the spiritual nerve centre of Sunni-Islam and its intellectual development, to which the majority of Muslims in Nigeria are linked ideologically. Thus, denigrating it by attributing terrorism to it is offensive. It triggers futile sectarian arguments and further aggravates the already volatile situation thereby fueling the fire of disunity in the Ummah.
#MyOpinion
Ibrahim Bello Zauma
20/10 /2017
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