The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Muslim Ummah to offer fervent prayers for Nigeria today, which falls on Arafat Day.
He said the prayers would attract divine solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the country.
The Sultan said this in a statement yesterday by the Secretary-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Prof. Khalid Aliyu.
He said: “In this sacred month of Dhul-Hijjah, we are calling on Nigerian Muslims to rededicate themselves to good virtues and fervent prayers on the Day of Arafat on Thursday.”
According to him, the Day of Arafat is considered one of the most beloved days to Allah, and fasting on this day is believed to expiate sins of the previous and coming years.
Abubakar cited some of the current challenges facing Nigeria, including the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgents’ attacks in the Northeast and banditry attacks in the Northwest and parts of the Northcentral.
The Sultan implored the Muslims to fervently pray for Allah’s intervention to enable Nigeria overcome this and other challenges.
Also, some ram sellers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday attributed the high cost of the animal to insecurity and low supply from the Northwest.
The traders, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a market survey in Abuja, said the low supply was also due to the closure of Nigeria’s borders.
