An Islamic scholar Alhaji Abdul Fatai Mohammed Raji the initiator of Science in Holy Quran,(Baba ni Mushin) has counseled Muslim faithful and Nigerians and their leaders on the importance of having the fear of God in their daily dealings.
The Guest Speaker Alhaji Raji while delivering the first lecture at the 15th Annual Ramadan Lecture organized by the Abdulwahid Islamic Foundation, theme: Dealing With Difficult Times, said that the lack of the fear of God is the root cause of the difficult times prevailing in Nigeria now.
“The fear of God is a common responsibility for those in government and we who they are governing, the lack of the fear of God is the root cause of the difficult times we are in.
“If one goes abroad one will discover that they have the fear God, all the resources God endowed in their land is shared equally. There is no one without a vehicle, only if you can not work, there is none without food only those that choose to go hungry, there is none without a shelter only if you don’t want it.
“So they shared it equally, if our government can do same here, if we have good roads, electricity and pipe borne water, even if they start embezzling the remaining nobody will query them again.
“But where there is no equality in the distribution of food, no good roads and even no vehicle to transport people around conveniently, there is no way we would not shout.
Speaking during the annual lecture the founder Comrade Abdulwaheed Odunuga noted that the foundation decided to empower 21 Islamic Praying group with 200,000 naira each, in commemoration of its15th Annual Ramadan Lecture series.
He maintained that the gesture was an alternative to the usual sharing of food stuffs to participants at the annual event in other for them to stay afloat economically,especially now when daily sustenance is greatly threathened.
Odunuga added that a particular individual who is a member of a Muslim community in Agboyi Ketu,burrowed 20,000 naira from LAPO and could not pay back as and when due, so it became an embarrassment as the interest by then increased the burrowed sum to 57,000 naira.
“The fund we have availed the Muslim communities is to help whoever needs money, such should be assisted, and we look forward to say in next the three month, it should have increased to 500,000 naira through the contributions of well meaning members.”
He added that the said fund was made possible through the financial assistance by Barrister Sharaphdeen Idowu, Principal Partner, Braintree Solicitors, Hon. Dayo Bush , Lagos State Commissioner for Water Front Development, Mayor Dele Oshinowo , Chairman Agboyi Ketu LCDA, Hon. Samuel Olanrewaju Adebayo President Succour Foundation , Mr. Olalekan Mutiu , MD , Bratetek Nig Ltd, among others