According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the President of the council, Alhaji AbdulRahaman Sadiq, in his opening remarks, called for collective efforts and cooperation of the scholars to ensure that the aim of the sensitisation programme was achieved.
Speaking on the purpose of the exercise, Sodiq said with the advent of social media, many scholars have derailed while using social media platforms as avenues to attack one another.
The president said with the sensitisation, all the challenges identified before now would soon be over.
He urged the clerics to emphasise peaceful coexistence, unity and piety during their preaching sessions throughout the month-long fast and after.
Sodiq further encouraged beneficiaries of the programme to uphold the dictates of the holy book and the hadith of Prophet Muhammad as guidelines.
”Islam is a religion of peace, and we must all strictly adhere to the dictates of the religion.
“It is our responsibility as the Muslim Council of Nigeria to ensure that all the Islamic scholars are on the same page with one another without any form of discrimination, or using abusive words during preaching,” Sodiq said.
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