Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Ameer (Head) and Missionary in charge of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission leading a prayer session on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr celebration at Ashongman in Accra.

Be tolerant of opposing views - Maulvi Bin Salih urges politicians

Timothy Ngnenbe Jul - 07 - 2016 , 15:24

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has marked this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr with a call on politicians to be tolerant of opposing views to ensure peace in the 2016 polls.

The Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya faith in Ghana, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, who addressed hundreds of celebrants at the Ahmadiyya Conference Centre in Accra yesterday, also asked political parties to restrain their activists from using provocative language.

“For those of us who call ourselves Muslims, Christians or traditionalists, the period between today and November 2016 and beyond is the time we are challenged to come out and prove to the rest of the world our universally touted moral uprightness,” he said.

National interest

The Ameer observed that it took issues-based political discourse to emerge as a united front after the 2016 polls.

He, therefore, urged political parties and other stakeholders to put the nation’s interest first by desisting from character assassinations, politics of insults and other irresponsible behaviour that could trigger violence.

“Our country, at this critical moment of partisan politicking, is at the crossroads. Our image as a developing democracy is on the verge of being bruised by some selfish and misguided political activists who refuse to play by the rules of the game. This must not be entertained,” he said.

The Ameer led the celebrants to offer special prayers for the peace and unity of the country, and for the blessings of Allah.

He urged them to remain obedient and submissive to the will and call of Allah to be at peace with all people in the society, saying those were the virtues upon which Islam thrived.

Be committed to national development

The Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Djangmah Vanderpuye, who represented President John Mahama at the event, urged Muslims across the country to translate their spiritual nourishment into actions that would propel national unity and integration.

“Ramadan is a month of hard work, resilience, discipline, and love; so, let us translate these attitudes into the national development agenda,” he said.

He said it was important for Muslims to co-exist with other believers in order to build a united and strong country.