The Islamic preacher, known for his religious sermons to the opposite gender, was subjected to serious condemnation by people from major religions for attending a high-profile event recently, with some accusing him of being present at any occasion where “money is involved.”
In an angry response during a sermon to a male audience, the popular cleric, who was criticized by an African Muslim from faraway New York City in the United States (US), retorted that all the Muslims serving in the present government at both federal and state levels, as well as all the Muslims in the assemblies, were the first mundane beneficiaries of the Islamic religion.
Specifically, he claimed that the president, the vice president, ministers, members of the assemblies, and other Muslim elected officeholders were all beneficiaries of their being Muslims.
A federal lawmaker in the House of Representatives once appeared on a television station, claiming before the interviewer that many Nigerian Islamic clerics came to him or his colleagues either at home or in the office “not to preach to us against corruption and other vices, but to ‘greet us.'” He further alleged, “What they came for is to be given cash or kind (or both), as happens in most cases.”
However, believers are constantly reminded that corrupt practices, in whatever form, are strictly prohibited by God. It is therefore disingenuous for the lawmaker to claim that the men of God “did not come to preach to us against corruption and other vices.”
Over the ages, preachers have consistently dissuaded people from forbidden habits and practices. Recently, they have been persistently preaching against the insensitivity of leaders in Nigeria—a practice that has contributed to the unprecedented poverty and hardship the country is currently facing.
Those in positions of power or those who were in power are constantly reminded that even if one builds mosques all over the world, establishes Islamic schools (primary, secondary, universities), and donates the rest of one’s (stolen) wealth to charity, all these actions would be in vain. God will not accept them because they were not done with the agreement of the people whose commonwealth the money was stolen from.
Meanwhile, signs of the end times have continued to emerge from Saudi Arabia, where Islam originated. Their debauchery, financed by the country’s vast oil wealth, continues under the directives of the self-appointed Crown Prince, Abdullah. Recently, the country paid millions of dollars to the American pop singer Beyoncé to perform in Mecca. She appeared on stage in her usual attire—near nudity (wearing something resembling a G-string)—to the applause of the sold-out crowd.
In the past, the Crown Prince had attempted to convert the Kingdom into what he called the “Abrahamic House.” But for the resistance of the Fatwa Committee in the country, the proposal might have been accepted in the birthplace of Islam.
The Abrahamic House refers to the unity of religions, which seeks to merge Islam, Christianity, and Judaism into one religion, forcing followers of the three religions to accept it as their new faith. It involves building places of worship—a mosque, church, and synagogue—in one structure at university campuses, airports, and public squares, as well as publishing the Quran, the Bible, and the Torah in one volume, among other anti-God ideas.
If such a despicable proposal had been accepted in Saudi Arabia, the next move might have been to legalize LGBTQ+ organizations in the country.
May God protect us from clerics who preach one thing but do the opposite. May He shield us from those who tell us what to do but fail to practice it themselves, thereby belittling their standing in society. Above all, may God protect His sincere servants from devil worship and the subtle ploys of Zionists, designed to lead people away from Him.
Labaran wrote from Katsina.
