Hijrah : Ekiti  Imam Tasks Muslims on Clear Intention,Good Behaviours 

The Chief Imam of Ekiti State Government House, Alhaji Abdul Fatai Olorunkemi has enjoined Muslims to always strive to  be good ambassadors  of Islam both in actions and deeds as they  celebrate the Islamic New Year Hijrah 1444AH.
Alhaji Olorunkemi in his Friday Sermon  which centred on the significance  of Hijrah admonished muslims to purify their intention before embarking on act of goodness inorder to get full rewards from their creator.
The Imam clarified that Hijra  marks Islamic New Year and urged muslims to embrace it.
“It’s about the journey of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. He was born in Mecca.The Prophet was sent by Almighty Allah to the whole world. The first opponents he had in islam during the propagation came from his family . They sabotaged the religion.Whereas, the religion is for Almighty Allah ” he said .
Highlighting the significance of Hijrah  the Cleric said the islsmic refers to the determination to migrate from evil to good .
He therefore asked  Islamic faithful on exemplary acts that  promote the tenet of Islam.
The Islamic cleric admonished  good conducts and fear of Almighty Allah as the basis of Hijra. Prophet urged people to shun bad habits and value Hijra.

 

The prophet rejected all their offers to forsake Islam. He focused on God.  The unbelievers started war against Muslims killing them,destroying their properties.
  “The Muslims suffered because they embraced islam.
But at the end the disbelievers ended in poverty and futility. The believers like Abubakr Umar…. triumphed.  God saved Umar from  being a disbeliever to believer .
“When they  left mecca for Medina. They were well received . The  journey from Mecca where they were rejected , to medina where they were accepted is called Hijra.  That’s why there is mercy in Medina……”
 “We must avoid habits that can destroy islam. Islam is pure and well organized.   Muslims should have confidence in one another. An Islamic faithful should be the type that Controls  his tongue
“Your tongue is powerful. Control it don’t use it to destroy others or  fellow Muslims”,he stated

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