The Osi Bashorun of Ibadanlan, Chief Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has called on Muslims to appreciate Allah for giving them good health to be part of the celebration of this year’s festival.
Adeduntan in a statement in Ibadan said as Muslims celebrate, they must not forget the lessons learnt from the event which were love for God, obedience to His commands and the willingness to make sacrifice without looking back.
He said this is important especially as the nation is going through a lot of challenges and each one must play his or her role to overcome these challenges.’’
Adeduntan urged Muslims to reflect on the essence of the festival, he described as the “Festival of Sacrifice,” saying: “The Eid-el-Kabir presents an opportunity for us to reflect on the faith, with which Ibrahim (Abraham) willingly agreed to sacrifice his son and was set to let go off his personal belief, just in obedience to the command of Allah. With this, we should lay aside all forms of religious, ethnic and tribal sentiments, in the interest of unity, peace, progress and prosperity of not only for oneself but also the nation