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Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has urged Nigerians to abide by the teachings and doctrines of Islam which preaches oneness of Allah, insisting that such was essential for Nigeria to beat its quite a few challenges.
Oba Akanbi said, “To maximise the advantages of our assets, we should worship and reverence God, so He can bless them and allow us to make the most of them successfully.”
He inspired Nigerians to withstand the temptation of idol worship and as a substitute embrace the teachings of Islam, which preaches the oneness of Allah.
The Oluwo of Iwo famous that after a nation turns away from idol worship, lots of its issues can be solved. He emphasised that the very best type of knowledge is recognising and worshiping one God.
“By doing so, Nigeria can be tremendously blessed, and its residents will expertise peace and prosperity,” he famous.
Talking in Mina, Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Oba Akanbi mentioned “to get advantages of no matter assets we’ve, we should worship God and rever Him so he can bless the assets and assist us get its advantages.”
He urged Nigerians to do all it takes to abide by the teachings of Islam and resist the temptations to worship different deities noting “if we profess one God and cling to the teachings of Islam, Nigeria can be tremendously blessed”.
The revered conventional ruler who’s at the moment observing the continuing hajj rites within the Holy land mentioned the very best of knowledge was to know and worship one God, including that after a nation strikes away from idol worshiping, most of its issues can be solved.
He insisted that Nigerians should revere God who’s the proprietor of the plethora of human and materials assets that abound within the nation.
The Yoruba monarch described deity worshipping as a common phenomenon which displays ignorance of the outdated darkish age noting that he’s completely happy to be one of many believers of 1 God who created heaven and the earth.
He insisted that the Yoruba deities of Oduduwa, Sango and Ogun worshipped one God noting “all these deities worshipped one God which in Arabic means Allah” and puzzled why some individuals nonetheless worship these deities.
Whereas lambasting idol worshippers, Oba Akanbi, who has had working battle with some traditionalists in his kingdom over his agency opposition to idolatry, mentioned deity worshipping is darkish age and slavery.
“Ogun is from Ekiti. How can I be going to Ekiti man who doesn’t know me and has by no means been to Iwo to worship when he’ll all the time care for his personal individuals earlier than caring for the place he doesn’t know. Sango is from Oyo and the way can an Iwo man worship an Oyo man,” he requested rhetorically.
He lauded the Saudi authorities for efficient planning and coordination of the Hajj train, particularly the actions of over two million pilgrims from one place to a different for the Hajj rites.