This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://ift.tt/jcXqJW.
Friday 12 Jun 2015 - 14:19 Makkah mean time-25-8-1436
(Google image)
Abuja, Nigeria (IINA) - In a bid to spread true Islamic teachings, new radio and television channels have been launched by a leading Nigerian Islamic group, serving as a lighthouse in West Africa, according to OnIslam.
“We want to change the entire Muslim Ummah’s lives through Manara, in area of preaching to them to do the right thing and always avoid anything capable of breaching the peace,” Sheikh Bala Lau, chairman of Jama’atu Izalatul Bidah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), was quoted by Leadership newspaper on Thursday.
Addressing the audience at the inaugural function in Abuja, Lau said the new channels would be known as Manara radio and television stations.
“We are thinking of generating funds through various Jumaát Mosques using Manara stations to assist the less privileged in the society,” Lau said.
Along with serving Islam, the project is expected to create job opportunities for youth and women.
According to Lau, the JIBWIS has been working in the media field for a long period by running a television satellite called Sunnah satellite television, which was transmitting from outside the country.
The new channel is expected to benefit both Muslims and non-Muslims by helping them to understand the teachings of Islam, he added.
It is noteworthy that the new Manara channels won applaud from Nigerian officials and religious leaders alike.
The head of the Nigerian Muslim and the Sultan of Sokoto, represented by Alhaji Ahmed Oga, the Andoma of Doma, urged the organization to employ quality staff for quality service delivery.
The Sultan, however, urged the Muslim Ummah to cooperate with the stations in order to achieve the aims and objectives for their launching.
Lau urged the Muslim Ummah to do the right thing and abstain from “what Allah hates in order to deepen their religious belief as well as believe in Almighty Allah”.
SM/IINA
|
No comments:
Post a Comment