Tema, Aug. 21, GNA – Muslims within the Tema
Metropolis have celebrated this year’s Eid-Ul Adha with a call on the faithful
to fear Allah and look to the provisions he has made for their future.
The celebrations, which is to offer sacrifices
to Allah, gives Muslims the opportunity to ask Allah for forgiveness and renew
their commitment to their maker.
Speaking to a large gathering of Muslims at
the Tema Sports Stadium for the Eid prayers on Tuesday, the Tema Metropolitan
Chief Imam, Alhaji Abubakah Adams, said, “Fear Allah, for he is acquainted with
everything you do tomorrow.”
Alhaji Adams advised Muslims to judge themselves
before they were judged by Allah, adding that “It would be easier for you to
give account to Allah tomorrow when you bring yourself to account today.”
He informed that when one audited oneself, one
will see his or her wrong doings saying, “Anyone who fails to audit him or
herself is an oppressor.”
He advised the youth to live in obedience to
Allah by saying, “I’m pleading with the youth to desist from drugs, alcoholism
and armed robbery.”
He also advised against corruption in
government institutions, which to him was the worst thing one could do against
Allah and his people.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of
Tema, Mr. Felix Mensah Nii Annan-La, asked Muslims to “heed the lessons of
obedience as we have been thought in the Koran.”
He asked Muslims to join in the efforts of the
Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to develop Tema as it embarks on a
transformational agenda.
He informed that currently, the TMA was
walling all public schools in the Metropolis as it strives to expand
educational infrastructure to improve human resource development.
He said in enhancing security, the Assembly
had started the installation of street lights at vantage points which would
help brighten obscured sections of the Metropolis.
He hinted on the major road construction works
in the Metropolis by citing the Tema Motorway Flyover, the DVLA road, and the
yet to be commissioned Tema Newtown-Bankuman roads.
Eid-Ul Adha, the festival of sacrifice,
commemorates the sacrifice Almighty Allah instructed Abraham to perform, and as
part of the sacrifice, it was mandatory for each Muslim who owed enough wealth
to share his biggest livestock with others.
GNA