The Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Conventional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, led the Muslim devoted on Thursday to hunt the face of God to finish the drought of rainfall within the state.
Abubakar was joined by different conventional and spiritual leaders and farmers, within the Bida Emirate on the Eid praying floor in Esso, Bida, to hope to God to bathe considerable rainfall within the emirate, Niger, and the nation as a complete.
The intercession for rainfall adopted over three weeks of drought, throughout which farmers within the state had began lamenting the gradual drying up of their crops, which they mentioned, might spell a poor harvest in 2024.
Farmers in Bida Emirate and residents of different native governments within the state resorted to particular prayers for divine intervention from God to avert the upcoming drought attributable to the dearth of regular rainfall within the state.
The Etsu Nupe, who spoke shortly after the prayer session, mentioned that the transfer was to hunt for forgiveness and mercy of Almighty Allah. In line with him, Islam teaches Muslims to repent and search God’s mercy within the occasion of any calamity that befalls society.
He, due to this fact, urged the Muslim Ummah to forgive each other, chorus from all acts prohibited by Islam, shun immoralities, and return to God in true repentance.
“Each time there’s a attainable menace of drought, we’re enjoined by Allah (SWT) by His Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) that we must always return to Him, and search His steering and forgiveness.
“We search Allah’s mercy and steering and we hope this prayer can be answered by Allah (SWT) and that He’ll grant us not solely rain but additionally bless our crops and different issues that we have to survive,” he mentioned.
The Chief Imam of Bida emirate, Sheikh Adamu Liman-Yakatun, delivering a sermon on the prayer floor, listed some causes that trigger drought and different calamities to befall communities.
In his phrases, “They embrace the failure of the folks to redeem their pledges and a few shoddy offers by some entrepreneurs and individuals who present companies, amongst others.
“Even these pointless killings of harmless residents might be liable for rainfall scarcity, together with our unhealthy characters,” the Sheikh mentioned.
Liman-Yakatun famous that crops are in severe want of water to outlive, amidst the excessive value of meals objects out there and safety challenges dealing with the state.
He admonished residents of the state to concern God of their every day actions and urged the leaders to deal with their topics with sincerity and supply the wanted humanitarian help to them.
The Chief Imam prayed for adequate rain for farmers to acquire bumper harvests and requested God to finish the hardship that Nigerians face all over the place they dwell throughout the nation.