Rasaq AbdulKareem/
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims in Nigeria and across the world to love humanity and strive for inner purification as 30-day Ramadan fast begins today.
In his message to the nation on the beginning of the Ramadan, the President says fasting is not just merely meant to stay hungry or thirsty, but an opportunity to strive for inner purification and self-accountability.
He added: “It is meant to inculcate righteousness and discipline,.”
Buhari also enjoined fasting Muslims to increase their love for humanity, acts of charity, kindness, generosity and gratitude. He says the Holy Prophet Muhammad used to spend very generously on the poor and the needy during this period, and urges Muslims in the country and all over the world to copy the good example.
He called on Muslims and all Nigerians to always remember men and women who are less fortunate than themselves and to help the government in confronting the challenges facing the nation.
The President prayed that Allah should grant all Muslims the strength to successfully complete the fasting period.