The members of Shiite Islamic sect on Sunday joined Christians in attending a Christmas church service at the Church of Brethren in Nigeria (Ekkelisiyar `Yan Uwa Ta Nigeria (EYN), Samaru, Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State.
Penpushing reports that, the Islamic sect led by the leader of the team, Isah Mshelgaru, also presented a gift to the church to further strengthen religious tolerance between the two faiths, explaining that they were at the church to rejoice with Christians on the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The leader of the Islamic group while speaking to journalists after the service, added that the visit was to rekindle and cement the existing relationship between the two faiths, explaining that their religion preaches that if someone is not your brother in faith he is your brother in humanity
“Islam says if someone is not your brother in faith, he is your brother in humanity and we share this humanity with everybody, either Muslim, Christian or whatever. We decided to attend this church service today because today is Christmas Day’.
‘A day that the birth of Jesus Christ is being celebrated over the globe and we feel that we also have our concern to share with them the feelings of the day Jesus was born. The coming of Jesus to this world is a blessing to everybody, so we wish that we should come and celebrate this glorious day with them,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that Mshelgaru said that as Muslims, they consider Christians as their fellow brothers and sisters in humanity, stressing that they are at the church service to join them in celebrating and sharing the joy of this day with them.
The Resident Pastor of Ekkelisiyar `Yan Uwa Ta Nigeria (EYN),Church, Samaru, Zaria, Tijani Chindo while thanking the Islamic group for the visit noted that the church received the Muslims with joy and appealed for the replication of the gesture across the country,
‘The purpose of the coming of Jesus Christ was to salvage humanity (without segregation) from the bondage of sin. We are all one, as the Lord has told us to love one another and extend the good tidings of salvation which Christ has brought to the world’, he stated.
“He (Christ) has come in a humble way; we are celebrating his coming in a humble way, we are not differentiating ourselves from Muslims. Today we are celebrating the good news that the Lord has come,’’ he said
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