The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has on Sunday, declared street begging by children, popularly known as Almajiris, unIslamic, and a representation of hunger and poverty.
Recall, that 20 months of former President, Goodluck Jonathan’s assumption of office, he built 9 Universities and 20 Almajiri schools across the country, as a way of taking them out of the streets.
But instead, President Muhammadu Buhari used them to vote out Jonathan in 2015, as revealed by a All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain and serving Senator, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The Sultan, who is also the President-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, stated these in Kaduna, while presiding over the pre-Ramadan meeting of JNI’s Central Committee, held at the JNI headquarters.
Delivering his opening remarks, the Sultan said the meeting would be discussing issues that affect Muslims, and Islam in Nigeria, and other parts of the world.
While disclosing that the issue of Almajiri would be among the challenges to address at the meeting, the Sultan said: “Almajiri does not represent Islam, but hunger and poverty.”
He added: “Almajiri system of begging is not representing Islam, and must therefore be distinguished from Islam. Islam encourages scholarship and entrepreneurship, and frowns at laziness and idleness, as exemplified by itinerant Almajiri.
“Therefore, attempt must be made to stop the practice Almajiri system of begging among Muslim faithfuls.”
While noting that hunger and poverty were responsible for children begging on the streets, the Sultan charged the government, particularly at the State level, to prioritise welfare of their citizens, to address hunger and poverty.
He also charged the State Governments to strengthen the institution of ‘Zakkat’ and endowment to address wanton poverty.
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