The Council of Ulama in Nigeria has referred to as for larger coordination and uniformity in Islamic preaching to forestall misinterpretation of the Qur’an and divisions amongst Muslims.
The name was made on Monday on the 2026 Annual Conference of the Council held on the headquarters of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Kaduna.
In a message to the convention, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar III, urged Islamic students to advertise unity and strictly adhere to the teachings of Islam.
The Sultan, who was represented by the Secretary-General of JNI, Sheikh Khalid Aliyu, described Islam as a faith of peace and harassed the necessity for concord amongst its followers.
He cautioned towards preaching that promotes hatred, noting that such conduct may mirror a shallow understanding of the Qur’an and Islamic teachings.
The National Secretary of the Council, Prof. Muhammad Sadiq Abubakar, mentioned the annual convention supplies a chance for Islamic students to assessment developments affecting Muslims and the broader society.
Prof. Abubakar expressed concern that banditry, kidnapping and different safety challenges had persevered regardless of repeated suggestions by spiritual leaders within the final 5 years.
He urged the Federal Government to strengthen its response by partaking safety chiefs, setting clear efficiency targets and holding them accountable for outcomes.
In a paper titled “Islamic Perspective on the Present Political Dispensation,” Dr Usman Muhammad Bugaje attributed the rising ranges of poverty, ethical decadence and insecurity partly to poor price range implementation.
Dr. Bugaje urged Muslim leaders to take an energetic position in democratic processes, noting that the Qur’an supplies rules of management that promote justice and accountability.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, represented by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Alhaji Isa Ashiru Kudan, urged Islamic students to make use of their positions to advertise ethical values and social duty.
Atiku additionally cautioned spiritual leaders towards overtly favouring explicit political candidates.
Similarly, Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani, represented by the Director-General of Interreligious Affairs, Mallam Tahir Umar Tahir, expressed concern over declining mutual respect amongst spiritual leaders.
Governor Sani urged them to see themselves as companions in selling spiritual concord and nationwide improvement, and pledged his administration’s help for initiatives geared toward selling peaceable coexistence.
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