Maulvi Wahab Adam Condemns Culture Of Insults

Maulvi Wahab Adam - Head and Missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana

The Head and Missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Dr A. Wahab Adam, has taken issue with the culture of insults in the country’s political discourse, saying that the unfortunate development is a symptom of the moral decay which can affect every sector of the society.

Maulvi Adam made the observation when he delivered an Eid sermon to climax the occasion of the Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations in Accra.

Delivering his sermon, he observed that although democracy in the country was one of the best in Africa, “we do not need to be comfortable and abuse it.”

He noted that the period of fasting in the sacred month of Ramadan was very crucial for the individual and the nation.

“Fasting for 30 days in the sacred month of Ramadan should bring about remarkable transformation in the lives of those who observe this important pillar of Islam,” he said.

Maulvi Adam also noted that the fasting had the primary objective of laying a solid foundation not only for moral uprightness and spiritual development but also unity, concern for the underprivileged in society, discipline and national cohesion.

“An important condition of fasting is avoidance of falsehood, foul and indecent language, violent behaviour and trampling upon the rights of others,” he added.

He also called on the Muslim community to be more peaceful, more sober, health-conscious, more generous, more caring and more sharing and above all more morally and spiritually upright.

Anything short of those virtues, he said, would render the fasting meaningless and reduce it to needlessly inflicting on oneself the torture of hunger and thirst.

Maulvi Adam led the congregation to pray for the unity, peace, progress and prosperity of the nation. He also used the occasion to advise the youth to avoid violence and live in peace with one another.

Present at the ceremony were the former Deputy Minister for Energy, Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, and former chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Alhaji Yusif Ali.

At prayer session to mark a similar occasion at the Burma Camp in Accra, the Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen (retd) Henry Smith, called on Ghanaians to rekindle in themselves the sense of sacrifice for one another and for the common good of the nation, reports Michael Donkor.

He said they should also instil in themselves a genuine virtue of effective devotion, honest dedication and closeness to Allah throughout their future endeavours.

He said as dedicated Muslims, the spiritual revival that they had attained in the past month should continuously impart on them in a genuine sense of effective service to Allah and humanity in all their endeavours.

“In our prayers, let us renew our commitment to the pursuit of internal and international peace and remember our comrades deployed all over the world, who are making modest contributions to the sustenance of world peace and security,” Maulvi Adam said.

The Chief of the Defence Staff, Lt Gen. Peter Blay, reminded Muslim soldiers to let the most practical demonstrations of the level of piety that they had achieved as a result of the month-long fasting reflect in their attitude in order for them to take a purposeful approach to their professional.

“The hallmark of a good military force such as ours is the unalloyed demonstration and adherence to its code of discipline,” he said.

The Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lt Col. Sheikh Seidu Adam, urged Muslims to show love and compassion to the deprived in their society, relieve them of their pain and grief, improve their living conditions, equip them with employable skills and bring fortune to their door step for the safety and security of all.