Kano was agog as Qadiriyya order in Nigeria and West Africa held its 72 Maukibi popularly known as Waliyyai.
It is an annual celebration in honour of Qadiriyya founding father, Sheikh Abdulkadir Jelani.
Addressing the followers who gathered yesterday to mark the Waliyyai, the spiritual leader of the order in Nigeria and West Africa, Sheikh Dr Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara, called on Muslim faithful to unite and coexist in peace with others as specified by Islamic dictates.
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Malam Kabara also pleaded with the federal government not to heed the call to remove the Arabic inscription when rebranding the Naira note, adding that the inscription has a significant importance to the Muslim community in the nation.
Similarly in his speech, Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje who was represented at the event by his deputy, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, stated that the Kano State government will continue to support peaceful coexistence in the state, adding that his administration has done a lot in ensuring peace and harmony reigns in the state.
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, urged all Muslim faithful to commit the state and the nation into prayers especially at this moment when the nation is approaching the 2023 general elections.
This year’s Waliyyai hosted dignitaries from outside the nation’s shores as well as from within. Prominent among the dignitaries are representatives from Morocco and Pakistan, among others.
