The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Dr. Muahammad Bashir Imam-Soliu, on Friday led the two rakats virtual eid-adha prayers marking this year’s Eid-el-Kabir sallah festival in Kwara state.
The prayer was observed by the Imam at at his residence exactly 9.30am. Shortly after the two rakat nafilah, the cleric slaughtered ram in line with the dictates of Allah.
He commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state for the numerous efforts adopted to curtail the spread of COVID-19 infection among the citizens. He however enjoined Muslim faithful to continue to pray for peace and unity at all times.
In his sallah message signed by his spokesman, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, urged Muslims to be thankful to Allah and always seek for His forgiveness from misdeeds committed in the past years.
He admonished the people of Ilorin Emirate and beyond to to always preach the principle of unity, peace and love in a bid to build a virile and prosperous society. The Emir also prayed against the spread COVID-19 infection in the society.
Alhaji Sulu-Gambari also commended the state technical committee on COVID-19 for putting necessary measures in place towards ensuring that the community spread of the infectious disease is reduced to the barest minimum.
He therefore applauded the people of the state for their peaceful conducts and understanding of the current situation which led to the cancellation of activities relating to year’s sallah festival including Yidi prayer.
It would be recalled that the Kwara State Government recently announced the cancellation of Eid-ul-adha congregational prayers across the state, citing the steep rise in the state’s Covid-19 cases and the danger of such a large gathering worsening the situation.
Kayode Alabi, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19, told a news briefing in Ilorin, the capital city, that the decision to cancel the Eid prayers was a painful but necessary one to save lives
