A rare show of love at Christmas
has happened in Kaduna state as a female Muslim donated bags of rice to
her Christian neighbours at a time many think of a low-key celebration.
Daily
Trust reports that Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani donated the bags of rice and
other food stuff to over 50 Christian widows and their families to
celebrate the forthcoming Christmas.
The Muslim woman donated rice and other materials to the Christian widows
She made the donation to the widows at the Christ Evangelical Church Ministry in the Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna.
According to Tijani, this gesture was her
own way to strengthen peaceful co-existence among different faith-based
organisations in the country and reduce the hardship faced by most
widows.
She said loved assisting widows and advised others with the mind to give to always assist the less privileged.
Tijani,
a peace ambassador, noted that Christmas provides an opportunity for
Muslims to demonstrate to their Christian neighbours that Islam is a
religion of peace and love.
While commending Pastor Yohanna Buru, the
general overseer of Christ Evangelical Church Ministry, for always
rendering assistance to internally displaced persons, the destitute and
prison inmates during Islamic celebrations.
He was always serving cooked foods and drinks to widows and orphans during sallah celebration also, Tijjani said.
She
said that Buru’s attitude was what impressed her to start rendering
assistance to Christian widows as the Yuletide approaches.
The report said Tijjani advised the
federal government to create institutes of comparative studies to help
proffer solutions to ethno-religious crises and unite the country.
In his response, Pastor Yohanna Buru thanked her for the donation and prayed that God should reward her.
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