Abuja (Office of the First Lady Report) – The wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is the President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, has enjoined Muslim women in Nigeria and across Africa to reflect on new ways of spreading the culture of sustainable peace and harmonious coexistence in their communities.
The First Lady stated this in Abuja in her Ramadan message recently, adding that Muslim women should demonstrate submission to the Almighty by upholding the observance of fasting as an important pillar of Islamic injunction. She further demanded them to engage in spiritual exercises and rededicate themselves to God.
Patience Jonathan emphasized that as women, they should always strive to inculcate the virtues of tolerance, peace and humility in their children and wards. She noted that these are important values that should be embraced by Moslems and non-Moslems alike. The wife of Nigerian President called on women in the spirit of the holy month to intensify prayers towards changing the hearts of those who are misguided into perpetrating violence, urging all Nigerians to shun acts capable of fanning the embers of hate, mistrust and instability.
While praying to God to endow the Moslem faithful with the strength to successfully undertake the Ramadan fast, she said that the Almighty will surely reward them in piety and diligent observance of the dictates of the holy month.
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