• Series holds in Abuja, Ogun, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Edo, Oyo, others on Saturday, Sunday
Members of The Muslim Congress (TMC), one of Nigeria’s frontline Islamic organisations will on Sunday, 6th October, gather in their thousands at two different venues in Abuja and Lagos for The Annual State Lecture (TASL).
With a unified theme: “Building A Great Nation: Collective Responsibility of the Leader and the Led,” the event will be held at the Main Auditorium of the National Mosque, Abuja.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will be the Special Guest of Honour; and Justice Umar Faruq, a former President of the Court of Appeal will serve as the Chairman of the occasion.
Abuja
The Abuja gathering will see the immediate former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Pantami; and former Director, Public Affairs, VON, Alhaji Abdurazaq AbdusSalam, who is also the first president of TMC, talk about good governance, political and economic stability for the country. Time is 9:00am.
Lagos
Muslim News gathered that a similar event will be held simultaneously at the DLI Nurudeen Alao Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos where the Chief Imam of Lighthouse Mosque, Lekki, Imam Nojeem Jimoh and the Director of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Limited, Dr. Abdullahi Shuaib will be dissecting Good Governance: Catalyst for Economic Growth and Development, and Economic Stability: Insights from Islamic History, respectively.
We also learnt that four states namely; Edo, Oyo, Niger and Ondo will be having theirs on Sunday, 6th October at different locations. Time is 10:00am.
Edo
Members of the Society will converge at the NTA Multipurpose Hall, TV Road, Benin, Edo State also on Sunday where the Executive Director, Amana Legacy Foundation (ALEF), Sheikh Umar Musa Ikhilor Esq- and President, Nigerian Association for Study of Religions, Sheikh (Prof) Abdul-Lateef Kayode
Adeyemo will do justice to the topic. Time is 10:00am.
Oyo
In Oyo State, the Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, Sheikh (Dr.) Bashir Olanrewaju Eleshinmeta and the Grand Mufti, Conference of Islamic Organisation (CIO) Sheikh Dhikrullah Shafi’i, will be at Daylan Events and Conference Centre, Sango-Eleyele Road, Ibadan, on Sunday, by 10:00am.
Niger
The Chief Imam of Fuwad Lababid Central Mosque, Wuse 2, Abuja/Chairman Committee of Imam, Abuja, Imam (Dr.) Tajudeen Adigun Bello and Chief Imam Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria, Abuja Chapter/Director, Institute of Asian Studies, University of Abuja, Imam (Ass. Prof.) Olaofe are scheduled to also speak on the same topics at Al-Ansar Academy, School (Hall), Suleja, Niger State on Sunday, 6th October. Time is 10:00am.
Ondo
In the Sunshine state, the Director of NIIA, and Deputy Imam, University of Lagos, Prof Tajudeen Yusuf will be live at the Akure Central Mosque, Oja Oba, Akure, Ondo, State, on Sunday to discuss the topic with workable solutions to challenges bedeviling Nigeria. Time is 10:00am.
The annual lecture holds in Ogun, Kwara on Saturday, 5th October
According to information at the disposal of Muslim News, the annual lecture will be held on Saturday, 5th October in two states, Ogun and Kwara State.
Ogun
In Ogun, members of the Society will be at the Hubert Ogunde Hall, June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, for this year’s annual lecture.
Prof. Afis Oladosu from the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan; and the renowned Islamic scholar, Fadhilatu Sheikh Qamarudeen Ajani Bello will deliver the lecturers. Time is 10:00am.
Kwara
The Kwara Muslim community will be having as guests speakers two leading light of Islam in former Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Hon. Abdul Hakeem Abdul-Lateef and former Director, Public Affairs, VON, Alhaji Abdurazaq AbdulSalam, who is also expected to be in Abuja on Sunday, 6th October, for the same event. Time is 10:00am.
Osun State lectures members
It will be recalled that the Osun State chapter of TMC held its own annual lecture on Tuesday, 1st October at Ansar-ud-deen Central Mosque, Sabo, Osogbo, with the Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomosho Land, Oyo State, with Imam (Dr.) Taliat Yunus Olushina Ayilara and Conference of Islamic Organization (CIO) Sheikh Dhikrullah Shafi’i, as guest speakers.
TMC, championing re-awakening of pristine Islam
Since her establishment 30 years ago, The Muslim Congress has championed and is still championing the re-awakening of the pristine Islam; using the templates of the Qur’an and the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as basis.
TMC, predominantly popular in Southern Nigeria, came as a catalyst to help Muslims practise Islam wholesomely while escaping the social stratifications and spiritual limitations that pervade the community
It emerged as an attempt to breathe new life into the Ummah, resuscitating it with vigour and giving Muslims a sense of direction in an environment where modernisation has become a menace to the Muslims.
The Muslim Congress, founded in 1994 as a registered organisation, has been catering for the needs of Muslim youths and the elderly through its laudable programmes, including the annual lecture and projects that speak to personal reformation and soul purification.
