The Muslim Congress, TMC,
has called on all Muslims to render assistance to actress Etinosa Idemudia who
threatened to mess up the Quran after she appeared in a video showing her
smoking and using the Bible as an ashtray.
Dr. Ibrahim Ogunkoya, the
TMC president in Ogun State advised all Muslims not to dare Etinosa to carry
out the threat on the Quran.
According to a statement
issued by TMC, Ogunkoya stated that the actress must have done what she did out
of depression.
Ogunkoya said, “The actress
must have been going through depression and psychological trauma. We must pity
her condition and negative state of mind because of her resolve to use the holy
book for this heinous act.
“It is our duty as
Nigerians especially Christians and Muslims to provide moral and spiritual
support to those afflicted but not only condemning them.
“Allah is the Most
Beneficent and Merciful. He will not hesitate to forgive Etinosa if she decided
to repent and retrace her steps just as many of us had one time or the other
committed sins and God forgave us.
“The Nollywood actress,
Etinosa needs our help and not condemnation, if truly we understand the
teachings of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad. It is against the Islamic
principles to dare people or encourage them to sin even when we are aware of
the dare consequences of engaging in it.
“Let us be guided by the
words of Allah in chapter 6 (SuratulAl-An’aam) verse 108 which says ‘Do not
revile those who worship others besides Allah so that they would not wrongfully
revile Allah through ignorance. Thus, we have made the deeds of every Nation
seem fair to them. Thereafter, they shall return to their Lord for reckoning,
and He will tell them what they used to do’, Al-An’aam (6:108)”
“The Muslim Congress (TMC)
therefore urged religious leaders, especially Islamic clerics, to embrace
Etinosa more with love than hatred. What we should detest is her actions and
not the creation of Allah. Etinosa is the creation of Allah.”
The Muslim Congress President
invites Etinosa for a discussion about her conviction and interacts on possible
areas of compromise.”
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