Eid-ul-Mawlid: Muslims need to pray more for this country, Gov Ugwuanyi

Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi ,has felicitated with the Muslims on this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration, calling on all Nigerians to rekindle their faith in God and pray more for the country to surmount its challenges.

In his goodwill message, Gov. Ugwuanyi urged Muslims and indeed all Nigerians to remain committed to the core values of the nation’s founding fathers so that the concerted efforts at sustaining the peace, unity and progress of the country will be fully actualized.

The governor pointed out that the significance of Eid-ul-Mawlid anchored on love, sacrifice, obedience, tolerance and charity, as exemplified by the deeds and teachings of Holy Prophet Muhammad, is germane to the peaceful co-existence, unity and prosperity of Nigeria.

Gov. Ugwuanyi, therefore, wished all Nigerians a peaceful celebration as well as the guidance and blessings of the Almighty God.

The history of this celebration Mawlid goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the Tabi‘un began to hold sessions in which poetry and songs composed to honour Muhammad were recited and sung to the crowds.