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Heed warning, return to Allah, Olohunoyin warns Muslims

By Jimoh Sulyman
The Chief Imam of IMAN central mosque, Irewolede Area Ilorin, Ustaz Sharafdeen Olohunoyin has warned Muslims to take heed of the recent rainstorm in Ilorin adding that such occurrence was nothing but a sign and stern warning from Allah (SWT) even as he called on all and sundry to hearken to the warning and return to God in totality.
He said this on Friday during his sermon prior to the congregational two unit prayer.
He lamented that the incidence which caused massive havoc in many part of the city of Ilorin and resulted in loss of lives and destruction of many houses which rendered a lot of people homeless.
The Saturday downpour which is coming on the heels of warnings and forecast from meteorologists further caused destruction of properties worth several millions of naira.
Since the incident, many of the affected citizens have cried to government, philanthropists and other well to do Kwarans for aids by providing relief materials to cushion the effect of the destruction.
However Imam Olohunoyin while commiserating with the victims warned that the occurrence could be a warning sign from Almighty Allah for the people to mend their ways in their relationship with God with a particular reference to the destruction of past generations in the Qur’an.
The only way out of this labyrinth we are lost in is for everyone to find their way back to Allah in submission and seek forgiveness for all the vices we’re all perpetrating in the open and in secrecy because Allah is the oft Forgiving.
According to him “This is a clear warning from Allah for all to see and also He can do so much more, if we take a cue from the calamities that befell the people of Nooh, Hud, Salih, Lut and so on, we will know the true might of Allah, so we all should go back to Allah in total repentance and absolute submission”
To buttress on his preaching the Imam advised the people not to follow the path of Shaytan the accursed because he is an avowed enemy of all humanity in it entirety that has vowed to destroy every human by spreading the plague of immorality all over the face of earth.
He noted that the current situation the world has found itself is as a result of indecency and immorality that has taken over every strata of our society and it ripple effect in consequence is the pandemic of Covid-19 and various Natural disasters that can be seen in different parts of the world just like the one we have experienced in form of the Rainstorm.
Olohunoyin stressed further saying the signs and warning of Allah is prevalent all around us and evident for all of us to see and find our way back to the “Siratal Mustaqim” that is the right path .
The cleric made an appeal to the Government of the state and those at the local level not to leave the victims of the storm to their fate and make a swift response to the situation at hand, so as to ensure the people get back on their feet in due time as a way of showing that they care about the welfare of the people they govern.
In the same tone The Imam beseech the rich and affluent in the society to lend an helping hand to those affected by the rainstorm, to succor the pang of the pain of losing their properties so that Allah will recompense them in return, saying the government cannot do it alone, everyone needs to contribute their quota to the rescue of those that are affected.
He stressed further saying “At this hard time that everyone is affected directly or indirectly, it is time for everyone to rise up hand in hand to survive it and pull through together and show the strength of the humanity in unison.
Olohunoyin further said that by praying to Allah in HIS majesty and splendor to have mercy and assist those people that are affected by the storm because only Allah is capable of assisting the people
He also prayed for the repose of those that lost their lives to the tragic event and that Allah in His infinite mercy gives their families a respite and fortitude to bear the loss.

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