MUSLIM YOUTH URGED TO EMULATE THEIR CHRISTIAN COUNTERPARTS

The Chairman of the Muslim Chiefs at the 2010 Hajj, Kuiwura Alhaji Alhassan Seidu has strongly challenged Muslim youth who are into music to emulate the shining examples of the Christian Gospel musicians, who are using their music to promote the principles and values of Christianity.

According to the Islamic scholar, the time had come for the talented Muslim musicians in Ghana and Africa to do some self retrospection and redefine their music lyrics and think about how they can also promote Islam.

Undoubtedly, about 90% of the musicians in the Northern Region are full blooded Muslims but have largely failed to use their music to propagate the gospel of Islam. Even though almost all of them frequent the mosques five times every day, they still prefer hip-life, reggae, hip-pop and ragga music to that of Islamic religious ones.

But the situation is sharply different when it comes to Christianity, as a great number of the Christian youth have committed themselves to the gospel music as a platform for the promotion of the religion.

Chief Alhaji Kuiwura made this call when he met a section of the Northern musicians in Tamale to brief them about the great opportunities that are in stock for musicians who would want to use their music to promote the course of Islam and the gospel according to the Holy Prophet Mohammed.

He disclosed that the Alhuda Islamic Society in collaboration with the top Islamic Clergymen in Saudi Arabia in their bid to make the Islamic religion more attractive in Africa and other parts of the world, had set aside a substantial amount of money and other resources to support individuals, groups and organizations that were willing to champion the course of Islam.

Urging the musicians to also use their music to promote peace, unity and development in Northern Ghana, especially Dagbon, Chief Alhaji Kuiwura Seidu said, the leadership of Islam in Saudi Arabia had identified music as one of the strongest tools that could project the name of Islam and had thus decided to invest heavily in people who would want to venture into “Islamic Gospel music”.

“If musicians in Dagbon and Northern Region decide to stay completely from politics and chieftaincy issues, and distinguish themselves so well, they can use their music to send strong and reconciliatory messages to the people who are now disintegrated. You can use your music to let the people know that violence and revenges are not the best solution to disputes,” he reminded the musicians.

He therefore encouraged the musicians to form an association to enable them access the funds from the Alhuda Islamic Society.

On the other hand, Chief Alhaji Kuiwura disclosed that, the Alhuda Islamic Society was set to establish several Islamic schools in all the ten regions of Ghana and other parts of Africa including an Islamic University in Accra .

They are also to supply muslim farmers in the three Northern Regions with agricultural machineries including tractors and combine harvesters. The farmer would only have to fuel the tractors for their businesses.

There would also establish four (4) Islamic Senior High Schools in Dagbon (Yendi, Zabzugu, Gushegu and Tamale).