Sultan offers recipes for world peace
From Mohammed Aminu in Sokoto, 08.12.2008
Thisday Newspaper
Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, has identified dialogue as the best way to achieve peace and stability in the world.
He noted that crisis and terrorism in the world today can be minimised to its barest minimum if parties to conflict engage in dialogue.
The Sultan made the remarks at the weekend in Sokoto when he received a member of the British House of Lords , Lord Ahmad Nazir, who paid him a courtesy call at the palace in Sokoto.
The monarch who harped on the need to have a peaceful world, assured of his readiness to extend a hand of friendship to achieve it.
He commended the British parliamentarian for his visit to sokoto which he described as fruitful and aimed at enhancing cooperation between muslims in Nigeria and those in the United Kingdom.
In his remarks, the British lawmaker who had earlier delivered a lecture organized by the Centre for Peace Studies at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, called for more efforts in promoting harmonious co-existence and peace between Muslims and Christians .
He stressed the need for mutual understanding among the followers of the two religions all over the world, just as he urged Islamic preachers and Imams to acquire education and have knowledge of comparative religion.
He said this will go a long way in enhancing mutual understanding among various faiths.
According to Lord Nazir, the new economy requires competent knowledge of Imams not only in Arabic and Islamic education but especially the knowledge of comparative religion, internet and other sources that will aid the acquisition of knowledge
