Mukabala And The Neglected Lesson Attached To It -By Abdulrahman Yunusa

In defense of the Holy Prophet we found our missing path, filled the gap in-between and finally heal the wound of our sectarian differences, what an exhilarating moment.

Honestly, it’s an ultimate truth that Muslims shared many things in common of which our commonness can be apprehended even non Muslims. As it’s obvious we have no qualm in question of who to worship and who to follow as a prophet, everyone knows Allah is our deity whom we are worshiping and his beloved prophet Muhammad SAW is our direction and commander of whom we are receiving order from.

Then why all the intra-religious hullabaloos since we are all claiming one thing! Must we be divided before we achieve our ultimate goal of reaching the heaven as we hysterically crave ? Differences in Opinions while dealing with religious matters that has no clear definition is something inevitable in our affairs, though we shouldn’t make it a door of separation in our journey to heaven.

Also, On a lighter note, both Sunni and Sufi are of the better place to answer the name of ” Ahlussunnah ” because both have decided to agree with the prophetic teaching, Ahlul bait, the leadership of four pious caliphates and the authenticity of the remaining Sahabas. This was said Sheikh Dalhat Kantana.

And if this is true, then there is one thing we are blind to take a look at, recklessly. That our differences with other sects within the Sufi home jury of which all the Dariqa of Both Tijjaniyya could be included is nothing that deserves the current elongated battle.

Yes, I said this because the current Saga that took place between the coalition of dual camps ” Sunni and Sufist ” and Ashabul Khafi creed has proved us that we ( Sunni and Sufi ) are united and single thing by Aqeeda but divided in the line of selfishness and some minor-minor matters that shouldn’t cost us such a gargantuan thing of unity.

As we can see all the parties involved in the coalition toward attacking their interlocutor Abduljabbar in the recent concluded trial or debate I may say have contributed immensely towards the actualization of their dream by taking Malam Sarki down and yet there was nothing like we should let the battle to be fought by either Dariqa or Salafi or Izala, then that’s to say the veracity of the above quotation absolutely authentic and what this saga depicted is that we are all same thing in origin but divided in the branches as tree.

So, if to say we can afford to unanimously and unequivocally come out and depend the personality of our beloved and revered prophet without being lured by the sectarian sentiments of being Izala, Salafi, Dariqa Qadiri or Tijjaniy as I have said above, then why all the camping and division within the fold of Islamg. As we believe the tenants are all the same and has nothing changed in between.

Furthermore, as we also forget to bother ourselves of who to take the credit of achieving this milestone achievement apart from governor Ganduje and his commissioner on religious affairs for masterminding the debate stage. It’s a clear symbol to vividly symbolize that all things are the same within the mainstream Sunni creed of Islam.

Therefore it’s high time to come to accept the bitter reality that the dichotomy between Sunni and Sufi doctrine is just a tin line, and we should therefore clear it and use a thread and needle to re-stich ourselves to serve the ultimate purpose of our creation collectively.

And by so doing even the pretended new ideologies makers and the wanna be change makers they will surely surrender their weapons and succumb to the orthodox teaching of truth, though no house is with monopoly of truth, every house there is an element of truth inside it but we shall manage the one with more likeness of it in abundance.

Let’s do away with the idea of asunder and dearly romance the idea of unity and fraternity among us, despite our difference in some issues, we will find our issues very simple to dealt with.

We should no longer be guided by ego, selfishness, excessive love of worldly treasure, leadership craving philosophy and other insignificant factors. Deen should always top our scale of preference as we have nothing more sacred than it in our life.

Above all, there is a tremendous Barah and progress in being united and there is a humongous set back in disunity and division among Ummah. As they say ” United we stand and divided we fall “.

Probably things will make more sense if this found achievable. Meanwhile we always be reminded that Allah says ” Wa’a tasimu bi hablillahi jami’an wala tafarraqu…”

May the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad S A W 😍 get united in line with the true prophetic teaching.

A graduate of political science,

Bauchi state University, gadau.

Bauchi state

Writes from Bauchi