Africa-Press – Senegal. Imam Thierno Seydou Tall, of the Omarienne mosque, in Dakar, invited the Senegalese, Friday, during the prayer of Eid el-Fitr, to preserve unity and values of the nation.
« Senegalese must be united and indivisible. Division is beneficial to no one. We must refuse it, » the religious leader said in his sermon.
He also invited his compatriots to « avoid violence », the consequences of which, according to him, are always unpredictable.
« Violence must be avoided. We always know when it starts but we never know how and when it will stop,” warned Thierno Seydou Tall.
The religious leader also called for the “preservation of the values” of the nation.
“We must preserve our values and avoid divisions,” he said.
For his part, the caliph of the Omar family, Thierno Madani Tall, insisted on the importance of the « zakaat al fitr », the obligatory gift due to the poor.
“Zakaat al fitr is also a way to validate and purify the Ramadan fast,” he said.
Thierno Madani Tall formulated prayers for “peace and stability” in Senegal and the world.
Alioune Ndoye, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, who came to represent the President of the Republic and the other members of the government, welcomed the sermon of Imam Thierno Seydou Tall.
« Its message is to be welcomed, which essentially revolves around the call for peace and calm in the country, » he said.
Journalist and politician Mamoudou Ibra Kane also welcomed the religious leader’s sermon. He invited people to promote « non-violence ».
« I think the message is clear. The imam invites people to pull themselves together knowing that an election is only a stage in the march of a nation […] Senegal will continue its march, » said Kane, leader of the movement » Tomorrow is now! »
The faithful who came in large numbers to prayer gave thanks to God for allowing them to spend a “good blessed month” of Ramadan, from which they hope to “harvest graces”.
Mamadou Bâ, a faithful, says he prayed for the « peace and social cohesion of the country ».
Mame Sokhna Ndiaye, she also formulated prayers asking the good Lord to appease “the hearts of the Senegalese”.
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