Story by: Yunus Swalahudeen Wakpenjo
Source: Millennium news
Feud between imam of ASWAJ and local chief of Atwima Nwabiagya south municipality, has been reconciled by the regional executives of the Ahl-sunna Wal jamaa’a (ASWAJ), in the Ashanti region of Ghana, on Wednesday morning.
The Ashanti regional Imam of Aswaj, Sheikh Ismael has confirmed, there has been an amicable resolution between the chief of Atwima Nwabiagya south and the imam of Aswaj in the municipality, following an unfortunate disagreement relating to a piece of land acquired by the imam, as an eternal preserve for mortal remains of Muslims in the municipality.
In his narration to millennium news, sheikh Ismael recounted that,” the feud, resulted from a piece of land facilitated by Imam Hussein, the imam of Aswaj Mosque in the locality for the purposes of cemetery for Muslims. However, the chief insisted the landed property is handed over to him for its management, since he is the chief of the area.
The imam who facilitated the land on the other hand, insisted, he would be in custody of the land, because the land was acquired by him. This sparked undue disagreement between them”.
Nonetheless, the Aswaj executives, under the able leadership of sheikh Ismael and Sheikh Abdul Razak of Nurul- islamiyya, have intervened and borne a lasting solution to the pending feud.
Sheikh hinted that, they have constituted a five member committee to steer the affairs of the land.
“We have constituted a five member committee to make sure there is all participation among them. Two from the imams and three from the chiefs. And they have all agreed to that terms” he asserted.
He said the committee has been tasked with the responsibility of documentation on the land and an agreement on the working committee, and all parties must be duly served with a copy, for future reference.
Responding to the future of maintenance of peace and stability in various Muslim localities, sheikh said, it is about time, there has been a working systemic mechanisms, set in various regions and localities, to ensure there is proper monitoring and evaluation of task handed to various leadership across all regions.
He also expressed worry, over majority of Muslims, failing to honor their financial obligations to the Muslim community, thereby starving future projects that could turn around the fortune of various Muslim communities in the country.
“Mobilizing revenue has become the greatest challenge for our community. Muslims no longer honor their zakat obligation and other means of resource mobilization, has equally been a challenge. These are all reasons why our progress, as a community, is being hampered” he insisted.
Currently, the national office of Ahlu-Sunna Wal Jamaa’a, has met all other sub offices, to chart a new path, on ensuring responsive and proactive leadership, which will ensure proper systemic mechanism of, monitoring, supervision and evaluation of stewardship, of various leaders, appointed by the body, to ensure administrative running of all its office under the auspices of the Islamic sectarian denominational organization.
