03/08/2026
AAFAQ Foundation Urges Clerics to Shun Political Influence, Embrace Ethical Preaching
By Jamilu Abdullahi
AAFAQ Educational Foundation has stressed the importance of the science of Islamic preaching, urging clerics to continuously equip themselves with sound knowledge to effectively guide society.
Making the call at a two-day capacity-building workshop for Imams and Ulama in Jos, the Foundation's National President, Dr. Abdulmutallib Ahmad Gidado, said the training was organised to strengthen the moral and intellectual capacity of Islamic scholars.
He disclosed that participants were taken through three newly published books—Makarimul Akhlaq, Asalibud Da'awah, and As-Siyasah Ash-Shar'iyyah—which were distributed free of charge to all participants.
Dr. Gidado urged clerics to uphold the ethics of Da'awah by speaking the truth at all times and avoiding partisan interests.
He cautioned Islamic scholars against becoming tools in the hands of politicians, urging them instead to remain independent voices of truth, justice, and moral guidance in society.
Corroborating the National President, the Plateau State Coordinator of the Foundation, Sheikh Abdulbasid Alhassan Sa'eed, charged the more than 150 participants drawn from different Islamic groups, including JIBWIS, Darika, and Shi'a, across the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau State, to put the knowledge they acquired into practice in their respective communities.
He noted that the workshop was designed to promote unity, sound scholarship, and responsible leadership among Muslim clerics.
Speaking on behalf of the participants, Imam Muslim Jibril Hassan and Imam Yasir Salisu Sa'eedu commended the organisers, describing the workshop as timely and impactful.
They pledged to apply the lessons learned in their preaching and community engagements.
The two-day workshop, held at Semshak Hotel, Jos, featured lectures on ethics and morality, methods of Da'awah, Islamic policy and governance, as well as the objectives of the Shari'ah.
Resource persons included Prof. Isma'il Abdullahi, Prof. Nasir Muhammad Abdulhamid, Prof. Abdulrahman Lawal Adam, Prof. Abdulrahman Idris, Prof. Fatima Sani, Dr. Abdullahi Yusuf, Dr. Aminu Ishaq Sagagi, Dr. Danjuma Gwani, Flight Lieutenant Alhassan, and other scholars. Interactive question-and-answer sessions also formed part of the programme.