La communauté musulmane du Burkina Faso et plusieurs fidèles de la ville de Ouagadougou ont prié mercredi à la place de la Nation dans la capitale burkinabè pour implorer Dieu afin que la paix revienne dans le pays, en proie aux attaques terroristes depuis près de 8 ans, a-t-on constaté sur place.
It is Imam Abdallah Ouédraogo instead of the suffering Cheick Aboubacar Sana, who led this Eid-El-Adha prayer or Tabaski festival in front of thousands of faithful, Burkinabè authorities and representatives of sister religions who came support Muslims.
In his sermon, Imam Ouédraogo never stopped pronouncing the word peace, in order to implore God, the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, for Burkina Faso to regain its joy of yesteryear.
The President of the Muslim community of Burkina Faso El Hadj Moussa Kouanda sang the same trumpet after the prayer, "may peace return to Burkina Faso", adding that "we pray for those who have fallen, for the wounded, the widows and the orphans of those who have fallen”.
He explained that “today is an act of faith for total submission to Allah”. He thanked the members of the Government, the Catholics, the Protestants and the guardians of tradition who made the trip to the Place de la Nation to support them.
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The Minister of State, Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Protection Basolma Bazié at the head of a government delegation made the trip to the Place de la Nation to congratulate the Muslim community "for the energy, the investment so that our country can experience a period of peace, cohesion and conviviality". He invited them more to keep this course.
He explained that “we are going through a difficult period for our country: just recently we have again lost brothers, children who sacrificed themselves to keep the country standing. The pain is certainly strong but we will remain standing ”.
He promised that “we will get through this difficult time. It is with great hope that we fight. We rely on the pillars maintained by voices that are strong, exemplary voices, be it the Catholic community, the Muslim community, the traditional community, we invite them not to get tired, probably not to look at our mistakes and we always accompany so that this peace can reign in our country".
For Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, “we are sure that the lord will not abandon us. God is unique and for everyone. We want peace and forgiveness to be strengthened in our country”.
While wishing that God bless Burkina Faso, he wished that Burkinabè of all religious persuasions work together so that there is peace in Burkina Faso.
And to Cheick Mahmoud Bandé to conclude that “there are about sixty ethnic groups in Burkina Faso, but the Burkinabè are from the same family. We are therefore happy that other religions come to support us. All those who want to destroy this familiarity, may God prevent them”.
Burkina Faso has been plagued by terrorist attacks since 2016 with several thousand victims.
Source: Burkina Information Agency