By Muhammad Isa and Dauda Nalado
Before the arrival of the guest speaker on Saturday the 8th of Oct 2016 being day 6 of Ashura Mourning in Kano , Malam Sunusi Abdulqadir briefly recap the issue of high regard and respect accorded to children by Islamic ethics as taught by Ahlal bayt.
He then proceed to list things considered to be gross violations of children’s rights which were meted out to the camp of Imam Husain At Karbala. These among other things include setting children clothes ablaze, terrorizing the children, killing parents in front of their children and vice versa, forceful removal of precious items from the ears of the children of the Prophet’s household, forcefully removing off their hijabs, violations of the dignity of children, Beating them, the severed heads of parents were raised in front of the children progeny of the Prophet. All these atrocities were meted out to none but children among the progeny of the Prophet.
The guest speaker was Sheikh Sharif Shubli. He spoke in Arabic briefly. He lamented about the tragedy of Karbala. He mentioned the fact that the leader of the Prophets has cried over the tragedy that befell Aba Abdullah Husain.
Dua was said by Sharif Shubli after which Magrib prayer was offered. As usual the duas Alqama and tawassul were said before closing for the day. Many participants trekked orderly back to their destinations according to halkas ( units)