The cleric said Boko Haram represented no one.

The National Missioner of Ansar-ud-deen Society (ADS), Abdur-Rahman Ahmad, has declared the Boko Haram insurgency a collective embarrassment to all faiths in the country.

Mr. Ahmad, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, said the group represented no religious interest, adding that their objective had yet to be known.

He said that it was difficult to know in whose interest they were fighting as they had attacked all faiths.

“I state unequivocally that Islam is different from Boko Haram. We don’t know who they are, their sponsors and why they are killing people.

“They ought not to be killing Muslim scholars, if truly they are fighting in the interest of Islam,” Mr. Ahmad said.

He described the group’s action as anti-Islam, and ungodly, noting that Islam is a religion which appreciates knowledge and research.

“The Muslims were the front-runners in scientific education before the industrial revolution and would not have negated education.

“In this regard, the ADS and other notable Islamic organisations had contributed immensely to the nation’s educational development,” the missioner said.

Speaking on the use of hijab, Mr. Ahmad said that the Muslim community had designed one that was moderate for use in schools.

He stressed that everyone was entitled to his or her religious conviction.

I nearly agreed with the muslim MAN OF ALLAH but recalled that no boko haram attack happens without the shoults "ALLAHU AKUBA RU".
Man of ALLAH abeg go tell that to the JTF.

Hon. SuQ Ma'DIQ:
I nearly agreed with the muslim MAN OF ALLAH but recalled that no boko haram attack happens without the shoults "ALLAHU AKUBA RU".
Man of ALLAH abeg go tell that to the JTF.

Allahu Akbar means God is Great. To their understanding, they are doing what God has command them to do. While they actually disobey God. The man is simply telling us that both religions have no room for those people killing in the name of God.

Hon. SuQ Ma'DIQ:
I nearly agreed with the muslim MAN OF ALLAH but recalled that no boko haram attack happens without the shoults "ALLAHU AKUBA RU".
Man of ALLAH abeg go tell that to the JTF.

"Man of Allah" is a bit offensive. Please keep your religious innovations out when you discuss Islam.

Thank you.