Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria popularly known as NASFAT has prohibited all programmes marking the end of the year 2022 or the beginning of the year 2023 across all its branches.
NASFAT disclosed this in memo signed by the National Da’wah Officer/Mission Board Secretary, Abdul-Ganiyy Raji, on Tuesday December 27, 2022.
The memo, which was tagged: ‘Prohibition of December 31st/January 1st Tahajjud/All Cross-Over Activities at NAṢFAT Locations Worldwide’, was sent to all its Missioners worldwide.
“This is to inform all NASFAT Missioners that programmes marking the end of the year 2022 or the beginning of the year 2023 are banned in all branches and groups of NASFAT,” the memo read.
It warned that “Missioners who violate this order, by holding December 31st/January Tahajjud 1st or any Cross-over programme in their branches or groups will be subjected to stringent punitive measures.”
The memo also urged all missioners to educate their members that holding special prayers or Tahajjud to mark the end or beginning of the year has no place in our religion.
“True Muslims do not need to wait for the year to end or start before asking Allah for His mercy, protection and blessings. True Muslims are in touch with Allah at all times,” NASFAT asserted.
“We are a Muslim Society. Therefore, we must at all times keep strictly to our Islamic identity. Any attempt to compromise our Islamic identity or portray us as a society imitating non-Muslims, by any member of the Mission Board will be met with serious consequences.
“We will be in touch with our informants across branches and groups to obtain information on possible breaches of this order,” it concluded.
