A pact On The Unity And Future Of Muslims In Ghana

“ALMUBAA’IA” A pact On The Unity And Future Of Muslims In Ghana

 

The initiative ultimately aimed at stimulating and promoting the agenda of unity, brotherhood, collaboration, re-engineering, and reconciliation  amongst all Muslims in Ghana for a better future by publishing a Special Historic Manuscript of collated cross-sectional views, concerns, thoughts, suggestions, recommendations and special messages of Muslim Imams, Scholars, Professionals, Representatives of Muslim Organizations all over the country and beyond. The book will symbolically contain the register of unique and solemn pledges of unity of Muslims through their special message.

This manuscript will serve three (3) important objectives.

1)       It is to serve as the pact of unity; that is the symbol of “ALMUBAA’IA” towards unity.

2)       It serves as the biggest reference book of Collated cross-sectional views, concerns, thoughts, suggestions, and recommendation and special messages of Muslim Imams, Scholars, Professionals, and Representatives of Muslim Organizations all over the country and beyond.

3)       It is a research work to be analyzed academically.

 

Islam is the first religion that was introduced to the Ghanaian society apart from the traditional beliefs. Since then muslims have contributed in diverse ways such as education, literacy, trading, military or politics. Muslims virtually were the first to read and write in Ghana and documenting the history of the Ghanaian society even before colonization. Even during and after colonization, muslims have contributed a lot to national development. However, today Muslims in Ghana are faced with numerous challenges across all spheres of life which has made them marginalized, fragmented, powerless and weak.

The irony is that, unlike hitherto were documentation was done by Muslims; today it is actually difficult coming across a comprehensive literature that reviews the history, successes, contributions, challenges and key milestones of Muslims from the Muslim perspectives.  Those written by non-m Muslims in most cases misrepresent Islam either because of lack of adequate information or mischief.

On the contrary, muslim scholars/researchers who have done some works in that regard have limitations of scope whiles some have neglected very sensitive issues. For example, Dumbe, 2011 (Islamic Revivalism in Contemporary Ghana) only focused on post independence historical antecedents of Muslim groups whiles   Hussein, 2005 (our African identity) focused on Tijaaniyya Muslims contributions to independence of Ghana. Mumuni, 1996 looked at activities of Islamic organizations only in Accra.  The writings of Sheikh Osman Barry although covered a comprehensive scope but still did not provide enough recommendations for the future.