PM wishes Muslims peace, happiness
THE Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, wished all Muslim “sisters and brothers peace and happiness on this day and every day after” as they celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday today.
Mr Bainimarama said Fijians should take a leaf out of Prophet Mohammed’s book by understanding that nothing else defines us but our good deeds, love of God and love of fellowmen.
FIJIANS should take a leaf out of Prophet Muhammad’s book by understanding that nothing else defines us but our good deeds, love of God and love of fellowmen.
This was the message from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama to the country as thousands of Muslims celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday today.
“I’d like to share a parting message he delivered during his final sermon, standing before his fellow pilgrims in the shadow of Mt Arafat,” the PM said.
“All mankind is from Adam and Eve. “An Arab has no superiority over a nonArab, nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab.
“A white has no superiority over a black, nor a black has any superiority over white — except by piety and good action.
“Some 1400 years later, these words — this spirit of inclusivity, of tolerance, and of equality — transcend any one religion or system of belief, and can inspire Fijians of all faiths. As Fiji celebrates 50 years of independence, and reflects on the many lessons of those years, one thing is certain, we are strongest when we recognise that no person has a God-given superiority over another.
“It is not our ethnicity, our background, or our creed that defines us.
“No, only our good deeds, and our love for both God and our fellow Fijians show our true character as both individuals and as a nation.
“I wish our Muslim sisters and brothers peace and happiness on this day and every day after.”
I wish our Muslim sisters and brothers peace and happiness on this day and every day after Voreqe Bainimarama