The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, said “it is necessary” for the world to grasp a balanced understanding of Islam in a way that corrected misperceptions toward the millennia-old religion.
“It is necessary…to have a better understanding of the religion, away from its misconstrued teachings and perceptions as a way to achieving global peace, harmony and progress,” Buhari said after touring the International Fair and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilisation in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
According to a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the tour formed part of Buhari’s engagement in the Holy City as his official visit entered its second day.
In the statement titled ‘President Buhari makes case for futuristic, untainted global education on Islam,’ he said the spread of true knowledge of the religion of Islam was the most important…
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