Nigeria, June 4 -- The Chief Imam of Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Amidu Sanni, has called on Nigerians to abandon greed and materialism and instead embrace love, compassion, and selflessness as they celebrate the 2025 Eid al-Kabir festival.

Delivering his annual Sallah message on Wednesday, Sanni urged Muslims to reflect on the deeper significance of the occasion and avoid turning it into a display of wealth and excess.

According to the cleric, "Looking back at the genesis of the event which was Prophet Ibrahim's offer to sacrifice his only son in obedience to Allah and out of a strong hope for Allah's abiding favours, the world today has almost lost the teleological message of this annual rite."

He emphasized that Eid Kabi...