Senator Shehu Sani on Friday said although Fridays are sacred to Muslims, whatever colour attached to it does not matter.
The former Kaduna South legislator, who is a Muslim, stated this in a tweet in reaction to a directive by Hisbah to Cool FM 96.9 in Kano that the phrase ‘Black Friday’ should be discontinued.
Although, Hisbah is responsible for enforcing Sharia law, Sani urged the board to deal with killings and kidnaps which have become rampant in the north.
“Friday is our sacred day of prayer as Muslims. Whatever colour is added to it doesn’t matter. Hisbah’s threats against the phrase ‘Black Friday’ is nonsensical.
“They should focus on the killings and kidnappings going on in their domains. Their services are needed in the battlefield,” he tweeted.
According to the letter sent to the radio station, Hisbah said Friday is regarded as a holy day in Islam and tagging it as ‘black’ is derogatory and would not be condoned.
But Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The term is used worldwide to mean a day for promotional sales where goods are sold at discounted prices.
