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apologizing to the Muslim community worldwide and pleading for their forgiveness ‘in the name of Allah<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Prominent Ghanaian Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has backtracked on his controversial statements regarding Islam, apologizing to the Muslim community worldwide and pleading for their forgiveness ‘in the name of Allah’.<\/h4>\n

The self-declared ‘father of charismatic Christianity’ in West Africa had made some damning statements on Islam in an undated sermon posted to social media, provoking anger within the Ghanaian Muslim community.<\/h4>\n

“Muslims are not just praying; they are invoking all kinds of entities,” the fiery preacher declared on a clip which was posted to YouTube.<\/h4>\n

The Coalition of Muslim Organizations in Ghana (COMOG) were quick to condemn the sermon, describing it as “a bundle of reprehensible fallacies and a vicious misrepresentation of Islamic practice of prayers and worship.”<\/h4>\n

\u00a0In a statement of apology the archbishop said:\u00a0 “I want to apologize to you and to all the Muslim community; I never intended to offend or disrespect your faith,” the Archbishop stated in another clip posted to YouTube. “I deeply regret what has happened. I see it as a misunderstanding; it will not happen again.”<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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