Mr Sanneh, Nyancho, I have at last got the time time to respond to the comments above. In the first place, I am sure I did not deliberately intend to confuse Islamic civilization with Arab culture. In any case, however, I am just trying to be as realistic as possible. […]
Religion
“#ALLAH, SWT Has Decided .
“#ALLAH, SWT Has Decided #Gambians Have Followed ” (Brother Amadou Sowe, New York) By Jainaba Bah (Sweden) In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ALLAH Subhanahu Wa Ta’Aala Is: “The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it : ‘Be!’ — and it is” [al-Baqarah 2:117] ‘Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, “Be!” — and it is!’ [Ya-Seen 36:82].” “When He has decreed something, He says to it only: ‘Be!’ — and it […]
What Jammeh, Touray Need To Know
An open letter to the President of The Gambia & GAMCOTRAP-female circumcision Mr President and Ma, It is quite disheartening to know that you issued an executive order to ban female circumcision in The Gambia. Sometimes I wonder what kind of Islam you are propagating; one minute you are out […]
A Black Imam Breaks Ground In Mecca
BRIAN DENTON FOR NEW YORK TIMES Two years ago, Sheik Adil Kalbani dreamed that he had become an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city. Waking up, he dismissed the dream as a temptation to vanity. Although he is known for his fine voice, Sheik Adil is […]
How NBR Governor Messes Up Salikenni
Kinteh Conflicts are by nature inevitable in human interactions and a guiding element that also serves as a mirror to recall us from the brink of self destruction as a result of our words and actions. These perennial conflicts can be inflamed or discouraged very early on before it comes […]
An Eyewitness Account Of Salikenni Crisis
By PROUD LAMBAI KAA As-salāmu alaykum [Peace be upon You] I am a native Salikenni Village and a proud one for that matter and I am fortunate to be an eyewitness of this skirmish on the Eid-ul-fitr prayer ground, sitting third row from the IMAM. However, I have two very […]
Lawyer Darboe’s Eid Message
United Democratic Party Leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s EID Message Fellow citizens and friends of The Gambia, as Muslims in the country and those around the world celebrate Eidul Fitr today, I send you sincere greetings and profound appreciation on my humble behalf and that of my compatriots languishing in illegal […]
Imam’s Advice On Zakatul Fitr
The Chief Resident Imam of Detroit Islamic Center has advised Muslims on how to give out or distribute zakatul fitr, a charity given to the poor and needy at the end of Ramadan. The message comes as Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr on Wednesday. Imam Ceesay described zakatul fitr as […]
Virtues and Benefits of Fasting
“O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous (tattaqun)” (Al-Baqarah, 2:181). Righteousness (taqwa) or God consciousness is the main theme of fasting and indeed chapter of the Qur’an, the longest chapter of the Qur’an. At […]
Gambia: Ilaha Ilalahu Becomes Freedom Song
History is in the making in the Gambia where the most powerful religious line has been turned into freedom song. La Ilaha Ilalahu [there is no God but Allah] is the cream of Islamic faith. The line, according to religious schokars, weighs more than the entire Universe. It is a […]
Sanctity Of Human Life: An Islamic Perspective
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh The Qur’an categorically states that God has honoured the children of Adam. This honouring of the children of Adam is fundamental to the Qur’anic discourses. Nobody has the right to violate this divine right that people have. In this light comes the Qur’anic injunction that […]
Let’s Raise Funds To Send Dead Gambian Home
FUNDRAISING TO HELP REPATRIATE DEAD GAMBIAN MIGRANT’S BODY TO THE GAMBIA By Alhassan Darboe A fundraising campaign has kicked into high gear to help repatriate the remains of a young Gambian migrant who lays dead at an Italian hospital in Napoli. Late Jatta is a recent Gambian migrant in Italy […]