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Bailo,

Thanks for the heads-up, please warn me if you see him coming. Maybe
he wants to set up home in the Malian desert then; and turn all of us
into turban wearing, french speaking Tuaregs, Mbakoko. Just joking,
please don't aim at me my good friend.

Edi

On 11/06/2009, bailo jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Edi,
>
> Haruna only understands broken Arabic from years of forced labour in
> Jamahiriyan Desert camps. Mind you, I gathered he is a Markman though. He
> could have been of better service to Gambians.
>
> Just joking!
>
> Bailo
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/09, Edi Jah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Edi Jah <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Daily Hadith - A Goodness Through and Through
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, 11 June, 2009, 12:50 AM
>
> Mr Darbo,
>
> As I said here before this series is not my work, I only forward it here.
>
> To my understanding, the writer is not ''equating Shyness (for
> whatever reason) with modesty and moral restraint''. As the writer
> said ''Haya is translated as modesty but it includes all of the
> following meanings as well: self respect, bashfulness, having
> scruples, having awareness of Allah''. So if you swap haya for modesty
> & moral restraint, you will not capture the whole message. What you
> interpret as a restrained voice, could be interpreted differently by
> others. I am sure some of the writers on this forum are shy, but that
> will not stop them adding their two pence when they want to or find it
> necessary. Lost in translation, I thought you speak Arabic.
>
> Cheers,
> Edi Jah
>
> On 10/06/2009, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Jah, I like the Hadith but I encourage you to refine it a bit further. I
>> seem to get the impression you're equating Shyness (for whatever reason)
>> with modesty and moral restraint. The brother could have been accmpanying
>> his sibling to ask fo the girl's hand in marriage. Ad he ws indifferently
>> shy. I look forward to more on this Wuld Ammi. Thanx for sharing. A
>> restrained voice is a burdened one. For whatever consideration. Haruna.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Edi Jah <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 8:17 am
>> Subject: Fwd: Daily Hadith - A Goodness Through and Through
>>
>>
>>
>> A Goodness Through and Through
>>
>> asul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Modesty is a virtue
>> hrough and through, or said: Modesty is a goodness complete.�
>> Muslim]
>> Once the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) passed by a man who was
>> dmonishing his brother regarding Haya and was saying, 'You are very
>> hy, and I am afraid that might harm you.' On that, Allah's Apostle
>> aid, 'Leave him, for Haya is (a part) of Faith.' [Bukhari]
>> This hadith tells us that there is nothing bad about modesty.
>> herefore, if something is purely good, then however much you have of
>> t, it can only be good for you. This is something to especially
>> emember in these times when ‘moral’ and ‘modest’ are portrayed as
>> backward,’ ‘oppressed' and 'under-confident.’
>> A person with Haya does not show off his mind, body, or anything else.
>> aya is translated as modesty but
>> it includes all of the following
>> eanings as well: self respect, bashfulness, having scruples, having
>> wareness of Allah. This word is a prime example of how much is lost
>> n translation from Arabic to any other language.
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