HI Brother,
Thank you for this posting,I never had doubts that there are more intelligent
Imams in the Gambia who know the Koran better than politicians who call them
selves religious leaders.Imam Fatty and Banding Drammeh should declare their
hidden political agendas than misusing public media to spread their
reactionary messages.
For Freedom
Saiks
I saw the following from the GambiaNet issue of 17th. September 1999. Enjoy
reading.
Greetings
Matarr M. Jeng
"FANKANTA' CANNOT BE BANNED", SAYS IMAM BABA LEIGH
As the controversy surrounding the newly introduced family planning concept
commonly called 'Fankanta' , rages on among religious leaders, the imam of
Kanifing housing estate mosque, Baba Leigh, had said that it can "never be
outlawed because it is not illegal and not against Islam".
Imam Leigh in his reaction to the earlier statement made by the president of
the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Banding Drammeh, that his council would
lobby for 'Fankanta' to be outlawed, told the Daily Observer, in an interview,
that, 'Fankanta' is a development issue which goes beyond using
contraceptives.
"Islam supports 'Fankanta' because it is a religion which seeks peace, comfort
and health for its adherents", he argued, adding that the utterances of the
imam of State House, Abdoulie Fatty against the initiative is irrational and
unittellectual.
He accused Imam Fatty of misusing the government-controlled media "by
aggressively attacking innocent individuals in the country", like the
Ahmaiyyans.
"It is not helpful to tarnish the image of the Ahmadiyyans. He should leave
them because they have important projects in the country." The qur'an, he
added, enjoins all muslims to be tolerant to other people's belief.
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