I just have a typo correction to make in the article below, in
case people didn't figure it out. in the second verse from Qur'an, it
should read: what is wrong with these people that they cannot understand
the HAPPENINGS (i.e. the events they are witnessing).
Yai-Fatou Gaye
On Wed, 31 May 2000, Y. Bala-gaye wrote:
> Allah (SWT) said in the Qur'an, that 'Innallahu
> 'ala kulli shayin Qadeer = verily Allah has power over all things or that
> His power encompasses all things'. Allah also said in reference to the
> sayings of the unbelievers to the Prophet Muhammed (SAW) thus: "if a good
> thing befell them, they say, "this is from Allah" and if a bad/an evil
> thing befell them, they say, "this is of your doing (Oh Muhammad)". Say,
> "ALL is from Allah", what is wrong with these people that they cannot
> understand the happings?" and this is precisely my answer to you.
> For your information, Muslims believe in Qadar
> (pre-destination/predermination), and as such, it is impossible for
> anything to happen in either the heavens or the earth without power and
> permission from Allah. However, there is always wisdom in EVERYTHING that
> Allah ALLOWS to happen. For example, the wisdom behind the massacre (as my
> limited brain always me to deduce), was for Gambians to wake up and speak
> up about this tyrannical rule of Jammeh's. Think about it, did anyone
> speak up PUBLICLY about the autocratic rule we've been under all these
> years? Until the massacre, there were no radio programs denouncing this
> rule (as far as i know ..... feel free to correct me if i'm wrong), no
> emails or petition letters bombarding Jammeh or his embassies abroad,
> nor any demonstrations for that matter. It took something like the April
> 10th and 11th massacres, to shake the entire nation awake, calling us to
> unite our efforts, voices and resources to try and save our country from
> the likes of Jammeh. THIS, i believe, was the wisdom behind the massacre.
> There is no doubt that Jammeh will answer for his evil intention and the
> part he played in the massacre, because Allah is "al khayrul haakimeen =
> the best of judges". So if you want to use the name 'satan' in any part of
> this, associate it with Jammeh's sick mind, but there is no doubt that
> "lahawla wala quwataa illah billah = there is no power or might greater
> than the power of Allah", as such, He (Allah) HAS TO BE 'running things
> back home (and all over the world for that matter)' as my islander friends
> would say; otherwise, He (Allah) would not be as great as we all deem Him
> to be.
> And in the words of our Prophet Mooses (AS), "Allah forbid that i
> should be among the foolish"; i.e. in this case, 'foolish enough to use
> His (SWT) name in vain'.
>
> Yai-Fatou Gaye
>
>
>
> On Tue, 30 May 2000, Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh wrote:
>
> > Yai Fatou:
> >
> > It is disappointing that you evoke the name of Allah "in running things back
> > home." Allah almighty did not instruct dictator yahya jemus to slaughter
> > innocent school children.
> >
> > I suggest that you use the name Satan "in running things back home." Please
> > do not use Allah's name in vein.
> >
> > Comrade,
> >
> > Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh
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