Sister Jabou
We normally agree on many issues but there is always an exception. Maybe this on
is just misunderstood. First and foremost, many cannot travel or have the
opportunity to go and see these sites due to costs involved or age and secondly
these tombs are already there, no one is building them newly. I can go on with
certain examples like taking pictures of live humans or listening to music, which
can be exaggerated by some whose interpretations are taken literally without
taking into account the present world conditions. There was no internet during the
time of the prophets (peace be upon them) nor were there cars or airplanes so is
it haram to fly in a plane or use a mechanical knife vs manual one to slaughter
for halal consumption???
Lets be real and be up to date . Islam fits in well with all forms of upgrades
including looking at pictures of tombs in the internet

end

BTW
do you know any Gambian in Little Rock ,Ak.??
or close by in the same state??
thanks
Habib


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> In a message dated 8/10/99 11:06:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> << Jabou
>  We do not revere tombs.
>  These are for those of us that do not have the chance to visit these historic
>  sites and just to pay our respects. Our children need to know the history (in
>  religion) and where they can be traced. >>
> *********************
> Brother Habib,
>
> l am afraid l have to disagree. We can trace the history or learn about about
> the religion by reading books, and not by doing it in forms that  are clearly
> prohibited by the Prophet (SAS)  of Allah(SWT) himself.
>
> Jabou
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