Sister Jabou, Thanks for forwarding this email and the courageous example of Imam Lee.In the words of the Holy Quran:"oh you who believe! stand firmly for justice,as witnesses to Allah,even as against yourselves,or your parents,or your kin,and whether it be against rich or poor:For Allah can best protect both.Follow not the lust (of your hearts).lest you swerve,and if you distort (justice) or decline to do justice,verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.O you who believe!Believe in Allah and His Messenger,and the scripture which He sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before(him).Any who denieth Allah,His angels, His Books,His Messengers,and the Day of judgement,has gone far,far astray" Sura Al- Nisaa:135-136. So you see brothers and sisters the learned Imam was just following the teachings of Islam and the Sunnah of the Prophet(peace be upon Him).I hope other Imams in the length and breadth of the country will follow this courageous example and let Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta Ala be on their minds,let Him be the sole authority,the sole object, the sole purpose of their actions. There are some people in position of authority who behave as if they were gods on planet earth.they not care about principle,dignity,honour or the letting of human blood.Their word is the law,their action is final and their dictates are not in anyway to be disobeyed even if it is contrary the Rule of Law,or worst still laws decreed by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta Ala.There are also among them those who have supplanted obedience to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta Ala for obedience to someone or something else. Whatever the case,in the circumstances the only thing we can do is to pray to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta Ala to guide them to the straight path and implore Him to restore Imam(faith) in their hearts. You who believe,stand out firmly for justice,be witnesses for Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta Ala.Even if it is against your own self or the nearest of your kin.This verse is always,but more especially now relevant and crucial to our situation.Let not wealth or position or status cloud our testimony. let us remember that on the Day of Judgement,no one can come to our rescue,whether it be president,mufti or imam.You will be presented with the account of your deeds,be they for justice and truth or motivated by hatred,jealousy or pride. Please let us not forget history,we should not forget our Quran and we should not forget the teachings of our Prophet(peace be upon him).Lets us also remember Imam Lee in our Dua for his personal safety and protection.May Allah subhanahu Wa Ta Ala guide all of us to the straight path.Ameen. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------