Hello Malik, The last part of your posting is very interesting but I think Sister Jabou will try and enlighting us with what you refer to hear and now, which I personally think it will make a very good reading and enlightingment for non muslims, so that they can also learn that this life is as equally important to Mankind as the hearafter or whether it is 6 as to 9, any side you turn gives you the other. Sister Jabou I think you should ignore this comment until you finish what you started because I do not want malik to deviate people from the ongoing discussion which is a masterpiece keep it up sister. I will be happy to contribute on malik request but for later. Koto Faal. >From: Malik Jeng <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: a perspective - Re: Celebrating Holidays/what's Islam >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 02:13:12 +0000 > >I succumb, my view in this discourse is simply Tolerance and respect for >one >another's belief. > >More importantly, the topic has shifted to What Islam is (Quaran), which >might encourage others with a good knowledge of the Bible and other books >to >follow suit. > >Follow to Dr Saine's posting on this subject " the practice of being in >harmony with the ancestors and environment" in pre Islam and Christianity >Africa, which is now insignificant; isn't it time to claim how us Africans >shape these main religions and use it as inspiration for our upliftment? > >Finally Jabou, be careful not to trivialise the Earthly Pursuits. Many >African preachers tend to concentrate only on the hereafter but the 'here >and now' is also very important and should be given equal weight. > >Njok malik > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>