Matarr, I do not normally like to deal with specifics because, most often than not, they are misconstrued, mis-interpreted and hung around your neck as what you have said. But for the sake of arguement, I would like to ask the following questions: a) Which is worse? 1. Back biting. 2. Drinking alcohol. 3. Eating pork. 4. shirte i.e asssociating God like we sometimes, in the Senegambia region do/say, e.g. had it not been for God and Alieu/Ousman/Yama etc, or in Wollof Yaala Aji Amie or Barke Serigne Fatty/Hydara/Touba/Nyiass, etc. 5. Hypocrisy. 6. Murder. Please, if you wish to answer the above six questions, I would be most grateful if you would answer them in order of gravity, ascending or descending order is your prerogative. b) What is your opinion? 1. Whether pre-destination is Islamic/myth or part of the Holly Quaran? 2. Which are the most powerful surras in the holly book? 3. How important are the surras; Al-Fatiha, An- Nas, Al-Falaq, Al-Ikhlas, Al-lahab, Al- Kafirun, etc, etc. 4. Is there any combination of any of the above verses that one can make and use to pray in one go (one prayer, particularly at night and more specifically certain nights) and it will be like wiping away the sins of not praying for many, many months? 5. If the answer to question 4 is yes, why? You are free to disclose the how, but I am not asking. Have a good day, Gassa. _________________________________________________________________ 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>