Activist Imam Baba Leigh |
Reacting to the
declaration of support by the supreme Islamic council for the executions, the
strident imam contended: “The supreme Islamic Council should have gone further
than just declaring their support for the executions. Islam does not want to take the lives of
believers just like that.
They should not say that if you kill you should be
killed because it goes beyond that. Suratul Baqara verses 177-178 lay dawn
options that could be explored to settle the matter in the form of a fine,
compensation or forgiveness by the family of the deceased.
If the amount of compensation is beyond the means of
the killer, the Muslim community is Coolidge to raise funds to help. Therefore,
execution should be the last resort or option if someone kills another. Suratul
Maida verses 44-45 also say that this Mosaic law inherited by both Jesus and
Muhammad.
In Islam, the execution should be transparent process
where the families of the condemned are involved. So in The Gambia, Where are
the bodies of those killed? Their bodies should be returned to their
families which has not happened.
I submit that in light of the foregoing that the executions carried out in The Gambia do not constitute an Islamic act and should not be defended by Islam. Why don't they cut the hands of those who steal? Why don't they punish those found guilty of adultery of fornication?
I submit that in light of the foregoing that the executions carried out in The Gambia do not constitute an Islamic act and should not be defended by Islam. Why don't they cut the hands of those who steal? Why don't they punish those found guilty of adultery of fornication?
I want us to know that The Gambia is in a very serious
situation which goes beyond politics and personal sentiments. It’s needful for
Gambians of wisdom, faith and honesty to come together without political and
religious sentiments and egoism to devise a solution.
The Gambia is in a serious situation politically,
socially and economically which need to be addressed with commitment to peace
and security and prayers." He added: There is a growing trend in this
country that if you are not sycophantic and in support of the government you
are not patriotic.
Nothing could be further from the truth. We have to tell the truth when we see that our brother is wrong to help him as enjoined by the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).
Nothing could be further from the truth. We have to tell the truth when we see that our brother is wrong to help him as enjoined by the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).
If sanctions are imposed on this country, the last
people to suffer will be those in power. "However, we have to know that
the Gambia belongs to all of us no matter where we are.
If there is instability in this country the people who
invested so much in raising their families and creating wealth will not be
spared.
We have seen that people who were yard owners in
Libya, Mali, Syria and Egypt were reduced to staying in tents in camps without
toilets. We should know that people come and go but countries and institutions
stay. We should know that nothing lasts forever on this earth. Where is the
former Imam of Serrekunda twenty years ago?" Source: Facebook
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