Bro it was prophet mohamed may allah bless him.
Allah knows best
Cheers
Mbye
--- Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I realised I could have been mistaken. I am not
> entirely certain it was
> Prophet Musa. Kindly correct me.
> Thank you.
>
> Momodou
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "baboucarr Sey" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 3:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Question - Islam, Slavery
>
>
> > Brother are you sure it was prophet Musa,
> concerning
> > the five dailies?
> > Cheers
> > Mbye Sey
> >
> > --- Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I have received a number of private mails related
> to
> >> this topic, but came to the conclusion that it
> would
> >> probably be best to deliberate publicly, a little
> >> bit more on the issue at hand in order to
> straigthen
> >> out a number of misconceptions inherent in those
> >> mails. Also, this will accord me the chance to
> clear
> >> the air about my raising the question in the
> first
> >> place.
> >>
> >> Given the exchange that preceded my asking the
> >> question about the occurence of condemnation of
> >> slavery in the Holy Quran, it was probably a case
> of
> >> bad timing. One ought to have suspected that it
> >> could be perceived as offensive. My sincere
> >> apologies to all who felt that way.
> >>
> >> I reasoned that injecting such a question into
> the
> >> tail end of an important but degenerating
> exchange
> >> would not only bring that to an end, but would
> also
> >> provide a radical twist to the overall issue of
> >> racism and Islam as we Africans understand it.
> >>
> >> Those who responded to my question publicly or
> >> privately, with the exception of Kabir, all went
> on
> >> the defensive, placing the spotlight on other
> >> religions, making the case for slavery as a
> >> universal historical institution, or making
> >> comparative racial analogies.
> >>
> >> But defending Islam in this way has the
> unfortunate
> >> consequence of making it suspect in the first
> place.
> >> Muslims ought to have the courage for unfettered,
> >> severe introspection, unpolluted by scriptures of
> >> other faiths. Islam has been perfected for us
> >> (remember?) and must therefore be able to stand
> on
> >> its feet. Besides, IT is the religion that most
> of
> >> us practice in Gambia. So, naturally it IS Islam
> we
> >> should explore, research, and question, and we
> >> should not worry about ANY attempt to question
> >> Islamic teachings because ALLAH placed it upon us
> to
> >> seek the TRUTH.
> >>
> >> That is the reason why questions raised about our
> >> religion should not translate into automatic
> >> assaults at our faith. Fearing that questions
> raised
> >> by agnostics and even oursleves as believers may
> >> dent our faith in our religion is normal, but it
> is
> >> a fear we ought to overcome if we are to evolve
> into
> >> better muslims. We must open up our minds if we
> >> should expect ALLAH's radiance to guide us; we
> must
> >> ask questions - even uncomfortable questions to
> mere
> >> mortals like oursleves - if we should receive
> wisdom
> >> about our deen? And given that we are the worst
> off
> >> on earth, is it not we Africans who ought to have
> >> the most questions to ask of our creator?
> >>
> >> In moments of despair and darkness, we should
> take
> >> inspiration from prophet Musa, who through
> >> negotiation or argument or prayer (call it what
> >> suits you) landed us with the five dailies
> instead
> >> of fifty, as Allah had initially proposed.
> >> We will make improvements in our imperfections by
> >> being fearless at the world and the heavens,
> through
> >> asking questions, doing research and praying for
> >> guidance. Not by being afraid and putting up
> >> irrational defenses.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Sidibeh
> >>
> >> Comrade Kabir, many many thanks for the links.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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