I realised I could have been mistaken. I am not entirely certain it was
Prophet Musa. Kindly correct me.
Thank you.

Momodou

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From: "baboucarr Sey" <[log in to unmask]>
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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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