EVERY GOOD MUSLIM IS AN EMBODIMENT OF ISLAMIC STATE, SAYS A PROMINENT GAMBIAN ISLAMIC PREACHER AND CELEBRATED SCHOLAR
By: Lamin Sabally, Minneapolis, Minnesota
A prominent Gambian Islamic preacher and distinguished scholar has said that every good Muslim exemplifies a walking constitution of an Islamic state, while passionately dismissing unnecessary slogans being forcefully chanted by some Muslim groups for the physical establishment of Islamic states in their respective countries
Alhagie Ousman Jah made this convincing clarification on Saturday December 22, 2013 at the Gambian Association Community Mosque in Minnesota during celebrations marking the annual Magal organized by devotees of the venerable Serigne Amadou Bamba. “Celebrating the deeds of Mam Bamba means following the teaching of the holy Quran and the Hadith and Sunnah (authentic narrations and deeds) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pubh), because the sheikh lived by these teachings, which was epitomized by his absolute commitment to the servitude of Allah” explained Oustazz Jah in an event organized by Dahiratul Majmohu Noreyni and the Foundation of Khadimou Rassoul of Minneapolis and Minnesota.
While giving detailed importance of Islam, Oustass Jah reminded the congregation which comprised Gambians and Senegalese that GOD has created mankind for a clear purpose and that is why Islam, which is unshakably anchored on five fundamental pillars is prescribed as a way of live for all Muslims. “There is no part time Muslim in Islam”, he clarified adding that a Muslim must always be in the pure state of Islam 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, and determinedly counseled that no Muslim must die unless he or she is in the state of total submission to the will of Allah
According the prolific preacher, among all Allah’s creation, the humankind is the best of all because of the faculty of thinking bestowed on us by our lord. When that faculty is not utilized for its purpose, a human being can degrade himself to the lowest ebb, which is an equivalent of a beast. It is at this sorry status that a human being has the propensity to cause irreparable destruction to live and property. He observed that such unguarded situations engender wars and conflict situations that now chronically bedeviled a number of both Muslim and non-Muslim countries in the increasing unpredictable world.
The annual Magal celebrations were interspersed with melodious Zikr, recitation of the Quran and Khassida of the internationally revered Marabout and Founder of Touba, Sheikh Amadou Bamba also widely known as Borom or Sereign Touba. The late evening convergence was later joyfully wrapped up with memorable socialization event that came with feasting on a long menu list of quintessential Senegambian foods and beverages.