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As Salamu Alaykum
Peace be upon you
Hallo and greetings from everyone at
Bakoteh Proper Lower Basic School. How are
you all?
We are back at school now after a long summer break
and extra time off to celebrate Tobaski.
The rainy season has
almost finished and it is very
hot these days.
The water melons are now in season. They are delicious to eat especially when you are
thirsty.
We are all very worried about the ebola virus. It is not in the Gambia yet.
But in countries like Sierra Leone and
Guinea that are close by. We hope they find a cure soon.
We also worry you might be getting the wrong impression of Muslims because of
the wicked things some terrorists are
doing.
People like the Islamic state fighters in Iraq and
Syria and Boko haram are just wicked people and spoil the good name of
Muslims
The Muslim religion teaches us to be kind and tolerant people.
85 percent of the population of
Gambia are Muslims.
Because Britain once ruled The Gambia the other 15 percent are
Christians and we live happily side by side. Christmas and Easter are
public holidays and are celebrated by all as are the Muslim festivals of
Koriteh and Tobaski
So please can we tell you a little bit about the Muslim Faith and how its teachings and
rules make sure we are good people
There are five important pillars on which being a
good Muslim is built
The latest Prophet of Allah was Muhammed and we following his teachings. They are set out in the
Qu’ran. We also believe Jesus was a Prophet and his teachings are set
out in the Bible.
The first is Shahadah – That there is only one God. We call him Allah. But we all
worship the same God
Salat tells us we should
pray five times a day
Zakat tells us we should give to the poor once we have met our own
needs. So at the feast of Tobaski if we are lucky enough to be able to buy a ram we share the meat with families who were not able to buy
one.
Sawn tells us once we become adults we must fast for the 28
days of the Holy Month of Ramadan
We are not able to eat or drink from sun rise to sun set. It
reminds us what it is like to be hungry and thirsty and to make
sure we help those who are suffering or in need.
The fifth pillar is Hajj. And that means if at all
possible once in your life you go on a
pilgrimage to Mecca.
And you pray in Kabba – The mightiest of Mosques. Mecca is
where the Prophet Muhammed was born and lived
most of his life.
As Muslims we study the Qu’ran a lot. It teaches us to be good and kind
people and never to hurt anyone – even
our enemies.
So you can see that Muslims, like Christians and Catholics
and Jews try to be good people and do God’s work on
earth