{"id":11635,"date":"2022-03-03T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/chebbo-cham-welcomes-establishment-of-islamic-state"},"modified":"2022-03-03T20:19:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:19:47","slug":"chebbo-cham-welcomes-establishment-of-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/chebbo-cham-welcomes-establishment-of-islamic-state","title":{"rendered":"Chebbo Cham \u2018welcomes\u2019 establishment of Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Islamic scholar and imam, Chebbo Cham has said he will \u201c100 percent\u201d support the establishment of an Islamic State in The Gambia. Former president Yahya Jammeh in 2016 declared The Gambia an Islamic republic allegedly at the prompting of the Indian scholar Dr Zakir Naik. It sparked huge controversy and outrage among the country\u2019s Christian community.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Standard recently, Imam Cham was asked about his feeling about that. He replied: \u201cIslamic State is what should happen in this country and that is among the reasons why I love former president Jammeh and up till now I love him, and I pray for him all the time for Allah to give him peace because of those intentions of his, and for all the other efforts he has done for the Islamic religion\u201d.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cEven if we have a president who has littered all our roads with gold, if he doesn\u2019t care for our religion and look after it, all of that will be zero. But even if we have only sand to eat but have a leader who respects and propagates our religion, in the eyes of Allah, he is more peaceful and progressive than the other because Allah wants an Islamic state.\u201d Imam Cham said the issues of crime including killings in The Gambia would have long been eradicated under a theocratic system of government.<\/p>\n

On what would become of the non-Muslims and atheists in the country, under an Islamic state, Imam Chebbo explained: \u201cIt\u2019s not that when the Islamic State comes into effect, those people will lose their rights or dues, or that they will be persecuted. For example, if The Gambia is an Islamic State today, they will be protected just like the Muslims, including their rights. Nothing will happen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed that not everyone would want an Islamic Republic in The Gambia, he added: \u201cThey may not want that, but that is what Allah wants, Allah who made all of them, and to whom belongs all the dominions. If he or she doesn\u2019t want that, let them leave Allah\u2019s land. It\u2019s irrelevant if they want it or not,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Read the full interview on Bantaba<\/b><\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Islamic scholar and imam, Chebbo Cham has said he will \u201c100 percent\u201d support the establishment of an Islamic State in The Gambia. Former president Yahya Jammeh in 2016 declared The Gambia an Islamic republic allegedly at the prompting of the Indian scholar Dr Zakir Naik. 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