As Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid-ul-fitr, commonly known as Koriteh, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, President Yahya Jammeh, has called on the Islamic Ummah to be steadfast, bold and united in the spirit of Islam to condemn any form of attack on the Islamic religion.

President Jammeh made this statement at State House, Banjul, when Muslim leaders in and around Banjul, paid their usual courtesy call on him.  He revealed that out of one hundred people, who die every day, ninety-nine percent of them are Muslims. He raised concern that in the 21st century, Islam is being fought by very powerful enemies.

He then noted that instead of Muslims being united, they are made to fight against each other.

Jammeh said “there is what is called “fight against terror.”  Yes, it is true that terror must be fought against, but those who lead the fight against terror are themselves fighting against Islam, which is unacceptable.

If you are fighting evil, you must fight it wherever it exits, even in your own family.  Today, in the so-called fight against terror, only one set are claimed to be terrorists, that’s the Muslim religion.  What about the white supremacy and the Neo-Nazis killing innocent people, because they are not white and the West have never referred to them as terrorists.  Today, the non-Muslim world- the anti-Islamic forces in the world, have denounced Sharia Law as bad and intolerant law in the world.  Some of the so-called Muslims adhere to this and started to fight the Sharia law, referring it to as the worst and unaccetable law.”.

The Gambian leader, said “if you call yourself a Muslim, and believe in the supremacy of the Almighty Allah, while labelling Sharia as a bad law, then you are bound to go to hell,” noting that Sharia law is the law of the Almighty God. 

“We all know what Christianity have done to humanity. During the time of the inquisition when you don’t believe in what the Priest or Bishop says, you are burnt in the name of Christianity.  But, today they say beheading people in the name of Sharia is inhuman and bad, when they (Christians) used to burn people in those days. Hanging and electrifying someone to death, is not a way of killing a person, according to the Sharia law.

We must be steadfast to our beliefs, otherwise when we die, we will all go to hell. It is very cleared in the Holy Qur’an that there is one thing that Allah would not forgive, that’s ascribing partners to him. We cannot worship the West and worship Allah at the same time. When they wanted to subjugate Africa as the Third World, what did they bring, Christianity.

We became subordinate to them and when they wanted to rule the whole world, they brought Christianity and gave us the impressions that, being Black means being evil and when we die, we are not going to heaven. So, the only way we can go to heaven, is to adhere to Christianity and take the whiteman’s name for one to go to heaven”, President Jammeh said.

He further revealed that the four hundred years of colonialism, has brought nothing to Africans, except lost of culture and tradition.  Consequent upon this, he said Africa is up till now backward, citing that fourty-two years of The Gambia’s independence, what has the colonialist done for us?

 “They have come to Africa and stole our resources to develop themselves. Now they have come to us again and want to colonise us, through the name of democracy, because they now know that they cannot come to us using the same tactics of Christianity. They then decided to come with democracy. If democracy is all about development and they know that democracy started in Greece, why is it that they don’t stay in Europe and take their democracy, but instead ignored that democracy, because of abject poverty, and then came to rub Africa and Asia,” he pointed out.

President Jammeh further revealed that he believes in one system of democracy and that’s the only type of democracy that will prevail in The Gambia. He then noted that “we should believe in ourselves and have faith in our religion and our cultural beliefs and values”. 

Furthermore, he slammed the attempt “to democratise the Middle East”.  “We Muslims have seen our way and we don’t want anyone to come to show us the way or lead us.  Everyday  they provoke Islam, both in the media and by politicians. Unfortunately, they are using our wealth in some Muslim countries to fight against Islam, which is very sympathetic- a typical example is what is happenng in Iraq.  If you ask the Iraqis today, they will prefer Saddam Hussein’s government than what is happening there. 

They killed Saddam for killing 148 people, who attempted on his life. We know those who killed him, because we know that he was not killed by the Iraqis, but people outside Iraq. 

From the day of the invasion to now, how many millions of Iraqis have lost their lives, freedom and properties.  What is amazing is that, they said Saddam have killed 148 people, and was killed by hanging, “ he added.

President Jammeh pointed out that the “Coalition of Evil and Satan” wasted no time to hire mercinaries to kill Iraqis.  “ Saddam Hussein was a citizen and the leader of Iraq.  They have attempted to take his life and the law says if you intend to take a person’s life, your life should be taken too.  Are they fighting Islam or terrorism?

I believe in one supremacy and that’s Allah and Muslims should not worship anyone other than the Almighty Allah. Today, when they arrest any terrorist in Europe don’t ask, he is a Muslim.  So, it is only Muslims who can be terrorists?” he posited. 

“In Europe, we have Neo-Nazis and in America you have the KKK, who in every December use to kill blacks and burn black churches, using the cross; and the government of the United States have not declared them as terrorists, but they can call Hammas and Hisbolas as terrorist organisations, because they are Muslims and we Muslims accepted that,” he added.

Jammeh further added that the West are using Muslims’ wealth, oil and finances to fight the Muslims.  He said in The Gambia, “we believe in Allah and we will worship Allah and we will not work for anybody, except Allah”.  He said for thirteen years, they have not given the government of The Gambia a butut but Allah have given him enough to build his country, adding that “I will build it to the maximum and I will not worship anyone, except Allah, the Almighty.

He further went on to reveal that the problem with the Muslims, is that the Arabs and the West cannot be friends.  He said “if the West did not respect your religion, they will not respect you. So, how can you be a friend with somebody who do not respect your religion.

“The Almighty Allah has shown us what’s happening. Whether we are Shiates or Sunnis, we are Muslims since we all say  “Laillaha Muhammad Rassullah,” meaning there is no God, but Allah and Muhammad is his mesenger,” he stated. 

Jammeh then said the Muslim ummah is the richest religion in the world, but the poorest of the poor are found among the Muslims, because we worship the West and at the same time worship Allah, that’s why Allah is punishing us.  He said “now the West are proclaiming for human rights, but as Muslims and religious leaders, who would go to the television and say his daugther will marry another one’s daughter, because this is the democracy the West wants to impose on us”. 

According to him, that type of democracy  will not be accepted here, noting that gay or homosexualism is unacceptable in this country as  long  as he lives. 

“What Allah says in the Qur’an is very clear, which is man can marry woman, but not woman to a woman or man to man. Lesbianism will not be accepted in The Gambia, so their idea of democracy is unacceptable, unislamic and ungodly.

I know that Allah owns everything that is in this world and is only Allah, who can give us to develop this nation and it’s only him, who can deny us that. If we follow Allah, he will develop us as he is the one who gives and takes. We have seen that type of democracy coming into this country, but let me tell you that it will not be accepted. We have seen people drumming and dancing in the name of Islam, which is unaccetable”, he warned, adding that he will deal with such people to put a stop to it.

According to him, he has not seen that type of practice in Saudi Arabia and will not be accepted here. He then added that anything on Islam or Christianity must be veted by the various Councils, noting that one has to be bold and support what’s right and not what’s wrong, even if it means beheading one’s life.