Gambia Supreme Islamic Council

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The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC or SIC) ( German  Supreme Islamic Council of the Gambia ) is a Muslim organization in the West African state of Gambia with headquarters in Serekunda - Kanifing on MDI Road.

The organization consists of around 50 Islamic scholars. The board of directors consists of imams from various communities in Gambia as well as heads of various institutions, business people, lecturers and opinion leaders. The SIC also sets the dates for Muslim holidays in Gambia , such as the Tabaski (Islamic Festival of Sacrifice).

history

The organization was established under the leadership of Alh. Ebrima Soriba Gassama founded in 1992.

The SIC takes a critical position towards the Ahmadiyya movement in Gambia and published a fatwa in 2001 .

The naming of Ahmadiyya as a non-Muslim movement was repeated in a broadcast on state television in 2015. The reinforcement of this exclusionary position was condemned by Baba Trawally , national president of the Gambia Ahmadiyya movement, and Demba A. Jawo , former president of the Gambia Press Union .

A new executive was formed on December 22, 2019. The new executive members of the SIC have their positions with Alh. Sheriff Muhammad Sanusi Nano Hydara announced as new president. Abubacarr Jabbi was appointed Vice President, Basiru Jallow as Second Vice President, Abubacarr Darboe as General Secretary, Malick Ceesay as Deputy General Secretary, Husainou Touray as Spokesman, Foday Mahamudu Touray as Secretary for Education, Muhammed Lamin Fadera Jallow as Deputy Treasurer for Education, Abubacarrera as Deputy Secretary for Education , Ebrahima Saidykhan as deputy treasurer.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gambia Supreme Islamic Council www.accessgambia.com, accessed June 2010
  2. ^ A b New Supreme Islamic Council Executive formed. In: thepoint.gm. December 30, 2019, accessed July 18, 2020 .
  3. ^ Supreme Islamic Council declares Ahmadiyya / Qadianiyah Movement as out of the fold of Islam. In: alhafeez.org. web.archive.org, April 21, 2001, archived from the original on August 13, 2013 ; accessed on July 18, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Gambia: Supreme Islamic Council States Position On Ahmadiya Jammat , AllAfrica. Retrieved February 11, 2015. 
  5. ↑ Gambia: Ahmadiyya Reacts to Allegations , AllAfrica. Retrieved February 11, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Supreme Islamic Council poses danger to national cohesion , The Voice Gambia. Retrieved February 11, 2015.