Dr. Jah opposes Baba Leigh on controversial gay issue

Dr. Ousman Jah, the Imam of Taqwa Mosque has opposed the statement issued by Imam Baba Leigh of Kanifing Mosque for supporting gay rights, Jah said there are authentic Hadiths that indicated that gays should be killed and their supporters have committed greatest sins.

Imam Baba Leigh during the press conference of the human rights commission said human rights is far beyond what they call same sex marriage, adding that we forget that the almighty Allah said in the Quran that everyone should be given the right he/she deserve to be given.

“Being an idol worshipper, gay or whatever he is, he is a human being and has what he deserved. Whatever crime he commits; he should be treated as a human being. Even if the criminal kills somebody, he should be arrested and due process must be observed and he must be treated as a human being.”

“I unfortunately found myself became the biggest victim of national human rights commission because of my name and religion, which I am not the only Muslim working with the national human right commission in different countries all over the world,” Leigh said. 

Dr. Jah during his Friday sermon said the gay marriage is happening every day in the country unknowingly, saying he sees no reason why it should be legalizing.

He added that the so-called human right activists are advocating to put the gay marriage in our history books and Constitutions, so that two men can openly request to marry each other.

“They want those gay couple to have the opportunity to walk together and kiss each other on the streets without anyone’s business or interference.”

He warned that any Imam in The Gambia who is aware of this and don’t talk about it, then he has wrong his creator and doesn’t fulfill his duties.

He continued that anyone who has power and didn’t fight it, then he/she have wrong the supreme God and he/she doesn’t fulfil its duties, likewise Muslim who doesn’t saw anger.

“We have good Muslim elders and good qur’anic school to follow the teaching of the creator, so why do we have people who came from nowhere saying they want to defense human rights, for human to do whatever they want. Whilst saying that, there are people who need the knowledge about atomic technology, which they denied them. There are countries who does not have the right to be friend with all and just couldn’t buy weapons anywhere they feel like.”

Imam Jah indicated that in some countries, they killed people because of their race or believe.

“I confirmed to you that gay is forbidding in Islam and anyone who does it, support it or help the supporters are all bad people and have committed sins."

He called on all Muslims to stand firm and fight those bad mindsets in the country. He said the teaching of the prophet Muhammad (SAW) have declared to kill any man who have intercourse with his fellow man.