Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has been harshly ridiculed online after she couldn’t get her tongue round a portion of a verse in the Quran.
Vice President Touray while speaking at a news conference on Wednesday used a verse in the Quran but she came under ridicule over her pronunciation of ‘Rabbi Zidni Ilma’. The verse can be found in Surah Taha.
But Canada-based Basidia Drammeh has reacted to the hoopla saying it presents an opportunity for Gambians to soul search.
“Let’s this be an opportunity for every Gambian Muslim to engage in soul searching and genuinely ask ourselves: Am I able to read the Quran properly? Are my children familiar with Quran and are they able to recite It properly?,” Mr Drammeh said.
He then added: “Yes, most of our political leaders love to be seen as devout Muslims, hence they miss no opportunity to invoke God or quote the Quran, notwithstanding, they have to make sure that the verses they quote are properly pronounced and articulated.
“For those who cannot, please refrain from misquoting Quran to avoid mockery by advertently or inadvertently mispronouncing Quranic verses, thereby altering their meaning which is forbidden (Haraam) from an Islamic point of view.”
