Former information minister Demba Ali Jawo has said Essa Faal’s comments he is not an Ahmadi but a pure Muslim no doubt seems to support the notion held by some Muslim fundamentalists that Ahmadis are not pure Muslims.
Mr Faal made the comments during an interview with Home Digital FM.
But according to DA Jawo, Mr Faal must have made the mistake unwittingly.
He said in a write-up: “However, while dispelling rumours that he was an Ahmadiyya, he unwittingly made a serious apparent gaffe by emphasizing that he was not an Ahmadi but ‘a pure’ Muslim which statement no doubt seems to support the notion held by some Muslim fundamentalists that Ahmadis are not ‘pure’ Muslims.
“It is possible that he did not realize the implications of that statement and we would expect him to apologize to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat for that apparent inadvertent gaffe.”
Ahmadis in The Gambia have continued come under attack from mainstream Muslims who brand them non-Muslims. Some of the nation’s clerics have even called for their execution.
