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From: Michael Gassner
Subject: Nigeria: Christian Council Advises FG Against Islamic
Bank http://allafrica.com/stories/200507050678.html Christian Council Advises FG Against Islamic Bank <http://allafrica.com/publishers.html?passed_name=Daily%20Champion&passed_location=Lagos>Daily Champion (Lagos) July 2, 2005 Posted to the web July 5, 2005 Francis Awowole-Browne Lagos CHRISTIAN religious lead-ers have asked the federal government to stay action on Nigeria's membership of the Islamic bank in the interest of peace. Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) comprising of churches such as The Methodist, Baptist Convention, Cherubim and Seraphim, Aladura and others rose from a meeting in Lagos describing the government's move as capable of causing religious tension. --- As salamu alaikum, There seems to be misunderstanding what secularism, laizism etc. is about on the one hand and on the other a misunderstanding what "Islamic Banking" means: Financing in-line with Islamic law requirements but not restricted to any client background whether Christian, Atheist, Animist or whatever. Best regards, Michael Saleh Gassner *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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