Sadibou Hydara (April 1964 – 6 June 1995) was an important Gambian military and political leader who served in various international peacekeeping operations. He later served as the Gambia's Minister of Interior and government spokesman.
107-670: Sadibou Hydara was born in Dibba Kunda, Serekunda to Mandinka parents from the Upper Division region of the Gambia . Hydara was raised in Koidutown , Kono District , Sierra Leone , where his father was a trader. Koidutown has a large and prosperous Gambian community. Gambian educator Mohamed Hafiz Fye, a friend of Sadibou's father, was a headteacher in Koidutown. Gambian businessman Bashiru Jawara
214-532: A Muslim reaches "perfection". Tablighi Jamaat follows an informal organisational structure and keeps an introverted institutional profile. It has been described as "a free-floating religious movement with minimal dependence on hierarchy, leadership positions, and decision-making procedures." It keeps its distance from the mass media and avoids publishing details about its activities and membership. The group also exercises complete abstinence from expressing opinions on political and controversial issues, mainly to avoid
321-717: A Muslim state be established without such politics? But those who should participate in politics must be scholars, scholars must be scholars according to the correct understanding of the Book (Qur'an) and Sunnah (ideology of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad) and according to the understanding of the Salaf al-Saliheen, etc., and that is why we agree with them (the Tabligh Jamaat) on this issue, we agree with them in general, but we do not agree with them in detail, so now we say: leaving politics
428-512: A counter-terrorism operation in Russia led to the arrest of seven Tablighis and dismantled the terrorist cell affiliated to the Tablighi Jamaat. According to Russian intelligence, the terrorist cell was involved in dissemination of materials and radicalization. The Tablighi Jamaat has been banned in Russia since 2009. The Supreme Court of Russia also recommended the Tablighi Jamaat to be included into
535-550: A decrease in malaria cases since 2005. The Serekunda Internet Exchange Point began service in July 2014. The exchange, run by OG Financial Services Ltd., provides the internet for a large part of West Africa. Radio 1 FM is an independent commercial radio station established in 1990. Kanifing's waste is dumped in Bakoteh Dump Site , located on a major road to Serekunda. The Kanifing Municipal Council's Cleansing Services Unit
642-426: A dirt road. The market sells a lot of vegetables and fish. It is a popular place to buy batik . It is located alongside businesses including an electronics repair "black market". Vendors at the market have said it is too small, and some cannot secure space there. They have complained about floods during the rainy season causing lower patronage. Expired products are frequently sold. Solar-powered cold storage
749-422: A discussion about six special Attributes that when achieved, will just make it easy to follow the entire Dīn . These objectives are: Dry-dock parable: Man is a ship in trouble in tumultuous sea. It is impossible to repair it without taking it away from the high seas where the waves of ignorance and the temptations of temporal life assail it. Its only chance is to come back to land to be dry-docked. The dry-dock
856-527: A dream during his second pilgrimage to Mecca in 1926. Ilyas abandoned his teaching post at Madrasah Mazahir Uloom in Saharanpur and became a missionary for reforming Muslims (but he did not advocate preaching to non-Muslims). He relocated near Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi, where this movement was formally launched in 1926, or 1927. When setting the guidelines for the movement, he sought inspiration from
963-475: A few days to a few months in groups of usually forty days and four months, to preach to Muslims reminding them of "the core teachings of the Prophet Muhammad" and encourage them to attend mosque prayers and sermons. Members "travel, eat, sleep, wash and pray together in the mosques and often observe strict regimens relating to dress and personal grooming". Established in 1926 by Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi , in
1070-429: A life of "segregation between female and male". However they also engage in proselytizing activities, discussing among themselves in small groups the basics of Tabligh and traveling with their husbands (or another mahram ) on proselytizing trips. Tabligh inculcates in them that dawah is also important alongside taking care of their spouses or taking care of their children. According to a 1996 study by Barbara Metcalf,
1177-809: A member of the newly established People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), which only ran in five races, ran in Serekunda East. He got 9.8% of the vote. In the 1992 election , N'Jie defeated Jagne. Sallah ran again with 11% of the vote. A 1982 survey found that less than 10% of workers in Serekunda were in unions. In 1985, Serekunda's population was estimated to be 70,000. Many residents worked in Banjul . About 3% of residents were employed as farmers, and others raised crops or livestock, unlike in Banjul. When Jammeh's government redistributed
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#17328594271281284-587: A mini stadium in Serekunda in 2001, which opened in 2007. The Serekunda East and Serekunda West football stadiums had renovations in 2018. Serrekunda United and Latrikunda United football clubs play in the GFA League Second Division . The Serekunda Central Sports Committee joined the Nawettan in 2011. The Serekunda East Sports Development Organization was the subject of a petition of no confidence on 5 March 2016. Seven teams had been relegated from
1391-458: A new name. In December 2016, after Jammeh rejected his loss of the election , the military deployed in Banjul and Serekunda. The retaliatory ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia included the deployment of Nigerian forces in Serekunda and Brikama . On 21 January 2017, when he left the country, a crowd celebrated at Westfield Junction in Serekunda. The management of emigrants who returned to
1498-624: A prolonged duration. Tabligh Jamaat encourages its followers to follow the pattern of spending "one night a week, one weekend a month, 40 continuous days a year, and ultimately 120 days at least once in their lives engaged in tabligh missions". During the course of these tours, members are generally seen dressed in simple, white, loose-clothing, carrying sleeping bags on their backs. These members use mosques as their base during this travel but particular mosques, due to more frequent tablighiyat activities, have come to be specifically associated with this organisation. These mosques generally hold
1605-646: A threat to his ambition to stay in power for long. Hydara was brutally tortured and murdered in prison in June 1995. Hydara spoke English , French , Arabic , Wolof , and his native Mandinka . Serekunda Serekunda or Serrekunda is the largest urban centre in The Gambia . It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River , near the capital, Banjul . Serekunda and Banjul form an urban area known as
1712-462: A village or neighborhood, it invites the local Muslims to assemble in the mosque to hear their message in the form of "Six Attributes". These six Attributes were derived from the lives of the companions of Muhammad, since Muslims believe Sahabah (companions) are the best human beings after Muhammad—It is stated in one hadith, "My Sahabah (companions) are like [guiding] stars, whosoever follows [any] one of them will be guided." The Six Sifāt are basically
1819-493: Is a four-lane highway from Westfield to Banjul. Denton Bridge is part of it. The highway receives traffic from thousands of residents who commute to work in Banjul. Serekunda is linked to Banjul by a public bus service and private taxis. Westfield Junction is a busy intersection at the terminus of the highway to Banjul. From the intersection, drivers can go to coastal Serekunda or continue inland. Sayerr Jobe Avenue goes from Westfield to London Corner via central Serekunda. It
1926-449: Is a shopping street with expensive properties. It has a lot of traffic between the city and the suburbs. Kanifing General Hospital, formerly known as Serrekunda General Hospital, is a tertiary referral hospital . It serves a catchment area of 600,000 people, and it has 114 beds and 2 operating theatres, as of 2021. Its thyroid clinic was established in 2015. The hospital's One Stop Centre takes referrals for psychiatric patients. It
2033-577: Is an ethnic enclave of Soninke people , including many from the town of Sabi . Some Soninke migrants move their families to Serekunda. In the 1970s and 1980s, many wealthy Soninke people chose to move to the Kombos for business reasons. In 2003, after the Sierra Leonean Civil War , thousands of Sierra Leoneans lived in Serekunda and Bakau. Most identified as migrants rather than refugees, so they did not receive UNHCR aid; fewer than 200 lived in
2140-510: Is estimated that nearly 50,000 members of Tablighi Jamaat are active in the United States. Members of Tabligh Jamat are allowed to follow their own fiqh as long as it does not deviate from Sunni Islam. Tablighi Jamaat defines its objective with reference to the concept of Dawah , the proselytizing or preaching of Islam. Tablighi Jamaat interprets Dawah as enjoining good and forbidding evil only and defines its objective within
2247-484: Is ethnically and linguistically diverse. The Wolof language serves as a lingua franca in Serekunda and across the west of the country. Nearly all signage is in Gambian English . Nearly all residents speak either Wolof or Mandinka . People from villages come to the Kombos to study, work, run small businesses, or join businesses of relatives. On average, these villagers stay for 2.2 years, as of 2010 . Serekunda
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#17328594271282354-449: Is for reform, not for politics, and after a long discussion of more than an hour when this Bathist ( Bath Party or Hizbul Bas, a political party in Syria) interrogator did not find any way to be considered from a legal point of view, He said: Go then, go and give your dars (teachings), but do not talk about politics, although I explained to him: We call upon ourselves by calling for reform, that
2461-459: Is laid on "A hadith about virtues of action" (imitating Muhammad). In the ahadith (reported sayings of Muhammad) of fazail (virtues) these has been called Eemaan (faith) and Ihtisab (for the sake of Allah) and Tablighi Jamaat believes this is the most vital deriving force for reward in akhirah (afterlife). The Tablighi Jamaat founder Ilyas preached that knowledge of virtues and A'amalu-Saliha (Good Deeds and Actions) takes precedence over
2568-618: Is on the study of the sacred scriptures of Islam : the Quran and the Hadith , and that the personal spiritual renewal that results will lead to reformation of society. However, the group has been accused of maintaining political links, and being used by members of Islamic terrorist organizations to recruit operatives. The emergence of Tablighi Jamaat also coincided closely with the rise of various Hindu revivalist movements such as Shuddhi (purification) and Sanghatan (consolidation) launched in
2675-565: Is part of politics. Tablighi Jamaat has received criticism in the Indian subcontinent from the Barelvi movement. One of the main criticisms against them is that the men neglect and ignore their families, especially by going out on da'wa tours. Tablighi Jamaat participants, in response, argue that both genders should be equally engaged in Tabligh. They further say that women, like men, are also urged to carry
2782-562: Is recommended by Tabligh Jamaat elders for general reading. This set includes four books namely ( Hayatus Sahabah , Fazail-e-Amaal , Fazail-e-Sadqaat and Muntakhab Ahadith ). In its early days and in South Asia, the Tabligh movement aimed to return to orthodoxy and "purify" the Muslim religio-cultural identity of heterodox or "borderline" Muslims who still practised customs and religious rites connected with Hinduism. Especially to counteract
2889-532: Is summoned at headquarters of the respective countries. A typical ijtema continues for three days and ends with an exceptionally long prayer. These gatherings are considered moments of intense blessings by Tabligh Jamaat members and are known to attract members in excess of 2 million in some countries. The oldest ijtema of the World started in Bhopal, capital city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It attracts people from all over
2996-512: Is the country's second-biggest trauma centre . It does not have an orthopaedic unit. Serekunda Health Centre serves a catchment area of 123,000 people in Serekunda and nearby settlements. It is one of the busiest health facilities in the Gambia. It delivers over 300 babies per month. It has an infant welfare clinic. Kanifing General Hospital and the Serekunda Health Centre provide infertility care. Serekunda Health Centre has seen
3103-769: Is the meaning of the word politics (siyasat)? That is: the policy of the people (siyasatun nas, b. in Arabic both policy and politics both are understood by the word siyasat) and establishing solutions to their problems, according to their present and future interests. We do not deny the need to involve ourselves in politics, but we have seen - and we have proof of this - that leaving politics is part of politics (ايّها المتأسلمون: من السياسه ترك السياسه) (Min as-Siyasah Taraqa al-Siyasah, from Politics (comes) to leave politics (the matter of)/the matter of leaving politics comes/came from politics). One has to participate in politics temporarily or temporarily, but it cannot be abandoned, otherwise how can
3210-545: Is the mosque of the jamaat. — from the book Travellers in Faith The activism of Tablighi Jamaat can be characterised by the last of the Six Principles. This principle, Tafrigh-i-Waqt (English: sparing of time) justifies the withdrawal from World, though temporarily, for travelling. Travel has been adopted as the most effective method of personal reform and has become an emblematic feature of organisation. They describe
3317-694: Is to return to the Qur'an and the Sunnah as you have always heard and all your life. Stay, and I've explained it before, but now you go back to that: But don't get involved in politics. So this forces me to point out a few things to you. It is true that we do not engage in politics. Because getting involved in politics is not part of Islam, it is not right. Politics is part of Islam, and some Islamic scholars are familiar with Ibn Taymiyyah's book "Siyasah Shariah, Qadiman wa Hadisan" (Politics/policy of Shariah, Past and Present). The Islamic state does not fall outside politics, and what
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3424-609: The American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), the Tablighi Jamaat teaches that jihad is "primarily as personal purification rather than as holy warfare". Because of its disavowal of violent jihad, the Tablighi activities have been banned in Saudi Arabia and some Islamist groups have accused the Tabligh of weakening support for jihad amongst Muslims. Fred Burton, Scott Stewart, Mumtaz Ahmad, and Shireen Khan Burki explain
3531-649: The Gambia–Senegal border . Sayerr Jobe Avenue has shops whose storefronts advertise to people walking or driving on the street. The Senegambia Strip is a short road that contains many restaurants and music venues. It is the country's most popular site for beachside entertainment. It receives tourists from wealthy countries, whose spending is a major contributor to the economy. The Serekunda/Banjul area has twenty hotels where 90% of tourists stay, and 84% of tourists book through tour operators , as of 2008 . A beachfront area of Kololi has popular luxury hotels, including
3638-575: The Hejaz (western Saudi Arabia ) and Britain in 1946. The United States followed and during the 1970s and 1980s the Tablighi Jamaat also established a large presence in continental Europe. In France it was introduced in the 1960s, and grew significantly in the two decades following 1970. In France, as of 2004, it was represented on the French Council of the Muslim Faith . During the first half-decade of
3745-873: The Mewat region of British India , it has roots in the revivalist tradition of the Deobandi school, and developed as a response to the deterioration of moral values and the neglect of aspects of Islam. The movement aims for the spiritual reformation of Islam by working at the grassroots level. The teachings of Tabligh Jamaat are expressed in "Six Principles": Kalimah (Declaration of faith), Salah (Prayer), Ilm-o-zikr (Reading and Remembrance), Ikraam-e-Muslim (Respect for Muslims), Ikhlas-e-Niyyat (Sincerity of intention), and Dawat-o-Tableegh (Proselytization). Tablighi Jamaat denies any political affiliation , involvement in debate over political or Islamic doctrine such as fiqh , let alone terrorism. It maintains its focus
3852-463: The Sahara Desert . It is cloudless on 80% of days. It has one rainy season lasting from June to October. Its total ozone amount ranges from 225 to 329 Dobson units , with a mean of 268.1±15.97 Dobson units, as of 1993 to 1996. Its ozone peak is during its rainy season. The average daily erythemal ultraviolet dose is 5 kilojoules per square metre, with more variation during the rainy season. As of
3959-530: The 1980s, Serekunda has been a regional centre of the Tablighi Jamaat religious movement. Serekunda's market is the largest in the country. Along the coast, the Senegambia Strip is a popular place for foreign tourists, including sex tourists . Gambian wrestling and football are popular sports. Serekunda was founded in the second half of the 19th century by Sayerr Jobe , a Wolof man from Koki in
4066-409: The 2013 Population and Housing Census, the settlement of Serekunda has 19,944 people, including 9,758 women. Kanifing , which includes Serekunda, has a population of 382,096, including 189,679 males and 192,417 females. It has 67,119 households, with an average household size of 5.70. The urban agglomeration of Kanifing and Serekunda has about half of the country's population, as of 2018 . Serekunda
4173-620: The 21st century Tablighi Jamaat went through a major revival in France, reaching 100,000 followers by 2006. However, the United Kingdom is the current focus of the movement in Europe, primarily due to the large South Asian population that began to arrive there in the 1960s. By 2007, Tablighi Jamaat members were situated at 600 of Britain's 1,350 mosques. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991,
4280-485: The Gambia . In October 2009, United Democratic Party (UDP) activist Femi Peters was arrested for organising an anti-Jammeh rally in Serekunda. He was sentenced to one year of prison. In 2015, the Kanifing municipal government renamed Sayerr Jobe Avenue after the mayor, Yankuba Colley . The decision was criticized by Jobe's heirs, who thought it ignored his legacy, and other residents, who found it unnecessary to adapt to
4387-498: The Gambia in the 1960s but were not successful until the early 1990s. Imam Karamoko Dukureh, the son of a marabout from the village of Gambissara , established the Jamaat in the Gambia after studying in Saudi Arabia. He returned to Gambissara in the 1980s and began to build a mosque with foreign donations. The villagers, who did not want a second mosque, got the government to intervene in 1993. Once Jammeh took power, his government approved
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4494-816: The Gambia, where he attended Gambia College in Brikama . After joining the Gambia Army, Hydara went to study at a number of military colleges and academies around the world, including the United States , Turkey , France , Cuba , and United Kingdom and served in various United Nations and ECOWAS peacekeeping operations. He was a member of the first Gambia contingent of the ECOWAS peacekeeping mission in Liberia ( ECOMOG ). Lt. Hydara, along with Lt. Yahya Jammeh , Lt. Sana Sabally , and Lt. Edward Singhateh and other junior officers of
4601-400: The Gambia. The expansion of Banjul has been limited as it is an island surrounded by mangrove swamps , leading to Serekunda gaining its overflow population and some of its institutions. In the 2000s, offices in Banjul moved to more modern offices with better infrastructure in Serekunda. Bakau expanded from a fishing village to part of the urban sprawl of Serekunda. Serekunda is near
4708-586: The Gambian Army went to Banjul the capital of the Gambia to protest against President Dawda Jawara . The situation escalated into a coup, and in the confusion a military government, the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC), was formed. Yahya Jammeh emerged as the leader of the AFPRC, Sana Sabally became the deputy leader, Edward Singhateh became Defense Minister, and Sadibou Hydara,
4815-701: The Imam Malik Institute, a madrasa and boarding school that teaches the sunnah . It has gradually expanded since its establishment, with teachers who studied in the Middle East. Serekunda is a centre of the Tablighi Jamaat Islamic movement. The Markaz ( transl. Centre ), a dawah centre in the Bundung area, is the country's main centre of the Jamaat. The Markaz is open to the public and congregates on Thursdays. Pakistani preachers preach at
4922-472: The Jamaat are assigned these roles based on the day's mashwara . The markaz keeps records of each jamaat and its members, the identity of whom is verified from their respective mosques. Mosques are used to assist the tablighi activities of individual jamaats that voluntarily undertake preaching missions. Members of a jamaat , ideally, pay expenses themselves so as to avoid financial dependence on anyone. An annual gathering of followers, called ijtema ,
5029-566: The Jamaat host Sunday services. Churches include the Trinity Methodist Church and Saint Therese's Catholic Church. After the Baháʼí missionary Fariborz Roozbehyan arrived in the Gambia in February 1954, a Spiritual Assembly was established in Serekunda. According to the 2013 economic census, Kanifing had 14,924 business establishments, the highest of any local government area and 40.3% of
5136-677: The Kairaba Hotel and the Senegambia Hotel. The Senegambia Strip has a large market for sex tourism . Young men looking for money, known as " bumsters ", provide sex for tourists. Residents of Serekunda believe sex tourism has become a norm and pedophilic activities harm local youth. Many are concerned that European tourists take advantage of economic inequality by persuading poor Gambians to have sex for money. Politicians have proposed subsidising new accommodations or increasing penalties for foreign sex tourists. The Banjul-Serekunda Highway
5243-483: The Kingdom of Cayor , in what is now northern Senegal . Jobe, whose family was part of the royal class, left Koki due to a power struggle. He went upriver to Niumi , then Banjul, before establishing Serekunda. Sukuta was the only nearby settlement, and the area was a thick forest. He delegated power to his seven sons before dying in 1896. The name 'Serekunda' is a corruption of "Sayerr Jobe Kunda". The street of his home
5350-453: The Kombos, with about half of the population of the Gambia. Serekunda was named for Sayerr Jobe , who founded it in the 19th century. It merged with several villages into a larger urban area. Banjul's growth has been restricted due to being a small island, leading to Serekunda growing in population and businesses moving there from Banjul. Serekunda has been the site of political protests, and candidates from several parties have won seats. Since
5457-479: The Koudoum Refugee Camp. Many of the migrants had formal education and sought skilled jobs. About fifteen Sierra Leonean youth clubs were formed in Serekunda, mostly affiliated with the politically influential Sierra Leonean Union (SLENU), formed in the 1980s. A Sierra Leonean Tablighi Jamaat centre was formed. The Serrekunda Mosque is the oldest mosque in the area. It is on Sayerr Jobe Avenue, across from
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#17328594271285564-646: The Nawettan. It had not held annual general meetings from 2013 to 2015. It was accused of mismanaging and embezzling 1.7 million dalasi. The investigation recommended the suspension of the organisation. Tablighi Jamaat Tablighi Jamaat ( Urdu : تبلیغی جماعت lit. ' Society of Preachers ' , also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") is an international Islamic religious movement . It focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant and encourages fellow members to return to practise their religion according to
5671-564: The PPP and the remaining four won by the NCP. Serekunda's vote in this election was 63% in favour of PPP. In the 1982 Gambian general election , the PPP won both seats in Serekunda, with 63% of the vote, and the NCP kept a narrow hold of Bakau. The result in Serekunda West was influenced by a local man who had switched his support from the NCP to the PPP. Many young people from Serekunda, disillusioned with
5778-712: The Serekunda West Mini Stadium. Serekunda Mbolo is a team in the Gambia Wrestling Association . Wrestling matches are popular among foreign tourists. Ahead of the country hosting the 2005 African U-17 Championship , the Gambia Football Federation upgraded two stadiums in Serekunda, with support from the government and the FIFA Forward programme. The Gambia National Olympic Committee 's Sport Infrastructure Initiative Project completed
5885-629: The Serrekunda Central seat until he lost it to the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction in the 2007 election . In March 1996, students at the Muslim High School in Serekunda were involved in a riot against Yahya Jammeh 's military rule, which led to its principal, Pa Modou N'jie, being fired. In 2001, Jammeh's government conducted extrajudicial killings at the University of
5992-457: The Six Principles. They urge the attendees to spend time in tabligh for self reformation and the propagation of Islam. Generally, the assumed role of these jamaat members cycle in a way that they may be engaged as a preacher, a cook or as a cleaner at other times. Among Tabligh Jamaat members, this is generally referred to as khidmat which essentially connotes to serving their companions and freeing them for tablighi engagements. The members of
6099-466: The Tablighi Jamaat has encouraged women to participate since the beginning of the movement. Some scholars objected to the participation of women, but Muhammad Ilyas slowly gained their support and the first jamaat of women was formed in Nizamuddin, Delhi. Accompanied by a close male relative, ( mahram ), women are encouraged to go out in jamaats and work among other women and family members while following
6206-547: The acquisition of political power is the absolute requirement for the establishment of an Islamic society, the Tablighi Jamaat believes that mere political power is not enough to ensure effective organisation of the Islamic social order. The exclusive focus of the Tablighi Jamaat's attention is the individual, and members believe the reformation of society and institutions will only be effective through education and reform of individuals. It insists that nations and social systems exist by
6313-523: The annual conference in November 1941. At the time, some Muslim Indian leaders feared that Muslims were losing their religious identity and were heedless of Islamic rituals. The movement was never given any name officially, but Ilyas called it Tahrik-i Imaan . Muhammad Ilyas died in 1945 and he himself is buried in the Nizām Ad-Dīn Mosque. The Mewat region where Tablighi Jamaat started near Delhi
6420-427: The compound. It is a two-storey building with an adjacent mosque that can seat 2,000 people, surrounded by barbed wire . It has a reputation for being secretive. Adherents from across West Africa convene in the city. Gambians who convert to the Jamaat often move away from their families to Serekunda. The term "Markaz" is used to refer to the mosque and the movement. Tablighi missionaries from South Asia first came to
6527-405: The connection between TJ and jihadism by the opinions that The Tablighi Jamaat operates in every sense as a secret society in this country [Britain], as much as elsewhere [...] Its meetings are held behind closed doors. We don't know who attends them. How much money it has. It publishes no minutes or accounts. It doesn't talk about itself. It is extremely difficult to penetrate. Some have compared
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#17328594271286634-403: The country post-Jammeh was concentrated in Serekunda. A group of returnees who had been stuck in transit in Libya stoned the International Organization for Migration 's office in Serekunda, feeling frustrated that the government had not kept its promise to reintegrate them. After incumbent Adama Barrow won the 2021 Gambian presidential election , the UDP candidate Ousainou Darboe contested
6741-408: The country's total. The districts of Serekunda West, Serekunda East, and Serekunda Central respectively had 5,051, 3,547, and 3,198 establishments. Serekunda Market , also called Sandika, is in the centre of the city. It is the largest market in the country. Traders have sold produce there since the early nineteenth century. The market expanded from a group of women selling fish and vegetables by
6848-488: The creation, these are: politics, jurisprudence, disagreement or ikhtilaf and party differences? Answer: And we pray to Allah, may Allah guide them! Initially we agree with them (Tabligh Jamaat) on politics, but not on the whole. The way we see it, I've said it many times before. We were interrogated in Syria, and there we were questioned by the intelligence agencies, unfortunately as they do in every Muslim country: you are gathering, partying, etc. etc. And I said: This party
6955-487: The disputes that would accompany these endorsements. As an organisation, Tabligh Jamaat does not seek donations and is not funded by anyone; in fact, members have to bear their own expenditures. Since there is no formal registration process and no official membership count has ever been taken, the exact membership statistics remain unknown. The movement discourages interviews with its elders and has never officially released texts, although there are publications associated with
7062-439: The early twentieth century to reconvert Hindus who had converted to Islam and Tablighi Jamaat has been called a "missionary offshoot" of the revivalist Deobandi movement of India . Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi , the founder of Tablighi Jamaat, wanted to create a movement that would enjoin good and forbid evil as the Quran decreed, as his teacher Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi dreamed of doing. The inspiration for this came to Ilyas in
7169-405: The efforts of Hindu proselytising movements who targeted these often recently converts from Hinduism. Unlike common proselytising movements, Tablighi Jamaat has mostly focused on making Muslims 'better and purer' and ideally " religiously perfect ", rather than preaching to the non-Muslims. This is because (it believes) dawah to non-Muslims will only be effective (or will be much more effective) when
7276-412: The followers. The apolitical stance also helped it operate in difficult times, such as during the governments of Ayub Khan (1960s) and Indira Gandhi (1975–77), when other sociopolitical Islamic groups faced restrictions. The difference of opinion regarding political participation also marks the fundamental difference between the Tablighi Jamaat and Islamist movements. While the Islamists believe that
7383-406: The framework of two particular Qur'anic verses which refer to this mission. Those two verses are: And whose words are better than someone who calls ˹others˺ to Allah, does good, and says, “I am truly one of those who submit.”? Let there be a group among you who call ˹others˺ to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will be successful. When Tablighi Jamaat visits
7490-470: The gender roles when they wash and cook during the course of da'wa tours, women undertake the male responsibility of sustaining the household. Women do not play any role in the higher echelons of the movement, but their opinions are taken into due considerations. Women and the family members are being to told to learn Quran and follow 5 Amaals in everyday life, Taleem of Ahadees, Quran recitation, 6 Points muzakera, and mashwara for daily life work and fikr for
7597-646: The group's ideology to Khawarij whereas others point out that the Tablighi Jamaat takes a "traditionalist" approach to Islam in contrast to Khawarij's extremist and often heretical approach. The Tablighi Jamaat tried to expand the Abbey Mills Mosque into the largest mosque in the United Kingdom. The plan attracted controversy, and the Tabligh was denied permission. Tablighi Jamaat has been banned in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, Russia and Saudi Arabia. In some Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, where its puritanical preachings are viewed as extremist. In February 2020,
7704-570: The introduction of an Islamic constitution in Pakistan (1950s), Islam vs socialism (1969–1971), communal riots in India in the 1970s and 1980s, the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Movement (1974), and Nizam-e-Mustafa Movement (1977). The Tablighi Jamaat, in response, states that it is only by avoiding the political debates that the Tablighi Jamaat has been successful in reawakening the spiritual conscience of
7811-561: The knowledge of Masa'il (jurisprudence). Knowing jurisprudence detail (Fara'id (mandates) and Sunan (traditions) of Salat) is useful only if a person is ready to perform rituals such as offering Salat . They insist that the best way of learning is teaching and encouraging others, with the books prescribed by Tabligi Jamaat Movement in the light of Quran and Hadith stories of Prophets, Sahaba (Companions of Prophet) and Awlia Allah ("Friends of Allah"). A collection of books, usually referred as Tablighi Nisaab (Tablighi Curriculum),
7918-492: The maximum prison. Sadibou Hydara was tortured and killed in prison on the order of Jammeh. It was believed that Sadibou Hydara, who was the most outspoken member of the AFPRC, was in favor of returning the country to democratic civilian rule, and he was strongly opposed to Yahya Jammeh's candidacy. While Jammeh wanted the military to stay in power, Hydara publicly advocated the hand over to democratically elected civilian government within one year. Even in prison, Jammeh saw Hydara as
8025-542: The mental labor of giving your opinion on many critical issues of Tabligh Jamaat, but here are some more critical issues related to other points of view, which are answered. We would like to know, first briefly, then in detail, may God have mercy on you: The questioner said: What do you say about a principle of the Tabligh Jamaat, in which they say: We do not talk about four things when we go out (in da'wah work), because talking about those four things causes fitna. Because of
8132-594: The mosque, but he then prohibited it to gain support from village elders. The government demolished the mosque and arrested four followers. Followers bought land in Serrekunda's Bundung neighborhood and built a compound that Dukureh moved into. The compound was replaced with a brick building that gradually expanded. Dukureh served as the imam of the Markaz until his death in 2000. As women have not been permitted to attend regular services since 2003, five homes of women who adhere to
8239-509: The most educated of the coup leaders, became the Minister of Interior and the spokesman of the AFPRC. A few months after the coup, on January 27, 1995, President Yahya Jammeh accused Capt. Sadibou Hydara and Capt. Sana Sabally, the deputy leader of AFPRC of an alleged coup plot. This happened on the same day that the AFPRC junta was to announce a four-year transitional government to be headed by Jammeh. Hydara and Sabally were arrested and detained at
8346-502: The movement (usually referred to as Tablighi Nisaab [Tablighi Curriculum]). The emphasis has never been on book learning but rather on first-hand personal communication. The organisation's activities are coordinated through centers called Markaz . It also has country-wise centers in over 200 countries to coordinate its activities. These centers organize volunteer, self-funding people in groups (called jamaats ), averaging ten to twelve people, to remind Muslims to remain steadfast on
8453-484: The movement made inroads into Central Asia. As of 2007, it was estimated that 10,000 Tablighi Jamaat members could be found in Kyrgyzstan . Pew Research Center estimates there are between 12 and 80 million adherents, spread across more than 150 countries. By some measures this made Tablighi Jamaat the largest Muslim movement in the World. The majority of the followers of the Tablighi Jamaat live in South Asia. It
8560-400: The parliamentary constituencies, it used chieftancy districts rather than population, which led to more populated areas, especially Serekunda, being underrepresented. In the 1997 Gambian parliamentary election , the first after Jammeh took power, the Serekunda East seat was won by the little-known Fabakary Jatta in an upset against Sallah. Sallah did not contest the result. Sallah later held
8667-823: The partition of India in 1947, when the Pakistan Chapter was established in the hinterlands of Raiwind town near Lahore , Pakistan. The Pakistan Chapter remained the largest until Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan in 1971. Today, the largest Chapter is Bangladesh followed by the second largest in Pakistan. Within two decades of its establishment, the group reached Southwest and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. The Tablighi Jamaat's aversion to politics, and also its lack of any direct and practical economic-political-social viewpoints, helped it enter and operate in societies, especially western countries and societies where politically active religious groups faced restrictions. The first foreign missions were sent to
8774-653: The party leader who was barred from running in his home of New Town. H. O. Semega-Janneh, a local member of the Legislative Council, ran as an independent and won. In the 1962 election , the People's Progressive Party (PPP) supported the DCA's candidate in Serekunda. Semega-Janneh, who had joined the UP, was reelected. The unsuccessful PPP candidate in Kombo West, Famara Wassa Touray,
8881-529: The party. In 1977, the Serekunda parliamentary constituency was split in two. In that year's election , the PPP selected Jallow for the Serekunda East seat and Abdoulie A. N'Jie [ de ] for Serekunda West. The NCP selected Jagne for Serekunda West. Serekunda West elected the NCP and Serekunda East elected the PPP. Both races were close. In the 1979 local elections, the Kanifing Urban District Council had eight seats won by
8988-404: The path of Allah. These jamaats and preaching missions are self-funded by their respective members. Ameer is the title of supervisor (doyen) in the Tabligh Jamaat, and the attribute largely sought is the quality of faith rather than the worldly rank. The ameer of Tabligh Jamaat is appointed for life by a central consultative council ( shura ) and elders of the Tabligh Jamaat. The first emir
9095-448: The periodic, smaller scale convocations for neighbourhood members. During their stay in mosques, these jamaats conduct a daily gasht , which involves visiting local neighbourhoods, preferably with the help of a guide called as rehbar. They invite people to attend the Maghrib prayer at their mosque and those who attend are delivered a sermon after the prayers, which essentially outlines
9202-464: The political system and poor living standards, participated in the 1981 coup . The coup's leaders held covert meetings in the city. Jagne was arrested on charges of supporting the coup. He was released one week before the 1982 election . The NCP lost support due to the coup. N'Jie of the PPP defeated Jagne in Serrekunda West. In the 1987 election , Jagne retook the seat. Halifa Sallah ,
9309-430: The practices adopted by Muhammad at the dawn of Islam. Muhammad Ilyas put forward the slogan, Urdu : "!اﮮ مسلمانو! مسلمان بنو" , "O Muslims, become [true] Muslims!". This expressed the central focus of Tablighi Jamaat: their aim to renew Muslims by socially by trying to unite them in embracing the lifestyle of Muhammad . The movement gained a following in a relatively short period and nearly 25,000 people attended
9416-416: The purpose of this retreat as to patch the damages caused by the worldly indulgence and occasionally use the dry-dock parable to explain this. These individual jamaats , each led by an ameer , are sent from each markaz across the city or country to remind people to persist on the path of God. The duration of the work depends on the discretion of each jamaat . A trip can take an evening, a couple of days or
9523-668: The reason for the participation is to criticize" the alleged deviancy. They also issued fatwa prohibiting Tablighi literature and preaching in that country. Tablighi Jamaat focuses on religion and generally avoids political activities and debates, claiming that the reformation of society will be achieved through personal spiritual renewal. It has been criticized by some Muslims for being too pacifist/ quietist . Its leaders have denied any links with terrorism, denounced Al-Qaeda, but admit to not controlling its membership. At least three western experts on Islam have testified to its apolitical, quietist and/or peaceful character: According to
9630-567: The responsibility of Tabligh and that men should facilitate women's participation by providing childcare. Tablighi Jamaat has been criticised for being retrogressive. The women in the movement observe hijab for which the movement has been accused of keeping women "strictly subservient and second string". Before the rule of Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Salafist and Wahhabi ulema in Saudi Arabia issued rulings "declaring Tablighis to be deviants and forbidding participation in Tablighi activities unless
9737-548: The result. A group of supporters gathered at his house in Serekunda and were dispersed with tear gas, which was condemned by the National Human Rights Commission . Serekunda and Banjul are located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from each other, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, at the mouth of the Gambia River . The conurbation of Serekunda and Banjul, known as the Kombos, is the only major urban area in
9844-470: The rules of modesty, seclusion and segregation. They observe hijab by covering their faces and hands. Jamaats of women sometimes participate in large annual meetings; otherwise, they commonly hold neighbourhood meetings. Tablighi Jamaat tends to blur the boundaries of gender roles and both genders share a common behavioural model and their commitment to tabligh. The emphasis is on a common nature and responsibilities shared by both genders. Just as men redraw
9951-494: The site of Sayerr Jobe's home. The Pipeline Mosque is on Kairaba Avenue. It has capacity for 3,000 people and a 33-metre-tall minaret . It was founded by Alhaji Daddy Jobe and opened in 1990 as the Pipeline neighborhood grew. The Islamic Solidarity Association of West Africa functions as a non-governmental organisation that conducts foreign affairs, and it has built a medical centre. In 2000, Soninke religious leaders established
10058-589: The street. Households widely lack information on proper disposal. In 2017, vendors at the market issued complaints about residents dumping trash in the market. The KMC had stopped their collection of the waste. Waste dumping at the market has caused infestations and discouraged people from shopping there. Gambian wrestling was popularised in Serekunda by Bocar Janneh, who founded the B.O. Semega Janneh arena in Dippa Kunda. Semega Promotion, founded by Fatoumata Semega-Janneh, has held matches between local wrestlers at
10165-617: The teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , and secondarily give dawah (calling) to non-Muslims. "One of the most widespread Sunni" islah (reform) and called "one of the most influential religious movements in 20th-century Islam," the organization is estimated to have between 12 and 80 million adherents worldwide, spread over 150 countries, with the majority living in South Asia . The group encourages its followers to undertake short-term preaching missions ( khuruj ), lasting from
10272-456: The virtue of the individuals who form them; therefore, the reform must begin at the grass-roots with individuals and not at the higher level of political structure. Nasiruddin Albani in his book "Darsush Shaikhul Albani" talks about Tabligh Jamaat's aloofness from politics, Question: The first question we were asked was about a critical issue, so may Allah reward you well, because you have done
10379-441: The whole world as people from around the world will be coming and they are the one who has to learn before they teach. Tabligh Jamaat has been criticised—especially by Hizb ut-Tahrir and Jamaat-e-Islami —for its neutral political stance and failure to assist Islamist forces in the fight against secular or non-Islamist opponents. Specifically they criticise the Tabligh Jamaat's neutral position towards issues in South Asia such as
10486-573: The world. Almost 2 million people gather for this annual gathering. One of the largest of such annual gatherings is held in Bangladesh. The Bengali gathering, called Bishwa Ijtema (World Gathering), converges followers from around the world in Tongi near Dhaka , Bangladesh, with an attendance exceeding 2 million people. The second largest Tabligh Jamaat gathering takes place in Raiwind , Pakistan which
10593-698: Was Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalawi , later succeeded by his son Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi and then by Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi , and the current emir is Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi . Sometime in 1992, 3 years before the time of his demise, Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi formed a 10-member advisory committee to appoint an emir (ameer). This 10-member advisory committee consisted of Saeed Ahmed Khan, Mufti Zainul Abideen, Muhammad Umar Palanpuri , Izhar-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi, Zubair-ul-Hassan Kandhlawi , Miyaji Mehraab, Haji Abdul Wahhab , Haji Abdul Muqeet, Haji Afzal, Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi, and Khalid Siddiqui Aligarhi. In Tablighi Jamaat, women are encouraged to stay at home, and to choose
10700-470: Was also a long time resident of Koidutown. Sadibou acquired his secondary school education at the prestigious all-boys Ansarul Islamic Boys Secondary School in Koidutown along with General Yankuba Drammeh , Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff of The Gambian Armed Forces , and Dr. Kaifala Marah , Sierra Leone 's Minister of Finance. After he completed his secondary school education, Hydara returned to
10807-425: Was arrested amid electoral unrest. In the 1960s, Serekunda and Bakau expanded as satellite towns of Bathurst (now Banjul ), forming a "Mandinka belt". In the 1966 election , Semega-Janneh was the PPP candidate for Serekunda. The UP chose Gibou M. Jagne [ de ] . Jagne won with 68% of the vote. In the 1972 election , the PPP chose youth leader Omar A. Jallow to challenge Jagne. Jagne
10914-550: Was attended by approximately 1.5 million people in 2004. In 2011 Pakistan divided the Ijtema into two parts and a total of 1 million people attended each of the two Ijtema. The method adopted by Muhammad Ilyas was to organise units (called jamaats , Arabic : جماعاتِ meaning Assembly ) of at least ten persons and send them to various villages or neighborhoods to preach. These outings, Dawah tours (see below), are now organised by Tablighi Jamaat leaders. In these tours, emphasis
11021-527: Was established in 1984, funded by the World Bank . It is an open dump, and the only method of managing the waste is open burning. It causes air, soil, and groundwater pollution, as well as respiratory infections, methane emissions, and odour. The Kanifing Environmental Transformation Program, launched in 2022, plans to add more rubbish bins and convert Bakoteh Dump Site to a transfer station . Waste comes from households and Serekunda Market, often picked up from
11128-562: Was inhabited by the Meos , an ethnic group native to the region, most of whom had converted to Islam, and then had adopted Hindu traditions and attitudes when Muslim political power declined in the region, lacking the necessary acumen (according to one author, Roger Ballard ) required to resist the cultural and religious influence of majority Hindus, prior to the arrival of Tablighi Jamaat. The group began to expand its activities in 1946. The initial expansion within South Asia happened immediately after
11235-546: Was introduced in 2020, funded by the Kanifing Municipal Council and the High Commission of the United Kingdom . As of 2024 , it is not operational. Residents of nearby villages such as Tujereng and Jambanjally may farm on the weekends and have weekday jobs in Serekunda. Some vendors at Serekunda Market are farmers. Serekunda and other Gambian cities have informal trade networks that smuggle products across
11342-659: Was named Sayerr Jobe Avenue. Several villages, including Dippa Kunda, Latri Kunda , and Serekunda, grew into the city of Serekunda. Touray Kunda was established by one of the first settler families. In the 1960 Gambian parliamentary election , the United Party (UP)'s candidate for the Kombo West seat (now in Serekunda) was Ebrima D. N’Jie [ de ] , a retired lawyer who had sometimes acted as party leader in place of his half-brother, Pierre Sarr N'Jie . The Democratic Congress Alliance (DCA) ran Reverend J. C. Faye ,
11449-490: Was one of only three UP candidates to win. After the National Convention Party (NCP) was founded in 1975, Serekunda and neighboring Bakau were the towns with the highest support for it outside of the rural Badibbu area. Though the NCP was primarily a Mandinka party, it, as well as the PPP, had wide support across ethnic groups in Serekunda. It gained support from Badibbu migrants in Serekunda. Jagne joined
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