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Current Feed ContentSera Jarju’s transformationThis young lady, now 19, was first discovered with serious medical complications, resulting from serious burns. This was about 11 years ago, at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital children’s ward, where she was a patient. She was eight years old then and, according to Mr Bijou Peters, who had discovered the young angel, Sera had sustained severe 3rd degree burns on her face, chest, abdomen, arms and thighs. "She was suffering a great deal and, under normal circumstances, the patient should...Caring and sharing The basis of Islamic beliefThe basis of the Islamic belief is humanitarianism. It follows that the idea of extreme wealth in the midst of extreme poverty is unacceptable in every respect. It is only in a society where greed and selfishness reigns that individuals become so rich that they tend not to fathom the reason behind their God given wealth. And this often results in sinning, and forgetfulness of God, the creator and owner of everything. Possession of excessive wealth shows up misguided spending, and encourages...The treasure of generosityWhat is the treasure of generosity? There is the case of a disciple of the noble ones, his awareness cleansed of the stain of stinginess, living at home, freely generous, openhanded, delighting in being magnanimous, responsive to requests, delighting in the distribution of alms. This is called the treasure of generosity.The story of young Jainaba Jallow, whose gruesome picture appeared on our yesterday’s edition, depicts the reality of Gambian humanitarianism. Jainaba, a two year old living in... |
