Greetings everybody!
Thanks to BarberElla for moving the thread to introductions,and I will take Zaephons advice,to tell you about myself.
I am born in the Gambia,and are 25 years old.My mother is a norwegian,and a convert,and lived in the Gambia,with my father for many years,before I was born.
My father is from a sunni family,that comes from Mali,and they are sunni muslim and musicians.My father is a born musician and me too.
I play Kora,a twentyone string instrument,the vest africas harp.
I lived my childhood years in Gambia,and was free as the bird.My mother is a nurse,and have had a little clinic,in my hometown,that still is without electricity.She is a good person,and very bright,and my example in life.Many own her their life there.As normal,Gambia have no healthcare,and it is very difficult to get sick,if you dont have money,so you can go to the tourists doctors.
My father is playing music,and travel around the world.Me,I am now living in Norway,in my grandparents home,in the countryside,where I work,with underage refugee children,from everywhere.
My awareness of Islam,started of course in Gambia.My fathers father,was a musician and also an schoolar,in Quran.In Africa,the drum,is not used in religous seremonies,but the Kora is.In the middle east,saudia,the arab muslim nation,the drum is the only instrument,that is legal when it comes to learned ones.
I have never been introduced to hadith as Gods words,only the Quran.
I was shocked when I as 15 moved here to go to school,the aggressiveness in other muslims as onced they "smelled" that.
And me I got shocked when I got older,and investigate more,how Islam was practised around in muslim countries.I was in saudia with my parents,to visit a friend of my father,and for me to belive in God,in this way,could not be right.
So here I am,and I know your arguments,and recognize them as important,but I do not think the image you have,is right.I dont think that the message in the Quran,is what we see today.
I found this place,throug somebody that sent me an personal message,in a other forum,and with the signature of this side,and thats how I found you.The message,of course,was like my thoughts into words.
It was difficult to make it short
Hope I did not bore you.I hope to come back to your questions soon.
I also want to thank all of you,for the real welcome.It say something about you people here.Thanks
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