Nigerians are really a set of jobless people. There are three things that interests the average Nigerian: religion, politics, football.
If you want to make Nigerians happy or sad; if you ever want to cause commotion in the nation; if you want to pitch Nigerians against each other; if you want want to get people talking, moving, breathing hell and brimestone, strike a fire on any of the three above and a the nation would start boiling.
While Nigerians begin to boil, you can as well carry out your real mission – whatever it is.
I am highly amused by the comments on the post: Lagos goes gaga over baby born with Quran. The most interesting part of the comments is the general belief by some assumed Muslim commenters that this baby is a sign from god.
My question is which god are we talking about? the Muslim God or the Christian God? coz definitely they are not the same. And considering Allah really has nothiing to do with Islam – if we really want to call a spade by a spade from the pages of Islamic history, only God knows the god that sent this baby to Nigeria at this point in time.
Yesterday, I talked with a muslim padi padi friend of mine, Shehu by name, just to seek his opinion on this issue. Shehu is an educated and level headed fellow, whose thoughts are well-formed and he usually has valid point of views. He has very strong Islamic beliefs, and I respect him for that, and I like talking to him because he is one of those rare muslims who would call a spade by no other name: a spade.
I was quite surprised that my guy Shehu is as amused as I am on the publicity this quran-baby is generating. I thought Shehu would have some high level opinion to give, but my guy told me not to bother. He dismissed the quranic-baby news to the corner that bothers around a joke and a total waste of time, especially by “religioncentric unemployed Nigerian people” – those were his words.
Shehu says he hopes the immediate community where baby-quran was born into won’t make the baby’s life a difficult one: as some confused Islamic leaders would want to take him under their wings; as some politicians would want to bring him into their payroll as a result of the buzz his birth has created; as friends of the family and neighbors might end up putting baby-quran under much religious-pressure by telling him their own version of whatever the story of his birth really is – with a lot of Nigerian salt and pepper added into the pot of stew.
According to Shehu, any serious muslim won’t even bother about that story!
thejourney2011
May 18, 2012
I totally agree with Shehu. Sounds like he is serious about his religion, whereas for most people – regardless whether they are Muslim or Christian – religion is only a supersticious game whose goal is to bribe God into doing what we want. After all humans have domesticated so many animals to serve our purpose, why not do the same with God?
raphael lasisi
May 20, 2012
I can see that d Quran is clean,is it not from d blood,pls don’t let me provoke!
Mamatomosh
May 21, 2012
What exactly do you mean by ‘Allah really has nothing to do with the religion of Islam’? You’re entitled to your opinion, as is everyone else, including your rather dodgy Muslim friend. Out of everything you wrote, that’s the only thing that caught my eye. So, please, explain. I’m curious to know what skewered understanding of Islam led to such conclusion.
mypenmypaper
May 21, 2012
@Mamatomosh
you forgot to quote the first and last part of the whole sentence. Those parts explain my statement.
Abba Muhammad Bonte
May 22, 2012
Allahu faallu li ma yurid. Allah does as he will. What ever God does is d bst. No correction in d will of God.
siraj
May 25, 2012
Almighty Allah is able to do all things. Satan pledged and asked Allah to allow him to find followers among humans. You are free to choose the path you want. Allah does not punish peole unless they`re warned.
Adetoro Medinat
May 25, 2012
Everything clear to Almighty Allah.but some people will not believe it.
Abba sanda
May 25, 2012
The person that wrote this story you are stupid and bastard including those that supports you, Christians are the most stupid and idiots in the world. Islam is the real religion, muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and Qur’an is the word of Allah weither you like it or not stupid christians, you are just jealous because a christian child was born with the holy book (Qur’an) not with a bible that is why you dont like to hear it or agree, weither you like it or not these kind of good signs will continue to come.
thejourney2011
May 25, 2012
Some people just confuse God and God’s will with thir own desires. Can God ask you to kill others? Would God enjoy it when you insult people? It would really be a very small God, not worth worshipping. A religion that does not make you a better person is a silly religion. Again let me point out that I am NOT referring to this or that religious system (such as Islam or Christianity, but to a particular, narrow-minded personal religion of some people (including some Christians and some Muslims).
Shettima Ibraheem
May 27, 2012
Why are our christian brothers and sisters doubting this? if you think this is not possible why did you believed the story of how Jesus(peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him) was brought to this world, which one is more miraculous? I want you to know that both the midwife that conducted the delivery and the mother of the child are christians, so who do you think put the Qur’an in the baby’s hand. Allah has the power doing anything you cannot even imagine. So be wise and don’t under rate God almighty.
Shiffy
May 27, 2012
Christians! I pity your hereafter and even this life,this is a great Sign from Almighty Allah to you disbelievers that Islam is the only religion that will be accepted,but you have hears you cant hear,you have eyes you can see,you have brain,you cant think wisely,this Quran was covered with a water proof in that baby’s hand. I pity you unbelivers
Raheemat
May 27, 2012
Pls dat pesin dat wrote dat tin must be a vry useles pesin, y wuld u say Allah has gt nfin 2 du wit islam? Dn hu is God, u ppl shuld try n repent cos in d day of qiyama una go hear am
thejourney2011
May 28, 2012
Shettima, Apostle Paul, whose writings are the oldest written source about historical Jesus we have only knew that Jesus was “born of a woman” – i.e. just like you and me. Those miraculous stories, including virgin birth, were added much later. Not even the author of the gospel of Mark knew about the virgin birth (and he didn’t know about Jesus appearing to anyone after resurrection either!). All religions add embellishments as they go along. Can you quote any respectable Islamic scholar who would support the Quran story? I think it is superstition not because it is about your religion, which I respect greatly. I do because this is not how God works and because such stories abound amongst those uneducated and supertitious, those of shallow faith – of every religion – here is an example of similar superstition amongst Christians:
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2012/05/indian-skeptic-faces-3-year-prison-sentence-for-explaining-dripping-crucifix/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+paliban%2FRDkF+%28Secular+News+Daily%29
Oyibo AbdulRaman
May 28, 2012
We are no using miracles as the yard-stick to mention our religion, Islam is the only religion accepted by Allah (God). Allah says: “This day I have perfected your religion for you, complete My favour upon and have chosen for you Islam as your religion” The Quran says. Allahu akbar.
yusuf muhammed olamilekan kaduna
May 28, 2012
i believe whosoever god had mislead no man can lead him to the right path and whosoever god lead astraigth no man can mislead him…..wallahi you are among the people cursed by god bcoz the quran babu is a mirracle from god.who there deny the signs of god.u ar lost dan shaigiya
Yakubu nabayi
May 29, 2012
Thummun bukumun umuyun phahum layarjiuun
Mickey bom bom tillio
May 31, 2012
Wow. This is not even about relegion. It’s about superstition. Firstly, please explain how a mini-quaran was inside a mother’s womb in the first place, and whether it was washed of blood so cleanly just for a picture and why she is gladly accepting the money in the picture. Could that not be the whole aim of this? Money.
Secondly, we Christians do believe in Jesus Christ, but we do not believe in the bible being true historical documents. That’s why there are bible scholars, especially in the catholic church. They will tell you that it is likely that Jesus did not walk on water or change water to wine and so and so, some Christian scholars even doubt baby Jesus was known by Herod who apparently tried to kill him as a baby. From records, the time of Herod’s census and Jesus birth currently do not match. There may be bits of truth in the stories, but like many thousand year old tales, these truths have been edited and written by people who themselves were superstitious and only saw it in one way. The same way the story of someone who was a schizophreniac 1000 years ago would have been passed through generations as someone who’s friends had called upon demons to possess him. Luckily, we now know the truth.
Relegion is not to be seen through its stories and fairy tales, but in its true aim to create a brotherhood of man, with a moral compass in an effort to the continuous peaceful existence of the human race.
The muslim quaran was fully-written and compiled over 100 years after Muhammad (a wealthy trader who could not read or write) died, by a group of muslim leaders who came together to write rule-book for all muslims to follow , which also contained some writings by Muhammad’s followers especially Abhubakr. The major reason for this book was to avoid the dispersion of the muslim relegion into many different sects like Christianity has unfortuntely done so much, because at the time, there was already growing concern over misinterpretations of the muslim texts due to different dialects. It was actually a very political move. It is why you are implored to never modify or translate the quaran, as it is the word of God. This ensures that the relegion practices and rules do not change, due to people’s fear of God.
I am very for strict relegions (Catholicism and Islam) because they help to groom people who without a fear of God would have done many horrible things. It also helps avoid preachers like Bishop Eddie Long and Chris Oyakhilome who convinces his people he is an annointed prophet and buys a private jet with their money.
Catholics know their priests are normal men doing their chosen profession and Islams know the Imam is a man who chose a way of life. They know these are mere humans and do not have supernatural powers or the ability to not sin. True relegions.
My point is let us not give in to silly fake miracles like this. It proves nothing, and in all honesty anyone even me could have planned to make a mini-bible or quaran and place it on my baby’s hand in order to get publicity.
Unless we have concrete proof, let us not believe such my brothers. When peope are so superstitious and gullible, it leaves room for them to be duped. The family who has done this has already received money from believers as we can seee in the picture.
Can we all not see this is their way of avoiding poverty?
Don’t let people deceive us in God’s or Allah’s name. It shows a lack of respect.
ahmed
June 14, 2012
@mickey bom bom tillio
Don
‘t embarrassed your self by saying u are not following words of bible, u re just following Jesus. on upon, u re the one who wrote bible with ur on hands. shame on u by saying this comment.
ahmed
June 14, 2012
@ you
you re very stupid by bringing this comment, bcos u want others to insult other people’s
religion. respect other’s religion like u respect ur own religion.
Izzy
June 14, 2012
2 thumbs up to Mickey bom bom tillio! I wish more ppl would approach their faiths with such openness.
segzy
March 20, 2013
Every miracle in the Bible has a purpose. Miracles are not to be magics or guru maharajic in nature. They have to be necessiated or occassioned by some situation What does a baby with a mini quran teach us? Are you people running out of qurans and allah quickly came to ur aid by supplyiny one thru this baby? Oh come off it guys. The Bible says Be not deceived. Devil has many ways he can deceive gullible humans, this is just one of them. His aim as ever is to create confusion and disputes among men. Miracles by God are always purposeful. Either to prove to man that He is the Lord like the miracle of fire by Elijah, or to prove to man that He has power over death like the miracle of Lazarus being raised from the dead or to demonstrate His dominion over principalities and powers by casting out demons and setting free the possessed. And the greatest, the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ to show that the Lord was born as man and yet not thru carnal means and the bodily resurrection after death is a demonstration of Super power that a body could be in the ground for 3 days and yet not to see corruption(decay) becos the body is of the Lord’s. Such are the miracles of God.