It is no longer news that the Togolese player had converted from Christianity to Islam. He had just released a press statement for those who criticized his action. He gave 13 reasons why he converted. Read below:
1. Jesus (pbuh) taught that there is
only One God and Only God should be
worshipped as taught in Deut 6:4,
Mark 12:29. Muslims also believe this
as taught in the Qur’an verse 4:171.
2. Jesus (pbuh) didn’t eat pork as
taught in Leviticus 11:7 , and neither
do Muslims as taught in the Qur’an
verse 6:145.
3. Jesus (pbuh) greeted with the
words “as salaamu alaikum” (Peace
be with you) in John 20:21. Muslims
also greet each other this way.
4. Jesus (pbuh) always said “God
Willing” (inshallah), Muslims say this
too before doing anything as taught in
the Qur’an verses 18:23-24.
5. Jesus (pbuh) washed his face,
hands, and feet before praying. The
Muslims do the same.
6. Jesus (pbuh) and other prophets of
the Bible prayed with their head to
the ground (see Matthew26:39).
Muslims do too as taught in the
Qur’an verse 3:43.
7. Jesus (pbuh) had a beard and wore
a throbe. It is Sunnah for Muslim men
to do the same.
8. Jesus (pbuh) followed the law and
believed in all the prophets, (see
Matthew 5:17). Muslims do too as
taught in the Qur’an verses 3:84, and
2:285.
9. Jesus’ mother Maryam (pbut)
dressed modestly by fully covering
her body and wearing a headscarf
(hijab) as found in 1 Timothy 2:9,
Genesis 24:64-65, and Corinthians 11:6.
Muslim women modestly dress the
same as taught in the Qur’an verse
33:59.
10. Jesus (pbuh) and other prophets of
the Bible fasted up to 40 days (see
Exodus 34:28, Daniel 10:2-6. 1Kings
19:8, and Matthew 4:1-Muslims do so
also during the month of Ramadan.
Muslims are required to fast the full
obligatory 30 days (see Qur’an 2:183),
and others take it a step further by
fasting an additional 6 days to
increase their rewards.
11. Jesus (pbuh) taught to say “Peace
to this house” when entering it (see
Luke 10:5), and to also greet the
people in the house with “peace be
unto you”. Muslims do exactly what
Jesus did and taught. When we enter
our homes and the homes of others
we say “Bismillah” and also greet with
“as salaamu alaikum” (peace be upon
you) as taught in the Qur’an verse
24:61.
12. Jesus (pbuh) was circumcised.
Circumcision is 1 of the 5 fitrah in
Islam, so Muslim men are required to
be circumcised. According to the
Bible in Luke 2:21, Jesus was eight
days old when he was circumcised. In
the Torah, Allah/God stated to the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh) that it is an
“Everlasting covenant” (see Genesis
17:13). In the Qur’an verse 16:123
Muslims are required to follow the
religion of Abraham. The Prophet
Muhammad (saws) said, “The Prophet
Abraham circumcised himself when he was eighty years old.” (see Sahih hadith
Bukhari, Muslim, and Ahmad).
13. Jesus (pbuh) spoke aramaic and
called God”Elah”, which is
pronounced the same as “Allah”.
Aramaic is an ancient, Biblical
language. It is one of the Semitic
languages that also include Hebrew,
Arabic, Ethiopic and the ancient a
$$yrian and Babylonian language of
Akkadian.
The Arabic”Elah” and the Arabic
“Allah” are the same.
Recently, through his instagram page,
Adebayor wished everyone a happy
Eid Mubarak along with a photo of
himself wearing the popular Arabian
white thaw and an ankle-length white
shirt.
Source: Naij.com
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