That
Togolese footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor converted to Islam is no longer news.
The news had gone viral and the Aston Villa bound striker had also confirmed
it.
Adebayor
has now come out to fully address the issue by giving reasons why he converted
to Islam. He justified his new found faith by saying Muslims are like Jesus and
also described them as” truer followers of Christ”.
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).
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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