An interesting video of a young Muslim boy has been making the rounds on social media. The young lad was spotted praying in a Muslim way in front of a church.
The video has raised mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Religion is supposed to be a thing that brings people together but in Nigeria, it seems to have become a touchy subject with each sect constantly arguing on which is better or the right path to God.
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Many followers of the two major religions in the country, Islam and Christianity, get along fine most of the time but some situations can lead to a different outcome.
Just recently, a video has been making the rounds on social media, showing a young Muslim boy praying in front of a church.
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The video was recorded by a curious onlooker and Nigerians on social media have shared their take on the interesting situation.
Man records a young Muslim boy praying in front of a church.pic.twitter.com/bdrMZC17Pl
— Laila Ijeoma | Lailasnews.com (@LailaIjeoma) November 13, 2019
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, also shared her take on the video and according to her, if the boy gets the offer of a better life and drops his begging bowl and enters the church, Muslims will say Christians are converting their people.
If the boy gets offer of a better life with education, drops the bowl & enter the church my brothers and sisters that threw him away into the streets will be shouting they are stealing our children and converting them to christianity! Bunch of hypocrites!https://t.co/IYxQr50a1O https://t.co/E3QJFx2LdH
— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) November 13, 2019
In a subsequent tweet, Yesufu explained that Northern Muslims have not envisaged the problem of their youths diverting to other religions.
The bigger problem the Northern Muslims have not envisaged is future lure of young adults and teenagers into other religions. Do you see the number of Muslim beggars at churches? Some know the worship timetable more than the church members. They see prosperity! That is a big lure
— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) July 21, 2019
Christianity teaches tolerance more ,then also the boy was just praying not preaching not shouting or do some things that may be categorise as noise ,the lesson there is tolerance which every religion should embrace.
— John Ade (@JohnAde04) November 13, 2019
In order to pray as a Muslim you need to find a place clean face the east and just pray to God. The boy also might not be aware it is a church. But God answers prayers from anywhere
— OlympiaArmy🌈 (@Ash_like) November 13, 2019
I don’t usually agree with your perspective about most issues, but this you are right on point, my granny and my uncles do say things like this, Christian organization try to provide better opportunities to the needy than their Muslim Organization in NIGERIA.
— Abdraheem, Idris O. (@Prince_Drissy) November 13, 2019
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