Fwd: Magic, Marabouts and Boko Haram
Oluwatoyin Adepoju
Should they not just summon one Jinn to construct ( place) good schools, hospitals, roads , etc?
Can't they send one Jinni to possess Shekau and another one to possess Al Baghdadi?
I think Nigeria and the world require the use of the powers of these Malams.
Cornelius Hamelberg
Oluwatoyin Adepoju,
I have not read the rest of your compilation, “the fascinating discussion” and don’t intend to do so.
The intro alone reminds me of the answer Ahmed Deedat gave in reply to a question that is very similar in implication, to your friend’s base line, beginning with him “ wondering why those 'Malams' in Zaria who claim powers of intercession between Man and God in the temporal affairs of men such as marriage, power, business and good fortune have not brought about an improvement in the social and physical well being of the city.” Etc etc etc.
It was one of the higher points of the usual debate between Deedat, affectionately known as D.D. ( Doctor of Divinity) and his usual interlocutor, a man of the cloth and an ardent member of Christ’s earthly clergy.
All puffed up, man of the cloth rose up to ask Deedat what he thought would be the punchline that would clinch his argument , something along these lines , almost his exact words:
So where was your Allah when Husayn the grandson of his Prophet Muhammad was being slaughtered on the battlefield of Karbala? Why did Allah allow it to happen?
Mr. Deedat replied : Allah cried.
Pastor: Your Allah cried?
Deedat : Yes, Allah cried. He said, “I could not save my own son, my only begotten one from the crucifixion on the cross and some preacher is asking you about the grandson of my Prophet Muhammad!
Dr. Adepoju be not overly impressed by miracles, various types of magic, self-hypnosis, post hypnotic suggestions etc. I should still like to recommend Rabbi Yaakov Hillel’s Faith and Folly : The Occult in Torah Perspective
True: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy”
Cornelius