A renowned Ibadan-based Islamic preacher, Dr Dawood Amoo has described the miraculous birth of a baby boy clutching a copy of small size noble Quran as one of the signs of Almighty Allah.
In an interview with the Newsmen in Ibadan, Amoo said though it was not totally strange but the boy named Ismail was unique as the said pocket-sized mini Quran has all the 114 chapters in the Qur’an.
The Islamic Preacher testified that he was one of the earliest callers at the Owode Academy residence of the parents of the baby in Ibadan to witness one of the wonders of Allah.
He narrated that the mother of the baby, Jelilah, had the boy in a nearby church at Oniyanrin area of Ibadan where the baby was seen clutching a strange object in his left hand.
“The woman, who took the delivery thought it was one of the devilish drugs used by the mother to terminate the pregnancy, hence she threw it in the dust bin,” he explained.
Amoo said that the said object, which later turned out to be a mini pocket-sized Quran, was wrapped with thread being used for cloth.
He explained that with the forceful removal of the object from the baby, the baby was restless, sleepless and continuing to clutch an empty fist.
“Following his restlessness, a local cleric advised them to go and bring what they took from the baby which later turned out to be a copy of the mini Qur’an’’
“They were all afraid to touch it until I got there and I had to remove the remaining thread on the object and to my surprise, it was a beautifully- designed- pocket- sized complete noble Qur’an” Amoo Said.
He said though the Qur’an was small but the lettering inside was clear, readable and complete from chapter one of Surah Baqarah to Chapter 114 of Surah Nas.
Expectedly, the news filtered into town and Ibadan people had since turned the residence into Makkah of sort.
Jelilah, the elated mother of the baby, said since September that the baby was born, nobody could take the Qur’an away from him, as he would be crying and restless until he clutch it.
The father of the baby, simply called Semiu, said he thanked Allah for the blessings, saying it was an indication that Allah wants them back in the fold of Islam.
Semiu, a driver said it was because of paucity of funds that the wife had to put to bed at a nearby church, as they were both not practising any faith.
He said with the signs directly from Allah, “I have resolved that me and my wife will revert to Islam and be worshipping our Creator till we answer His call.”
It would be recalled that a similar baby was born in a Lagos church in 2012 clutching a copy of the noble Qur’an.
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