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 (Source: The Herald):
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 Assyrian and Babylonian language
of Akkadian.
The Aramaic”Elah” and the Arabic “Allah” are
the same.
Source: https://www.naij.com/505041-13-reasons-adebayor-dumped-christianity-islam.html