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(PHOTO) Interview With a General Overseer That Converted
to Muslim in Ekiti

In Nigeria, particularly among the Yoruba tribe where
religious tolerance is most noticed, it is a regular occurrence
to see muslims convert to Christianity.

Hardly do we see a Christian turn to Islam. However, a man,
former Pastor Adekunle Afolabi, founder and leader of
Apata Adura Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ekute, Ado-
Ekiti, Ekiti State, broke that jinx recently.

He converted fully to Islam after practising Christianity for
over 25 years and even risen to become the General
Overseer of his church, which have branches across Ekiti
State.

Now known and addressed as Alfa Abubakar Afolabi, the 45-
year-old man attributed his conversion to a divine
encounter he had with a strange man in white in his dreams
who showed him certain flaws in Christianity and convinced
him that indeed Islam is the only religion that leads to
heaven.

Below are the excerpts from the interview

How did your journey to Islam begin?
I am former Pastor Adekunle Afolabi, General Overseer and
founder of Apata Adura Cherubim and Seraphim in Ekute,
Ado-Ekiti, I have been a believer in Christianity for 25 years.
I have been tutored at the Deeper Life Bible Church school
in Ayobo, Lagos and my parents were attending the
Assemblies of God Church.
I later left the church to set up a C &S church where I
became a Shepherd
because God always reveals things to me either by vision or
by dreams and to be candid, God reveals things to me and
when God wants to make a confirmation of them, they
always come to pass.
The spiritual gift has enhanced my career as a cleric in
Christianity such that my church grew so fast that by the
time we were celebrating fifth anniversary, the church has
had branches across the state and over 150
members attended my headquarters in Ekute alone.
I have also become the state chairman of the association of
our church unification in Ado.
I was preparing for the anniversary when I started having
dreams that eventually led to my conversion. At first in the
dreams, I noticed my members were sitting on the floor in
the church and some of them were
covering their heads.
I also saw that people were washing their hands and feet
before entering the church just like it is done in Islam.
In my canal thinking, I thought God wanted us to be washing
our hands and feet before entering the church and I
instructed my members to be doing so, some did, while
others didn’t.
I remembered when I was living in Ikere, around 1986, I
used to attend a church then called the Church of Iya Olomi
(Woman of holy water) in Ikere. There was an earthen pot in
the church where we washed our legs
before attending the church so I was thinking that may be
that is what God
wanted me to do.
I went to buy an earthen pot in Ijebu and put it at the back
of the church but something strange happened the day I did
that, a heavy rain fell and erosion poured sand into the
earthen pot that was filled with water and all the perfume
and spiritual arrangement I put inside the water was spoilt.
Then, I went to clean the pot and put another clean water
again. To my surprise, when I was coming home I met little
children at the earthen pot
fetching water from it like a well. So, to avoid trouble in the
neighbourhood, I dug out the earthen pot and made up my
mind that it seems God is against what am doing.
In another of my dream, I saw women in Hijab in the
church, so on one Sunday I informed my congregation that
at the forthcoming anniversary, all women should come with
hijab. Only 10 people adhered to the instruction during that
period but I was yet to be converted.
After that, certain strange things began to happen in my
dreams, I would notice that someone comes to me, wakes
me up and then take me on a journey to somewhere, there
the man will ask a question: he said do I know if the way I
was taking in life is the right one?,I told him, yes since I do
pray to God and he answers me.
But he asked me again that what makes me believe I was
right and I told him that since I can pray to God and he
answers me. He asked me again that do I believe that God
could write Quran in Arabic to people for them to know his
teachings, I said to him I don’t know but knew that some
people use Arabic as language.
He then called my attention to my left hand, there he told
me to open my palm which I did and he asked if I knew that
the first line in my left hand stands for eight and the second
stands for one which go for 81.
He added that on my right hand, the first line stands for one
in Arabic and the other stands for eight and that if these are
added together, they are equal to 99 which stands for the
ninety nine names of Allah.
He said this means thatAllahwrote his name on the palms of
all human beings in Arabic.
I was baffled because I never had any knowledge in the
Quran, so I decided to go and research on it.
It got to a point that my wife and I started attending the
mosque together and one day, analhajiaround my
neighbourhood saw me coming out of the mosque, he was
so surprised and challenged me and I told him everything
that occurred to me which led me to the mosque.
He told me that I must not keep this to myself so he advised
me to keep walking in God’s way in Islam and stop preaching
in the church but call on Imam or alfa to come and preach.
Eventually, I ended up inviting an Imam, a muslim cleric to
preach in my church during our fifth anniversary last year.
The church members were surprised as the Imam preached.
After the anniversary, the same man came to me in my
dreams and tasked me on payment of tithe in my church,
saying I should stop collecting it. So, the next Sunday I
stopped collecting tithes from the congregation.
Of course, the church members were not all happy, some
went to another church because they can’t continue with this
type of doctrine and that was how the number of the
congregation continued to reduce day after day.
I nearly got fed up, but I made up my mind that I won’t go
back on my decision and religion and when it got to January
ending, I made up my mind fully to convert to Islam.

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udatso:
A.buamam vedaxc.ool tarta.r9 Rilway.ne001 profdombl.edor empir.ee RoyPC.ain 9jafor.life lanrexl.an what do you all think of this

Empiree:
Just learned my grandfather just passed away this afternoon after asr prayer. May Allah have mercy on his soul. Amin

udatso:
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https://www.nairaland.com/2259687/truth-not-tarqiyyah-what-islam

2. Apostasy In Islam
www.nairaland.com/1569231/killing-apostates-islamic-law
https://www.nairaland.com/572160/apostasy-islam
3. Muslims Love Jesus(AS)
https://www.nairaland.com/903715/love-jesus-son-mary
4. So, which Jesus was crucified
https://www.nairaland.com/946582/which-jesus-crucified
5. Is there a realtionship between islam and crescent moon
https://www.nairaland.com/1157196/crescent-moon-symbol-islam
6. The age of Aisha (RA)
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https://www.nairaland.com/152378/most-frequently-asked-questions-islam/2#msg3750675
https://www.nairaland.com/2146000/prophets-marriage-young-aisha
7. Does Allah pray to the prophet Muhammad(saw)
https://www.nairaland.com/1887567/question-does-allah-pray-prophet
8. Does Islam promote terrorism
https://www.nairaland.com/1528865/islam-quran-promotesjihad-holy-war
https://www.nairaland.com/1518156/misconception-islam-quran-promotesjihad-holy
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OLAADEGBU:


Did they honour your invitation to read? I hope they read it and had good food for thought.

Empiree:
Lol, it really looks great. Makes person feel hungry. That's my side dish for dinner with kulikuli

Empiree:
@kazlaw2000, do you eat lots of coleslaw?. Your moniker sounds familiar [size=15pt]kazlaw[/size]

Horus:
I hope there is no “explosive device” inside the Kaaba

shahydbinaliyu:
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Ifeann:


Hmmm.. The secular serial married divorcee Hollywood stars will love the practicality of "marry divorce remarry divorce" as allowed in Islam.

Mogidi:


Its free if you're a Muslim and a northerner.

Ifeann:


[s] Everybody who knows Islam, knows inside the kaaba is as empty as Islam.


The kaaba itself is ur idol. However Muslims venerate, revere and apotheosize it, even more than roman Catholics that choose to venerate statues.

U Muslims considered the kabba a woman and dress "her" in black "hijab", .and after doing ur circling and chanting u kiss the black stone. If u do NOT see the idolatry in this then common sense will not make u renounce Islam. My Brother in humanity don't tell us its harmless fun. Its disgusting idolatry period.

Cc shahydbinaliyu, Rilwayne001, empiree [/s]

Abuamam:



...especially since it negates our cherished xtian belief that the Kaaba is full of idols and fetish objects. We do not want to see any disturbing evidence that will negate that belief.

Abuamam:


You do not have to continually hold me on my honour as a Muslim. I state categorically that I NEVER lie to promote my religion. I say it as it is. Contrary to your oft-stated belief, I have no doubts that lying is strongly prohibited in Islam; and I will not risk the anger of my Lord, just to win an argument with ifeann and co. Furthermore, lying about Allah, or about His prophets, is the worst of the worst of all lies.

Of course, and I repeat, many Islamic scholars give their OPINIONS that zhul Qarnayn is Alexander the great. Many believe it is Cyrus the great. Some say it is Heraclius. Others favour the prophet Sulaiman (as). I am sure you can google the info and find this out yourself. All are unsubstantiated opinions. I never denied that. I just said that these are not based on any id from the Quran itself or any authentic hadith... as you well know. The scholars or historians merely point out to similarities between the travels of zhul Qarnayn, and whichever historic figure they personally favour. The mere fact that there are so many opinions,pshould prove to you that there are no Islamic sources that clarify the id of zhul Qarnayn. The term zhul Qarnayn itself is not a name. It is a description, implying a 2-horned helmet perhaps or coat-of-arms. Allah knows best.

1-2. Yes, the Kaaba and the black stone had been damaged by infighting among different Muslim sects. The damage was always UNINTENTIONAL. Allah did not punish them because He knew their intentions were never to damage the Kaaba. Same with the pigeons. Added to that is the fact that nowhere did I or anyone else state that the Kaaba was indestructible, or that the black stone has any special powers. It is just a stone that was brought down by Adam (as) as a reminder of the paradise that he lost due to his disobedience, and a sign of hope for the reattainment of that paradise; which Allah alone has the key to. That is all. You foist your own beliefs on Islam, then ask Muslims to defend those beliefs.

3. The pagans took the rites from the prophets Ibrahim and Ismail (pbut), corrupting it to include the worship of their newly imported gods. The prophet (saw) purified it of those introduced idols and restored it to the worship of the Almighty Allah alone.

4. Xtian and jewish beliefs are in themselves, corruptions of the faiths taught by the prophets Jesus and Moses (pbut) respectively. The prophet (saw) was sent to correct the corrupted faith. We cannot say whether or not circumnambulation of any site was a part of those faiths or not. We cannot say if the version of Islam revealed to Moses mandated 5 daily prayers, though some verses in the OT seem to indicate that the Israelites seemed to perform rites that are very similar to the current Islamic salat. All we say is that each prophet, and there were thousands; was sent to his people with his own version of Islam, based on similar basic principles... ie Monotheism, and obedience to societal and spiritual laws revealed by Allah. So those prophets sent to the precursors of the Hindus, might have taught their people the circumnambulation as an act of monotheistic worship, and they kept the tradition, as Meccans did; after their prophets died and they had turned to idol worship.

5. Asking why 7times instead of 3 or 5 is neither here nor there. Allah knows best why He mandated 7. If He had mandated 12, you would still say why 12? This is a silly waste of time. No doubt it has benefits for us, since ALL laws mandated by Allah are beneficial. We are imperfect and cannot know all that God knows. Sufficient for us is that we submit to Allah's commands... be they 7 or 17.

6. Well, I don't know if you are correct in that assertion. I prayed close to the Imams Sudaisy, Shuraim and others when in the mosque on many occasions. I was not barred from standing quite close to their position; maybe 2 or 3 lines behind. If what you say is true, I can suggest that maybe royalty may be seperated for security reasons. This argument too is neither here nor there. The Saudi royals are not gods or prophets. They can make laws that are unIslamic, or based on their ijtihad; which may be wrong. No human is perfect.

iliyande:


I don't want to enter argument with you as you moslems believed in arguing mohammed to the Bible/world.

The Law of Moses regulated almost every aspect of life in Old Testament times. But with the coming of Christ, God established a new covenant of faith and love with mankind. Christians are not required to follow the Old Testament rules about crimes and punishments, warfare, slavery, diet, circumcision, sacrifices, feast days, ritual etc. However, the moral and ethical teachings of Jesus and His apostles call for even greater self-discipline than those of the Old Testament.

Remember what caused this long argument is just that christians are saying mohammed is not a prophet and has nothing to do with the Bible and Jesus.

Sorry brother, we still maintain the stand.

iliyande:


[s] I use laugh and show most of your posts to my wife to show her how ignorant you are.

All the quotes has nothing to do with Christianity because Jesus came and corrected old testament acts. I don't want to argue that with you because I know you're destined to argue moslem out of mess.

When Jesus said we are to love our enemies, He was creating a new standard for relationships. He proclaimed to the crowds listening to His Sermon on the Mount that they knew they were to love their neighbor because the command to love our neighbor was a law of God (Leviticus 19:18). That we must therefore hate our enemy was an inference incorrectly drawn from it by the Jews. While no Bible verse explicitly says “hate your enemy,” the Pharisees may have somewhat misapplied some of the Old Testament passages about hatred for God’s enemies.

I know your last option will be this.

What did Jesus mean by coming to bring a sword in Matthew 10:34-36?"

Matthew 10:34–36 describes Jesus telling the disciples that He came not to bring peace to the world, but a sword. Jesus’ sword was never a literal one. In fact, when Peter took up a sword to defend Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus rebuked him and told him to put away his sword, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matthew 26:52). [/s]

jcross19:
I can sense that the truth hit your born marrow and speared into liver then you replied in bitter form but let me tell you TRUTH has no other name that he must be told. Where is proof that the quran he quoted is wrong if not ............. Ahahahhah may God have mercy on you but that allah that deluded you is an idiot.

iliyande:


This may help you have a second thought.
Take a look at some direct quotes from the Koran, see for yourself….Convert or Die oh Infidel!!!

Qur’an:9:88 – “The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah’s Cause.”

Qur’an:9:5 - “Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”

Qur’an:9:112 “The Believers fight in Allah’s Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed.”

Qur’an:9:29 “Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission.”

Qur’an:8:39 “Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah.”

Qur’an:8:39 “So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world).”

Ishaq:587 “Our onslaught will not be a weak faltering affair. We shall fight as long as we live. We will fight until you turn to Islam, humbly seeking refuge. We will fight not caring whom we meet. We will fight whether we destroy ancient holdings or newly gotten gains. We have mutilated every opponent. We have driven them violently before us at the command of Allah and Islam. We will fight until our religion is established. And we will plunder them, for they must suffer disgrace.”

Qur’an:8:65 “O Prophet, urge the faithful to fight. If there are twenty among you with determination they will vanquish two hundred; if there are a hundred then they will slaughter a thousand unbelievers, for the infidels are a people devoid of understanding.”

Qur’an:9:123 “Fight the unbelievers around you, and let them find harshness in you.”

Ishaq:578 “Crushing the heads of the infidels and splitting their skulls with sharp swords, we continually thrust and cut at the enemy. Blood gushed from their deep wounds as the battle wore them down. We conquered bearing the Prophet’s fluttering war banner. Our cavalry was submerged in rising dust, and our spears quivered, but by us the Prophet gained victory.”

God will kill Children
If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins. I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and your roads will be deserted. (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)

shahydbinaliyu:


sorry bro