A "miracle" baby has brought hope to people in Russia's mostly Muslim southern fringe who are increasingly desperate in the face of Islamist violence.
Thousands of pilgrims queued up this week in blazing sunshine to get a glimpse of 9-month-old baby Ali Yakubov, on whose body verses from the Koran are said to appear and fade every few days.
And they didn’t even need to cut the baby in half to see this..!
Pinkish in colour and several centimetres high, the Koranic verse "Be grateful to Allah" was printed on the infant's right leg in clearly legible Arabic script this week, religious leaders said. Visiting foreign journalists later saw a single letter after the rest had vanished.
Are felt-tip pens common in that part of the world, I wonder?
Days of signs and wonders.
ReplyDeleteI reckon they've been wrapping the baby in pages from and old Koran with poor ink quality.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of codswallop :) talk about third world!
ReplyDeleteBoth our cats have the letter O under their tails and the missus quite likes Damien Rice. Is that any good?
ReplyDelete"Days of signs and wonders."
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I think the 'Simpsons' said it best: "God: Now if you'll excuse me, I have to appear on a tortilla in Mexico."
"I reckon they've been wrapping the baby in pages from and old Koran with poor ink quality."
That's pretty plausible!
"What a lot of codswallop :) talk about third world!"
I had to check the byline to make sure it wasn't Manchester.. :)
"Both our cats have the letter O under their tails and the missus quite likes Damien Rice. Is that any good?"
Heh!
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