Nigerian Muslim left Islam because of the Kaaba

By David Reda —

Akwashiki Philip’s biggest dream as a Muslim was to exercise the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. But when he researched in the Qur’an, he was troubled by the scant data, he says. (The hadiths say more than the Qur’an about it)

“My research, based on the Qur’an, I was not satisfied,” says the resident of Nasarawa, Nigeria.

He turned to the Bible, since the Qur’an itself says its predicated on the Bible (Qur’an 10:94 and 16:43).

That’s where he hit a wall.

Or maybe we should say he hit a large stone.

He stumbled on Leviticus 26:1: Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.

“So the scripture is saying, you should not set up a stone to worship,” he says. “The Kaaba is a black stone. People all over the world pray in the direction to that stone to worship.

“Since the Qur’an takes its foundation in the Bible, the Bible cannot lie,” he adds. “The day I discovered this scripture, I said, ‘Indeed, Jesus is God.’ I asked God for forgiveness. I was crying because I dedicated my life, five times a day, bowing down to a stone.

“Now I thank God that I received the light of truth because the Bible says I can only worship God in truth and in Spirit (John 4:24),” he adds. “Muslims love quoting Biblical scripture to justify Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. But they are afraid to quote this very scripture to justify the Kaaba because it is their great nightmare.”

The Kaaba was just the first reason Akwashiki left Islam. Today he is a Christian evangelist and gospel musician.

Nigeria is a flashpoint of competition between Christianity (46%) and Islam (52%). The president is Muslim; his wife is Christian. In the North, terror groups like the Fulanis are trying to win the competition by killing Christians and burning churches. Nasarawa State, where Akwashiki is from, would be part of the danger zone.