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Aisha Abimbola Died A Christian But Was Buried A Muslim By Family In Canada
The words on the street is that late Nollywood actress Aisha Abimbola was deprived of her right after death.
The actress who stated categorically in an interview with Daily Telegraph last year that she converted to Christianity because of personal convictions was buried a Muslim in Toronto on the 17th of May 2018.
Here is what the actress told Lanre Odukoya last year about her conversion to Christianity.
If you weren’t an actor, what would you be doing?
May be I would have been a pastor. I would have also been a good MC, which I am doing with my acting job, or I would have been a cook because I read Hotel Management and Catering. I would have been a hotelier or owned a restaurant. But I will still be acting in those jobs.
You said you would have been a pastor even with your Islamic background?
That is a testimony. My parents were Muslims and even before my dad died, I had been attending church. It was a bit painful at first but he would not stop me. Then when you had some convictions within you, not that anybody told you, nobody would stop you.
And that was why I got into Christianity. It wasn’t what anybody told me to do it; it was what I wanted to do. I wanted to do it a long time ago and I told my dad, so he was aware before his death.
Her family’s rather selfish decision to bury her a Muslim is still the subject of an ongoing debate among her colleagues.
A source at the burial said Aisha Abimbola’s son said “I Wish My Mom Makes Heaven” just as she was about to be placed in her final resting place.
Darlington Umoh
May 20, 2018 at 5:27 AM
There is nothing called freedom in Islam. Everything I know about this religion is force.
She how they forced a dead woman to revert to Islam against her choice. what a joke of a religion
Amanda
May 21, 2018 at 12:07 AM
You are making senseless and irrational comment. Could you please post her burial Will to prove your point please?
Jesuit Onye
May 20, 2018 at 5:30 AM
A religion that disallow freedom of choice even in death. shame on Aisha family members for this gross disrespect to a dead body
Mon
May 20, 2018 at 6:40 AM
Let’s be precise here as stated in the article, Her family made the decision and not about Islam is this or that, this act entails so much as i guess her own family never accepted her as a Christian when she was alive. RIP
KAZEEM
May 20, 2018 at 8:18 AM
U people are just saying what u like the best thing there is to meet her God, nobody can judge between the 2 religion, aishat RIP.
Alkali shatu
May 20, 2018 at 10:48 AM
Just because she was buried as a muslim that those not mean that she’s one.
Vincents Osawere
May 21, 2018 at 1:53 PM
I like your comment Alikali. It is simple and straight to the fact.
fifelomo
May 20, 2018 at 12:26 PM
Rip.
Danti
May 20, 2018 at 12:36 PM
Folks, we shouldn’t worry about the body, Jesus knows his followers. No one can trick God! Life is full oddities that are surprising and also can be disturbing, folks, do you know that Christ will claim surprising numbers of souls at the center of Islamic religion? Some non Christians are unconscious about the love they have for Jesus and that is why he(Jesus) emphasized preaching the gospel from point A to …Z
Metu Nyetu
May 20, 2018 at 2:13 PM
IF SHE WAS a true Christian while she lived, washed in the blood of the Lamb, then let her family bury her as a Muslim or even a thirty-third-degree illuminati member, it is of no single consequence. Heaven is hers! Conversely, if she was not a Christian, let her family bury her as a bishop or even a Pope, hellfire remains hers.
Amanda
May 21, 2018 at 4:46 AM
Imagine if a muslim said this?. You guys would be raining curses on him. See how everyone *********your comment. Where is Love that you people preach?
Atiba
May 20, 2018 at 4:43 PM
As claimed this was an interview she gave few years ago… My question is “what was her condition towards her last moments on earth? Do you know if she later reverted?
Their is no compulsion in Islam.
@Darlington Umoh, its obvious you don’t understand Islam and it practice, the ideal of Islam synonymous with ” force” holds no water.
Flavour
May 20, 2018 at 5:54 PM
Islam can have her fleshy body in death But to God be the Glory, Her Soul is at peace with God.
RIP Dear
Big Aunty Koks
May 20, 2018 at 9:09 PM
Dust (the body) returns to dust while the spirit returns to God Almighty and HE alone decides where the spirit shall spend eternity. It does not therefore matter how the body is buried. The mode of burial is not the conscious action of the deceased so she is not facing any judgment on that. May God In HIS Mercy grant her soul peace. Amen
Amanda
May 21, 2018 at 12:57 AM
Sometimes we just have to ignore some irrational comments by posters.
Wallahi, some Christians make no sense. Imagine accusing Islam over burial chose by family members?.
If Aisha had left a “Burial Will” indicating to be buried as Christian do you think Islamic community in Canada would have go ahead with “Islamic burial” regardless?.
What is “force” has to do with this?. Islam itself doesn’t even allow for Islamic burial for non-muslim. We have rules to go by in Islam.
A Muslim who is known as such by his Muslim neighbors is buried as Muslim. It is MUST.
A “Muslim” who only knows he’s a Muslim but Muslim neighbors don’t know about him until he dies, Muslims have no obligation to bury him or her according to Islamic rite. This is why it is said that when you embrace Islam you must make it public. That’s why shahada (testimony of Faith) is given publicly.
I swear many ***** are so ignorant. The worst human is to be ignorant and die ********t. Imagine a fellow said Islam even forced a dead woman even in her death to Islam?. Chai, I wonder what you guys really learn in your ****** studies.
Shaking my head man
Vincents Osawere
May 21, 2018 at 2:04 PM
Please learn from people that knows how to use English words. If you read people’s comment you will have a lot to learn. You need to learn about your religion too. This is because from the look of things, you know nothing about Islam and you want to brew trouble to be recognized because only through this you can realized the real reasons you joined.
Dorothy California
May 21, 2018 at 1:49 AM
@Amanda, u are too defensive in your comment as if u are one of Allah defence army but must you insult others because of Islam.
Are you saying Islam is not violent. What explanation do u have for terrorists killing in the name of Islam all over the world.
I don’t see any sense in your most of your comments. Take a chill pill girl
Amanda
May 21, 2018 at 4:42 AM
What’s this crap has to do with the article?. You didnt read your fellow ppl up there started insulting islam first?
Akpabio Hannah laughter
May 21, 2018 at 10:47 AM
it shows how harsh and ***** of a being you are. you don’t need to prove a point. post your comment and let others do. my opinion might be true or false OK, just leave it that way. live and let others live mbok. don’t be harsh…respect others and leave religion because its just a trap.
lil
May 21, 2018 at 1:01 PM
fake identity
Martha
May 22, 2018 at 1:41 PM
RIP woman, you were beautiful.
Wale
May 24, 2018 at 4:32 PM
Jesus has said it all. Let the “Dead” bury their dead!
In christiandom, we don’t pray for the dead we only give them last respect. Let them whatever they like with her body,it doesn’t have anything to do with her soul hence, her making heaven.
faith
May 24, 2018 at 5:26 PM
Ina Lilahi Wa Ina Ilehin Rojihun. May Almighty Allah Forgive all Misdeeds and grant you Aljanah Firdaus. Ameen.