http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7520149.stm
'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians
The gristle spells out the word "Allah" in Arabic
Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner says are inscribed with the name of Allah.
What looks like the Arabic word for God and the name of the prophet Muhammad were discovered in pieces of beef by a diner in Birnin Kebbi.
He was about to eat it, when he suddenly noticed the words in the gristle, the restaurant owner said.
A search of the kitchen's meat revealed three more pieces which bore the names.
The meat was boiled and then fried before being served, owner Kabiru Haliru told newspaper Weekly Trust.
"When the writings were discovered there were some Islamic scholars who come and eat here and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind," he said.
The restaurant has kept the pieces of meat for visitors to see.
Thousands of people have already gone to the restaurant to see them since they were discovered last week.
A vet told the newspaper the words "defied scientific explanation".
"Supposing only one piece of meat was found then it would be suspicious, but given the circumstances there is no explanation," Dr Yakubu Dominic said.
― Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 08:24 (seventeen years ago)
it looks kinda off, dunnit
― yungblut, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 09:03 (seventeen years ago)
and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind,"
idiots
― Ste, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 10:45 (seventeen years ago)
Even if it is a sign from the almighty, what kind of almighty does that? Certainly not one you would want to put your everlasting faith in surely? At least when Ganesh was drinking all that milk a few years ago, there was a bit of joy in the whole thing. But gristle?
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 11:50 (seventeen years ago)
the lord works in mysterious, asinine ways.
― latebloomer, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 12:07 (seventeen years ago)
A search of the kitchen's meat revealed three more pieces which bore the names.
"Supposing only one piece of meat was found then it would be suspicious, but given the circumstances there is no explanation," Dr Yakubu Dominic said.
― Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 12:13 (seventeen years ago)
If all the pieces of meat were, say, cut from the same area of the same animal, I don't think it's that surprising that they have the same overall texture.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 12:17 (seventeen years ago)
Don't try and reason with this kind of thing, it really is a waste of time and energy.
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 12:19 (seventeen years ago)
Nah, there're all at it. This is just another version of 'God helped me win Pop Idol' or 'God stopped me getting on the plane that crashed'. God is forever doing silly little things like this for all the various religions and not getting down to the real job in hand and stopping me burn myself every time I get something out of the oven.
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 14:23 (seventeen years ago)
excuse me, waiter, there appears to be a proof that Islam is the only true religion for mankind in my soup
― andrew m., Wednesday, 23 July 2008 14:54 (seventeen years ago)