The Moor's the merrier.
Posted on 05/14/2006 7:03:43 PM PDT by Alouette
MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) - A tuna fish caught in the Indian Ocean this week has excited Kenyan Muslims who are flocking here by the hundreds to see a Koranic verse apparently embedded in its scales.
Dubbed the "wonder fish" by locals in this port city, the 2.5-kilo (5.5-pound) tuna has attracted so much attention it has been placed in the custody of the National Fisheries Department for safekeeping, officials said.
The otherwise ordinary fish caught the attention of fishmonger Omar Mohammed Awadh who pulled it out of a catch when he noticed what seemed to be Arabic writing among the scales near its tail, they said.
Arabic scholars examined the fish and determined the writing was a Koranic verse meaning "God is the greatest of all providers," said Hassan Mohamed Hassan, an education officer with the National Museums of Kenya in Mombasa.
"This has been confirmed as a verse from the Holy Koran," said Sheikh Mombasa Dor, the secretary-general of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya.
"We believe that God brings these kinds of messages in many forms from time to time and that we should not only read the Holy Book, but practice what it says," he said.
Mombasa district commissioner Mohamed Maalim agreed.
"It is so clearly spelt," he said. "That is why we believe that Allah is sending a message to mankind."
Hundreds of Muslims and curiosity seekers flocked to Awadh's Takaungu Fresh Fish Shop to see the tuna on Friday, prompting concerns for its safety and its removal to a refrigerated locker at the fisheries department.
In March Muslims flocked to see a pair of fish found in a pet shop in the British city of Liverpool which appeared to bear the words "Allah" and "Mohammed" on their scales.
Hmmm, smells like tuna.
Are you sure the talking fish didn't warn them to vote for hillary?
Wait'll they see the koranic pig.
I'd like to take the opportunity to retract my previous post. Jews are just as weird as everybody else.
where is this swine of glory?
The Fisher and the Fished.
A FISHERMAN who had caught a very small Fish was putting it in his basket when it said:“I pray you put me back into the stream, for I can be of no use to you; the gods do not eat fish.”
“But I am no god,” said the Fisherman.
“True,” said the Fish, “but as soon as Jupiter has heard of your exploit, he will elevate you to the deitage. You are the only man that ever caught a small fish.”
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— Ambrose Bierce, Aesopus Emendatus.
Seems like they are making such a big deal out of this (fish story) they would at least show us what we are supposed to be looking at.
The Moor's the merrier.
It's from the Great Tuna Prophet, Kahleel Gibrine. "And when the son of cod returns, fear for your sole. He shall rule with a swordfish of iron".
Hmmm. Same thing happened to me, but I saw Joe wilson..
You'd think they would, right? See my post #16 above. They never so much as showed an image of the fish or told us what is said. Some very poor reporting there.
The photo of the tuna from the article isn't even the same fish, just an example of what a tuna looks like.
The majority of Jews have fallen away in faith.
Tremble, you infidels.
Our Tuna can beat theirs any day.
You must have been eaten a BIG bowl of chili first.
Might want to re-read that Bible, my friend.
I think its says: "Not kosher, tastes like chicken"
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