G-lers,

l received this email this evening.

Jabou

In a message dated 5/23/99 8:42:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< Subj:         nyc: re: Miracle Child uncovered
 Date:  5/23/99 8:42:28 PM Central Daylight Time
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 Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
 In the Name of Allaah, The Most Gracious, The Most Kind

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 Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 14:26:33 -0400

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 As Salaamu Alaikum,
 Recently, I sent out an email about a 4 year old child who had a great
amount
 of knowledge.  I went to go hear him speak today at the mosque and after he
 spoke the Imam told us that what we had heard about him at the Friday prayer
 was not true.  The Imam invited the boy to stay with him in his home and
 during that time, he found out that much of what he had been told about the
 boy was untrue.  The boy is actually 9 years old and he only has a few
surahs
 from the Qur`an memorized.  The speech he gave is the only one he knows and
 he nas memorized it and goes to different places saying it.  When he is
asked
 questions related to deen, he cannot answer them.  The Imam exposed all of
 this to the mass of people who showed up because he feared that it would
 cause fitnah among the people.  In the history of Islam, only three have
 spoken during infancy and for them to claim that he has spoken from the age
 of five months can cause confusion throughout the land.  I sincerely
 apologize to everyone for the confusion and I pray that Allah and you will
 forgive me for helping to spread this falsehood.

 Fi Amanilah,
 Halla Salem
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