Ẹ̀sìn ti wa láyé, ki ẹ̀sìn Ìgbàgbọ́ àti Mùsùlùmi tó dé. Fún àpẹrẹ, Yorùbá gbàgbọ́ ninú “Ọlọrun” ti Yorùbá mọ̀ si “Òrìṣà-òkè” tàbi “Eledumare”. Bi Yorùbá ṣe ḿbá Ọlọrun sọ̀rọ̀ ni ayé àtijọ́ ni ó yàtọ̀ si ti àwọn ẹlẹ́sìn igbàlódé.
Yorùbá ńlo “Ifá” lati ṣe iwadi lọ́dọ̀ “Ọlọrun”, ohun ti ó bá rú wọn lójú. Yorùbá ma ńlo àwọn “Òrìṣà” bi “Ògún”, “Olókun”, “Yemọja”, “Ọya”, “Ṣàngó” àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bi “Onílàjà” larin èniyàn àti Eledumare.
Yorùbá ni “Ẹlẹkọ ò ni ki Alákàrà má tà”. Ẹ̀sìn ti fa ijà ri, ṣùgbọ́n ni ayé òde òni, àti ẹlẹ́sìn ìbílẹ̀, Onigbàgbọ́ àti Mùsùlùmi ló ńṣe ẹ̀sìn wọn lai di ẹnikeji lọwọ. Ni òkè-òkun, ẹni ti ó ni ẹ̀sìn àti ẹni ti kò ṣe ẹ̀sìn kankan ló ńṣe ti wọn lai di ara wọn lọ́wọ́. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwòrán yi: Mùsùlùmi àti Onígbàgbọ́ ńṣe ìwàásu lẹgbẹ ara wọn.
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- Mùsùlùmi àti Onígbàgbọ́ ńṣe ìwàásu lẹgbẹ ara – Christian & Muslim evangelising side by side. Courtesy: @theyorubablog
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- Mùsùlùmi àti Onígbàgbọ́ ńṣe ìwàásu lẹgbẹ ara – Christian & Muslim evangelising side by side. Courtesy: @theyorubablog
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- Mùsùlùmi àti Onígbàgbọ́ ńṣe ìwàásu lẹgbẹ ara – Christian & Muslim evangelising side by side. Courtesy: @theyorubablog
Ó ṣe pàtàki ki ẹ ma jẹ ki àwọn Òṣèlú tàbi alai-mọ̀kan lo ẹ̀sìn lati fa ijà tàbi ogun, nitori “Ojú ọ̀run tó ẹyẹ fò lai fi ara gbọ́n ra”.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Religion has existed in the world, before Christianity and Islam. For example, Yoruba believe in “God” that is known as “The God of Heaven”. Yoruba used to communicate with God in the olden days, only the medium used is different from the modern religion.
Yoruba uses “Ifa” as a divination to make an enquiry from God whenever there is a concern about any matter. Other Yoruba “gods/goddesses such as Ogun – god of iron; Olokun/Yemoja – goddess of the river; Sango – god of Thunder etc” are used as “mediator” between human and God.
Yoruba adage said “The corn meal wrap seller does not prevent the beans fritter seller from selling”. Literally, both meals complement each other hence there is no need for rivalry. Religion had caused fight/war before, but nowadays, both the Traditional Religion, Christianity and Islam are practising their belief without disturbance to each other. Abroad/Overseas, both those who believe in religion and those who believe in nothing are co-existing side-by-side. Check the pictures here where Muslim and Christian are evangelizing side-by-side.
It is important not to allow the Politicians or the ignoramus to use religion to cause a fight or war because “The sky is wide enough for the birds to fly without bumping into each other”.
Originally posted 2014-09-05 13:05:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter