To all who are interested in evidence to support the claims of the Christian New Testament documents, the following information should prove to be very helpful. In fact, it might be a very good idea for you to forward this document to all of your contacts that might be skeptical about the miracle-working God of the Bible. A book in my personal library (i.e., "Who is this ALLAH" by G.J.O Moshay, former missionary to Nigerian Muslims, 1995 edition) tells a story about a mysterious fire in Nigeria that destroyed Muslim property alone and that LITTLE CHILDREN ALONE COULD SEE in time to ensure that no lives were lost immediately after a Muslim began to bulldoze the graves of certain white Christian missionaries in order to extend his estate. The story starts on page 52 under the heading "Let Allah Contend". I have retyped the entire story below (Please note, all bold print in square brackets that are not references and everything in all-caps are mine, for emphasis): [Quote] We have to defend our faith and our beliefs against falsehood, but why should we defend God or try to save his reputation? The worst we can do to a person who blasphemes our God is hand him over to Him for an immediate judgment. That was what Paul did on the Island of Patmos when a false prophet and sorcerer, Elymas, was trying to prevent the chief of the island from being converted. He received instant blindness (Acts 13:6-12). God defended His Word there. Late in 1987 a Muslim decided to bulldoze the graves of certain white Christian missionaries at Ibi town in the Wukari Local Government Area of the present Taraba State of Nigeria in order to extend his estate. God spoke to a Christian to tell the Emir of Ibi to warn the man. The Emir was reluctant because of his religious leanings. On December 24, the graves were bulldozed. Immediately, a mysterious fire broke out. The bulldozer was the first victim. After the bulldozer, the fire selectively burned the property of several Muslims in that town. Only little children could see the approach of the fire to any of its targets. The invisible fire continued until March the following year. By January, the fire had already gutted about 400 houses, according to a report by a Northern Nigerian based secular newspaper, The Reporter, of January 30, 1988. By March, the number of houses affected had grown to about 3,000 [according to Good News magazine, April/May, 1988, Kuduna. Some Muslims, who had been affected and were quick to realize that the fire was selective, went to hide their belongings in the nearby town and villages. But the fire could identify the properties from Ibi town and did justice to those properties leaving those of their hosts in the same houses intact! No Christians were affected. But a few Christians who dared sympathise with their Muslim friends immediately had a brush of the show [Maybe Moshay meant to say that “almost” no Christians were affected]. A Muslim parent, who beat his child for joining some Christians in prayer meeting, had his house gutted that very evening [16 Opt. cit]. That sounds like a folktale in the 20th century? Yes, it is strange; but it was real. At least two secular newspapers reported this strange fire incident. At least three Christian publications reported it. Even the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA Lagos) reported it in the week-end programme Newsline and a committe of seismologists was set up by the Federal Government to investigate the cause and the extent of the damage of the mysterious fire. The Committe had no scientific explanation. When all efforts, sacrifices and prayers sought by the Emir failed to stop the operation of the fire, and [Moshay should not have added this word because his sentence leaves his readers with the impression that it is not supposed to end where it does] it became obvious that the Christian God was defending even the dry bones of His servants who had died as far back as 1904 and 1905. The Christians realized that they must not sympathise with the Muslims, but they did not rejoice over what happened. All they did was to summon people together and preach the gospel of peace and love to them. A Christian organisation, Love Divine Ministry, based in Kaduna was there. Over 400 people, most of them Muslims, were converted; and some of them came forward to say God had also healed them of certain physical diseases and disablement. The three-day visitation of the Holy Spirit in the area has been described as a rain of revival. We believe that people serving a great God do not have to defend such a God. A god worth the name should be able to defend himself and his followers. This reminds us of an event in the Old Testament which we can use to explain this further. When the people of Israel backslid and began to worship Baal, one of them, Gideon, rose up one night and destroyed the altar of Baal of which his father Joash was the priest. "And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold the alter of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. And they said one to another, who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he that cut down the grove that was by it. And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? Will ye save him? He that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar." (Judges 6:28-32). We think the law of Joash, the priest of Baal, could be made an international law today: that whoever threatens of the life of a blasphemer so-called should also be threatened; whoever kills, or promotes or instigates the killing of a supposed infidel or does so should be given a military sanction by a super-power. As far as we are concerned as Christians, we do not have to defend God. Muslims claim they can use violence if their god or prophet is blasphemed. If they are convinced a person is blaspheming their god or breaking down the altar of their religion through pen and paper, why don't they allow Allah to contend with the blasphemer? We think that would be the religious thing to do. If Allah is a Saviour, why should they have to save him from the hand of an infidel? All they should do is to rename the kaferi 'Jerub-allah.' A God that needs to be fought for by weak human beings ceases to be the Almighty God. We therefore challenge our Muslim friends in all quarters to put down their cutlasses, swords, bombs and knives, matches and petrol, and let Allah fight his Christian enemies. [Unquote] I read that story many years ago and because I began writing an article that includes that story I was inspired to search Google for information from other sources in order to see if I could verify it for myself. Lo and behold, the link to this web page was on the first page of my Google search. Now, to prove to myself that Moshay was telling nothing but the truth, the top was the first of four links I came across that contain the words "mysterious fire(s)". Interestingly it confirms the truth of Moshay's story, in the words of Muslims themselves, who, quite obviously, know nothing about the Christian God or the God of the Bible and who, just as obviously seem to be totally unaware of Moshay's explanation of the fires.