Ghanaian Man Found Using Quran Pages As Tissue Paper, Begs For Mercy: "Haram"

Ghanaian Man Found Using Quran Pages As Tissue Paper, Begs For Mercy: "Haram"

  • A Ghanaian man residing in Ashaiman landed in trouble after using the pages of a Quran as tissue paper
  • A group of Muslim youth caught him engaging in the act after stumbling on pages of the Holy Quran scattered in the bush for sometime
  • The video has evoked mixed reactions as netizens expressed a flurry of responses in the comments section

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A young Ghanaian man was at the mercy of a group of Muslim youth after he was caught desecrating the Quran.

According to a social media post, the young man used pages of the Quran as tissue paper. The incident in Ashaiman was brought to the public's attention through an X post.

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Ghanaian man begs for mercy after he was found using Quran pages as tissue paper. Image source: EDHUB
Source: TikTok

According to eyewitnesses, the young man had engaged in the activity for an extended period and was caught by the Muslim youth in the community.

The youth in the area claim they noticed over time that an unidentified person had used pages of the Quran to help themselves in the bush.

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Displeased, they reported the incident to the Imam in the area, and after several days of monitoring, they caught the man red-handed.

He explained his actions and noted that the Quran did not belong to him. He indicated that he was a Christian who did not believe in the Islam Religion.

His dad was a Muslim and had the Quran until his demise. After his dad passed away, he did not see the relevance of the Holy Book and decided to use its pages as tissue paper. After the angry youth caught him, he pleaded for forgiveness in a video.

Watch the video below:

Netizens fume as young man's video drops

Netizens who saw the video of the young man using pages from the Quran as tissue paper were outraged. Some argued that the young man did not do the right thing.

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Others also stated that despite his actions, there was no need to subject him to punishment.

@Anerobeezy2 wrote:

"Why can’t they just allow the Quran to deal with the boy instead of them taking action?"

@KSnetne wrote:

"If this guy was in a Gulf state."

@olumax3028 wrote:

"You have a problem if you're fighting for God and acting like God can't fight for himself."

Ghanaian man sentenced for stealing pig

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man was convicted for stealing a pig.

The Nsuta Circuit Court handed Salifu Imoro a three-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of the alleged crime.

Netizens who saw the post expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh