Movie director and songwriter, Abdul-Rasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz, has retraced his steps to Islam.
The estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele explained that though he was born a Muslim, he never practiced Islam.
JJC Skillz said returning to Islam has given him peace and he expresses joy and happiness over it.
JJC skills disclosed this in a series of videos and pictures posted on his verified Instagram page on Thursday, 19 January, 2023.
In the video showing him at the National Mosque, Abuja, the ‘We are Africans’ crooner, said that he was lost but is now found.
He wrote: “I was lost but now I’m found O Allah, I ask You for Your pardon and well-being in this life and the next. O Allah, I ask You for well-being in my religious and worldly affairs, and my family and my wealth.
“O Allah, veil my weaknesses and set at ease my dismay, and preserve me from the front and behind and on my right and my left and from above, and I take refuge with You lest I be swallowed up by the earth.”
Speaking further, the celebrity narrated his journey back to Islam, recalling he practiced Christianity because his mother was a Christian.
“I was born a Muslim – AbdurRasheed by name. My dad, Bello is a Muslim but my mum is a Christian. Back then I used to go Islamiyah but all I remembered about it was getting beaten. They used to scare us with hellfire so, I never practised.
“It’s God’s design that I will return to Islam. I thank Allah for sparing my life. I am so happy I found Islam again because it has given me peace. It has given me direction and focus. I was truly lost but now, I am found”.
