A cockerel in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan has saved itself from the pot after crowing what its owner claimed was "Allah", the Arabic word for God.
The two-year-old rooster was set to be turned into chicken soup after its owner, Ibragim Ismatullayev, found it to be extremely aggressive.
However, Mr Ismatullayev has said that as he put the knife to the cockerel's neck, the bird "screamed" and, on hearing this, his five-year-old son said "dad, it's saying 'Allah, Allah'."
[insert impolite cock joke here]
Anyway, animals calling for Allah isn't a new thing:
Firdevs Robinson, editor of the BBC's Central Asian service, said that stories of this sort quite frequently came out of Central Asia.
She told BBC World Service's Reporting Religion programme that a lion in Azerbaijan was said to have roared the word "Allah" every time the call to prayer was issued.
What I find amusing and interesting are the differences in 'revelation' between the religions. Burnt cheese and plaster vs. a roaring lion and 'screaming' cock.
(if you tilt it, squint your eyes, and dim the lights...it looks like a cross-post)
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