You're right, it's culturally determined. You'll be surprised to learn that the culture of a mother affect the offspring even in a patriarchal society. That sa

You're right, it's culturally determined. You'll be surprised to learn that the culture of a mother affect the offspring even in a patriarchal society. That said, it was a figure of speech. He was definitely not a Cristian converted to Islam and whoever thinks otherwise perhaps got confused because of the notion that his mother was a Cristian perhaps?