2,186 individuals embrace Islam in first half of the year
dubai — As many as 2,186 individuals embraced Islam in the first half of 2018, according to the Dar Al Ber Society.
These include 1,993 individuals embracing Islam in Dubai and 193 at the association’s Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) branch.
Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Alfalasy, CEO of Dar Al Ber, said that via its Islamic Information Centre, the association seeks to promote Islamic culture and highlight the values of tolerance, moderation and peace with the UAE’s foreign expat population.
The society aims to clear misconceptions about Islam and works on strengthening authentic Islamic values and concepts in the hearts of new Muslims, he added.
Rashid Al Junaibi, director of the Islamic Information Centre-Dubai, added that the centre — in its main office in Dubai and RAK branch — has witnessed converts from more than 35 countries from the continents Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and South America.
They were influenced and inspired by different factors, most importantly, the nobility of character and high moral standards shown by the Muslims in the UAE, listening to the Qur’an and Adhan, seeing Muslims during prayers in mosques, and many other factors that led them to know the beauty and excellence of Islam.
Al Junaibi noted that over the past six months the centre organised a wide range of dawah, educational, cultural and recreational activities, including distributing 436,660 educational materials in different locations at cultural stands, delivering 1,951 classes and lectures that addressed religious, cultural and social aspects of Islam. He pointed out the important role of Muslim society in presenting the beauty of Islam and its peaceful values, which promote truthfulness, justice, tolerance and cooperation with others. —