Dar Al Ber helps 35 residents convert to Islam in six months

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 Dar Al Ber helps 35 residents convert to Islam in six months

Dubai - 249,114 functions organised in the first quarter of this year

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Published: Tue 25 Jul 2017, 11:13 AM

Last updated: Wed 26 Jul 2017, 9:48 AM

The Islamic Information Centre of the Dar Al Ber Society has helped 35 residents and visitors of different nationalities convert to Islam in the first six months of the year.
This was the result of 473,214 diverse cultural and religious activities held over the first half of the year to promote the tolerance, moderation and peaceful coexistence of Islam.
These included 11,152 functions conducted by the Society branch in Ras Al Khaimah, according to Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, Executive Director of Dar Al Ber.
The Centre saw a quantum leap of 5.8 per cent in terms of activities, he added. "The Centre organised 249,114 functions in the first quarter of this year as compared to 235,252 in the second quarter."
Rashid Al Junaibi, manager of the Centre, said they organised 1,946 specialised classes and lectures on religious, preaching and community issues. "Up to 1,794 of them were organised by the main branch and 152 by the RAK centre."
Official figures show that the Dubai Centre distributed 471,420 brochures on different issues in 15 languages across the country in the first half of the year. "The RAK branch distributed 11,000 brochures in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah."
Al Junaibi told Khaleej Times that a unified certificate is issued to authenticate the conversion of any new Muslim to Islam in association with the Dubai Courts, and the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai.
"Should anyone have interest in embracing Islam, they need to bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his messenger. They have then to fill in a special form, and submit certain documents including a passport copy, a valid residence permit, and a photograph."
Introductory lectures and courses are then prepared for new Muslims to help them understand the teachings of Islam, he stated. "They are also provided with simplified brochures and booklets on Islam in their own languages."
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com


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