BRITISH MUSLIMS LAUNCH DA’WAH DURING WORLD CUP

Sao Paulo, 18 Sya’ban 1435/16 June 2014 (MINA) – A Brazilian Muslim has taken the Shahada or Islamic declaration of faith a few minutes after meeting team Mission Da`wah from the British Islamic Education and Research Academy during World Cup tournament which was launched last Thursday.

IERA team is not the only da`wah team by Muslim groups who went to Brazil to spread the true teachings of Islam to millions of fans.

Along with the British team, Brazil’s Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil (Fambras) has launched a program titled Salam Brazil to spread the word of Islam during the World Cup.

The he group published a special guide book in Brazil for Muslim fans in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Titled “Salam (hello) Barazil”, 65,000 copies of the 32-page booklet have been published by the Union of Islamic Associations of Brazil in cooperation with the Omani embassy in the South American country.

Along with the written guide, the federation prepared a cuddly bearded mascot called Salaminho (Salam Boy), a smart phone application and a hotline to advise visitors on how to observe Islam while in Brazil.

WhyIslam, the largest grassroots da`wah project in North America, has also headed to Brazil’s Sao Paulo to “convey precise and authentic information about Islam through simple, effective, and innovative means of communication”.

Hosted by Brazil for the second time, the FIFA World Cup football tournament would run from June 12 to July 13, 2014.

Twelve cities are scheduled to host matches: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manuas, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

A total of 32 teams split into eight groups will be vying for the coveted World Cup trophy in Brazil, including six countries with a Muslim majority or large Muslim population including Algeria, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina. (T/Fauziah/P04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)