SPANISH FAMILY HAPPILY ANNOUNCE THEIR CONVERSION TO ISLAM

El Jadida, Morocco,  24  Shawal 1436/9 August 2015 (MINA) –   The number of foreigners converting to Islam continues to rise in Morocco, as lately a Spanish family of three announced their conversion on Friday, in El Jadida, 56 miles away from Casablanca, Morocco World News reported.

The father and his son took the Shahada in the presence of thousands of worshippers in the Nour Mosque, after the noon prayer, International Islamic News Agency (IINA) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The daughter, on the other hand, was taught the Shahada by a woman in the women’s quarters of the mosque.

Shahada is the Islamic declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as His Prophet.

In a video posted on YouTube, the father and his son expressed their happiness to convert to Islam to their new brothers and sisters.

The father decided to change his name to Omar while the son chose Idriss as his new name, although Islam does not require new converts to adopt Muslim names.

Every year during summer time, a number of non-Muslim foreigners announce their conversion to Islam, while visiting Morocco.

Thanks to its tradition of openness and tolerance, Morocco has become in recent years one of the main destinations for foreigners seeking to learn and convert to Islam.

Every day, foreigners adopt the Islamic faith in different cities of the Kingdom.

The most recent conversion of foreigners to Islam in Morocco was last month, when a French man and a Swiss man converted to Islam in the Koutoubia Mosque of Marrakesh. (T/Imt/RO6)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)