DDHK News, Dubai - The number of foreigners who converted to Islam in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), increased sharply during 2014. As reported OnIslam.net, more than a thousand foreigners living in Dubai converted to Islam over the past few months at the Dar Al Ber Society (the government-run Islamic Information Center in Dubai).
The number of converts posted a separate record that was achieved in 2014. "About 205 of them converted to Islam in January 2014, 238 in February, 237 in March, and 383 in April," said Dar Al Ber Society Director Rashid Aljunaibi.
Since early 2014, hundreds of people visit the Islamic Information Center every day to find out about Islam. In May, the number of converts reached 1.063 citizens of different nationalities, according to a senior official at the Dar Al Ber Society.
The principles of Islamic tolerance, honesty and kindness for all are also the main reasons that attract a large number of foreigners in Dubai who embrace Islam.
Aljunaibi said the new converts came from the Philippines, China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Ireland, Australia, Myanmar, Syria, Jordan and Latin American countries. .
"An integrated certificate is issued to authenticate every new Muslim Muslim in relation to the Dubai Courts, and the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charities in Dubai."
Founded more than 20 years ago, the center of the Dar Al Ber Society has been home to 20.000 foreigners in the United Arab Emirates who embraced Islam, who come from 200 different nationalities. According to the Dar Al Ber Society, around 2.115 people embraced Islam in 2013. Compared to around 1.907 in 2012, this represents an increase of about 10%, according to Aljunaibi.
That number was much less in 2011 as 1.380 foreigners were reported to have converted to Islam, while 1.500 converted to Islam in 2010 and around 1.059 in 2009. (mel / muslimdaily.net / onislam.net / localhost / project / personal / ddhongkong.org /ddhongkong.org).*
