DUBAI, Aug. 28th, 2010: 122 ladies and 3 men, all expatriates from the Philippines, converted to Islam in Dubai in a lecture by popular Muslim Filipino orator and preacher Omar Penalbar.
Penalbar was lecturing on tolerance in Islam and the message of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) who is a mercy to all mankind when he was asked by the ladies to elaborate on Islam and its teachings. The lecture was organized in a Ramadan tent in Al Twar area in Dubai by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). The preacher said the previous largest number of people to convert to Islam in the Philippines in one night with his help was 99. A new record has been set today when the 125 individuals declared their conversion to Islam, he added. Emarati families played a role in this when they accompanied the Filipino individuals to the Ramadan forum, according to Mohammed Al-Hashimi, who oversees the forum.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2010.
