Dubai, August 29: The Ninth Ramadan Forum on Friday witnessed 125 Filipinos —122 women and 3 men — embracing Islam after an impressive lecture delivered in Tagalog by prominent Filipino scholar Omar Penalbar. With this, the number of conversions at the forum has increased to 159, including 151 during the seven non-Arabic lecture series.
The lecture titled “The Message of Islam” was the last in a seven-lecture series targeting non-Arab Muslim and non-Muslim communities as part of the forum activities being held at Al Twar-2 area, opposite Dubai Airport, Terminal-2.
Of the new Muslims converted on Friday was Emmanuel, known as Manu, who came to the forum out of curiosity but amazingly did not stop crying all along the lecture.
“When I heard about the lecture, I was very keen to come and listen, but I did not know how to go as I am staying in Jumeirah. Unexpectedly, Allah sent me an Arab friend who offered me a lift to and from the forum,” he said. Manu, who has been working in a TV channel since 2006, felt blessed to have this chance. “I feel different. All my sins are washed up and all my ‘black points (bad deeds) have become green (good deeds). I am born anew,” he told Khaleej Times. “I am no longer alone. My new brothers in Islam are all around me. I am very happy to know the true religion. This adds more responsibility on me to tell my family and friends about this merciful and tolerant religion. There is still hope; we can start a new chapter of our life again,” he said.
In his lecture, Sheikh Omar talked about the message of Islam, its tolerance and lenience. “Islam is the last divine message and its followers must believe in all messengers and apostles.”
Sheikh Omar said about 99 people embraced Islam in one night after he gave a lecture in Philippines. “But tonight is the biggest for me. The 125 new Muslims broke my old record,” he said, adding for further information, people may contact the Kalemah Islamic Centre at 04-2644115, or at www.kalemah.org.
Administrator of Ramadan Forum, Mohammed Al Hashemi, said Filipino people are very kind-hearted. “Knowing about Islam, they convert individually and in groups. Valuable gifts and books on Islam are then given to all new Muslims to know more about the teachings of their religion.” The Ninth Ramadan Forum concluded on Saturday night with an Arabic lecture titled ‘Sulaiman Hoopoe’ by popular Saudi scholar Dr Sheikh Mohammad Al Uraifi.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
9 days left to become THE NEXT ISLAMDUNK TEAM MEMBER
Assalamo Aleikum wrb
That's right, there are 9 days left in our competition, and I must say that we are very excited. Some amazing things have been happening this week by the blessings of Allah. Our studio is up an running, and the competition seems to be moving great. I have been approached by many brothers and sisters asking questions and showing interest.
Remember that submission dead lines are September 5th. Make sure you scroll down to the next post for the video tutorial and instructions on how to submit your videos.
May ALlah bless you.
Do not forget that the last 10 days or Ramadan are upon us soon. Make the best out of it, and please make duaa for us and this project.
Salamo Aleikum
That's right, there are 9 days left in our competition, and I must say that we are very excited. Some amazing things have been happening this week by the blessings of Allah. Our studio is up an running, and the competition seems to be moving great. I have been approached by many brothers and sisters asking questions and showing interest.
Remember that submission dead lines are September 5th. Make sure you scroll down to the next post for the video tutorial and instructions on how to submit your videos.
May ALlah bless you.
Do not forget that the last 10 days or Ramadan are upon us soon. Make the best out of it, and please make duaa for us and this project.
Salamo Aleikum
Monday, August 16, 2010
JOIN THE ISLAMDUNK TEAM
It is with great pleasure that we are announcing that we are expanding the Islam Dunk team. We are recruiting a team of 6 dedicated programers who will produce and host a weekly Islam Dunk Show.
The vision of Islam Dunk Media productions is to educate others about Islam, to invite people to Islam, to clear misconceptions about Islam, to provide Muslims with an easy access to Islamic knowledge and to have Halal entertainment for Muslims.
The Rules for the Contest:
- You have to submit an Islamic video
Here are a few ideas :
1. Cooking from around the World- Recipe Show
2. News Cast , what are the Muslims in Ontario facing?
3. Interviews with Muslims.
4. Skits/Short movies about Muslims in the West.
5. Hadith Reminders, Quran Reflections.
6. Quran memorization show with Islam Dunk.
- The Video must be within 5 to 10 minutes.
-The Video can be individual or in a group.
- Open to All Ages.
-Only for Windsor, Ontario residents.
Submissions:
-Deadline for Submissions is September 5th.
-Please reply to this post with your Name and Email Address if you would like to participate.
-The videos must be uploaded to www.youtube.com with an unlisted (anyone with a link can view) setting.
-Once the videos are uploaded paste the links on www.islamdunktv.com under the " Join the Islam Dunk Team " tab, with the matching name and e mail that you used for showing interest in participating.
- After reviewing the submissions we will chose 6 team members -One team of brothers and one team of sisters.
The following is a video tutorial on how to upload your video on youtube and how to apply for the competition. Also in the comments of this post you will find an example.
As a team member you will be able to gain media skills that will help you in any future career. You will learn valuable public speaking skills, you will access modern audio-video equipment and work on high end programs to produce an original television show which insh Allah we hope in the future to air on satellite channels like IQRAN AND PEACE TV.
Please contact Jibreelk at gibreelk@gmail.com for more information.
Salamo Aleikum
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
We wish you a blessed and beautiful Ramadan
Assalamo Aleikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu. The islamdunk team would like to wish you a blessed and beautiful Ramadan. May Allah the Most High and the Most Loving and the Most Forgiving give you all the good things that you desire, and forgive your sins and ours and bless all the Muslims around the world, especially the ones who are suffering in places such as Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, Iraq, Chechnya and all over the world. Please pray for all of them, and pray that the world becomes a better place. Please pray for the islamdunk team that Allah swt, will help us to keep on the right path and continue our work in educating and helping Muslims all over the world.
Ramadan is a month in which we realize the blessings of Allah as well as our mistakes and faults that often times we attributed to outside influences.
We pray that we finish this Ramadan in a good state, and that Allah will forgive us and make us clean, just as a white sheet is clean after being washed. Amen.
Salamo Aleikum wa rahamatu Allahi wa barakatuhu.
Ramadan is a month in which we realize the blessings of Allah as well as our mistakes and faults that often times we attributed to outside influences.
We pray that we finish this Ramadan in a good state, and that Allah will forgive us and make us clean, just as a white sheet is clean after being washed. Amen.
Salamo Aleikum wa rahamatu Allahi wa barakatuhu.
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