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Monday 5 September 2011

Norway Survivor Converts


Just a fortnight ago, IERA, the Islamic Education and Research Academy travelled to Norway to attend the World Humanist Congress in Oslo.  Headed up by Hamza Tzortzis who was set to debate Dr Lars Gule, a leading Norwegian humanist, IERA made the trip in order to better educate the Norwegian public about Islam.
In a remarkable twist of fate following Anders Breivik’s right wing shooting spree last month, one of the Non-Muslim survivors from the Island made his way to the IERA dawah table.  Describing his story for the camera, he explained that he found himself praying to God as he hid fearfully from the bullets.  No sooner had he said Allahu Akbar, he felt at peace.  He took his Shahadah right there and then in front of the IERA brothers.
Ironic indeed that a right wing extremist who sought to eradicate the effects of Islam from Europe instead created the conditions for the opposite outcome completely.
‘They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah’ 8:30 –
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  1. Happy Muslim Mama27 September 2011 at 12:54

    Assalam-alaikam,
    excellent post! What a heartening story. I have pasted and linked on my blog here:
    http://beautifuldawah.blogspot.com/2011/09/fresh-air-blog-describes-how-one-of.html

    I hope this is okay.
    Do keep the positive stories coming insh'Allah
    May Allah SWT give peace and ease to the Norwegian brother who converted

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