Having been an ordained Catholic priest, Idris Tawfiq spends his time now talking about the wonders of being a Muslim. Khadija Gulamhusein caught up with him on a visit to England.

When Idris Tawfiq walked into the emel offices on a cold Friday evening, I felt instantly at ease. He had a gentle manner about him and a soft-spoken disposition that did not mask his passion for religion and his work. We spoke in-depth about Islam, Christianity, and his interfaith work.
I asked him what it was that first attracted him to Islam. I had assumed that his response would refer to the theological or ethical aspects of the religion. Instead, he nostalgically relayed a life-changing encounter he experienced on a visit to Egypt.
“My introduction to Islam came from a little boy on the street in Cairo, cleaning shoes with small plastic flip-flops on his feet. He saw my white skin and greeted me with assalamu alaikum. For 40 years in Britain, I’d seen Muslims; I’d seen them in the streets, and I knew what the TV told me — that Muslims chop your hands off and they beat women, but that little boy started the whole journey off.” Tawfiq’s credits him with all that he has achieved.
“I told the audience at Manchester Metropolitan University about the boy. I told them that on Judgement Day he would get the shock of his life. His good deeds and bad deeds will be read out from a clear book, and when his good deeds are finished, he will think, ‘That’s all the good I’ve done in this life.’ But then the angels will read out the shahadas that have been declared because of him, the books that have been written on Islam because of him, the articles, the TV programmes, this interview itself—all because of him.”

to cntinue reading the story go to the link below
http://emel.com/article?id=85&a_id=2368

mashallah

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@congoshine

please help us define the word "imam".

thank you.

LagosShia:

@congoshine

please help us define the word "imam".

thank you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam

congoshine:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam

i did not ask for wiki or any link.i asked for the definition of the word "imam".

thanks

LagosShia:

i did not ask for wiki or any link.i asked for the definition of the word "imam".

thanks

No fight bro. You probably know the definition yourself,what point are you trying to make?

congoshine:

No fight bro. You probably know the definition yourself,what point are you trying to make?

the man in your video is no IMAM!

LagosShia:

the man in your video is no IMAM!

Ok then. Stay blessed .

Ya Hussain !!

Ya Haider !!

congoshine:

Ok then. Stay blessed .

Ya Hussain !!

Ya Haider !!

may Allah (swt) guide you and open your eyes for the sake of Hussain and Haidar (as).

LagosShia:



may Allah (swt) guide you and open your eyes for the sake of Hussain and Haidar (as).

May your mind and brain be opened to the absolute lack of relationship between these stories about intra-arab tribal succession politics and your African culture ,heritage and destiny.

congoshine:

May your mind and brain be opened to the absolute lack of relationship between these stories about intra-arab tribal succession politics and your African culture ,heritage and destiny.

you're entitled to your opinion.and i do not blame you for holding such a view since you're not muslim.

the Prophet Muhammad (sa) was a prophet and messenger sent to humanity.he was not sent to arabs only.if among the arabs existed rebellious individuals who contradicted the religion of Islam and harmed the family of the Prophet which we are commanded to love in the Quran and obey,then your description in my view as a Muslim is wrong.

i invite you to discover islam and learn about the Prophet and the religion from unbiased sources and then compare with the bised sources.you will come to the conclusion that the truth is (shia) Islam.

you can discover all you wish about Islam from the Shia perspective from here:

http://www.al-islam.org/

if you're to reach the truth there is no shortcut to reading.
Best Regards.

LagosShia:

you're entitled to your opinion.and i do not blame you for holding such a view since you're not muslim.

the Prophet Muhammad (sa) was a prophet and messenger sent to humanity.he was not sent to arabs only.if among the arabs existed rebellious individuals who contradicted the religion of Islam and harmed the family of the Prophet which we are commanded to love in the Quran and obey,then your description in my view as a Muslim is wrong.

i invite you to discover islam and learn about the Prophet and the religion from unbiased sources and then compare with the bised sources.you will come to the conclusion that the truth is (shia) Islam.

you can discover all you wish about Islam from the Shia perspective from here:

http://www.al-islam.org/

if you're to reach the truth there is no shortcut to reading.
Best Regards.

I guess this is an argument for another day.

Why would Allah allow all these war and counter wars between Sunni ,Shia if indeed He(God) had a hand in all these political ideologies ?

I repeat its all Intra tribal arab politics ,has nothing to do with you - an African. You can learn lessons from it,but not take up another races problems as your own.

If you are Yoruba I invite you to learn more about your own God given history and heritage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%C3%A1

http://www.yorubaorganization.com/?page_id=124

If the arab ideology had not being spread by war & Sultan Dan Fodio,you'd still be practising your traditions & culture.

May Olodumare enlighten you.

congoshine:

I guess this is an argument for another day.

Why would Allah allow all these war and counter wars between Sunni ,Shia if indeed He(God) had a hand in all these political ideologies ?

I repeat its all Intra tribal arab politics ,has nothing to do with you - an African. You can learn lessons from it,but not take up another races problems as your own.

If you are Yoruba I invite you to learn more about your own God given history and heritage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%C3%A1

http://www.yorubaorganization.com/?page_id=124

If the arab ideology had not being spread by war & Sultan Dan Fodio,you'd still be practising your traditions & culture.

May Olodumare enlighten you.

you're a funny person.0lodu-what?mare!lol

well,your belief is that God has never sent anyone to preach His message.i'm not even sure you believe in God to start with.like you said,this is not for this thread.so maybe when the opportunity arises,we'd discuss.

take care!