it was like a dream and I was kind of
hesitating to do it because of how my
family and everybody was gonna look at
me I feel great and you know you know
how they used to say Jesus first and
Jesus take the word to him and you know
direct confession box not going through
a priest to forgive your sin just to the
one God Almighty I actually been been
studying for four years for four years
for years somebody paid you cered you
four years investigating I didn't even
know what to expect you know I was in my
car for like 20 minutes I didn't even
know like I was shy to come in here you
know if Allah want to guide you here
just follow
me
alhamdulillah we have uh have a son
Marina here from ponana the brother here
uh I we got in contact about a couple of
months ago and he's been coming uh
periodically here a few times
about Islam he's been interested in
Islam quite a while now and uh matter of
fact about month and a half two months
ago we were here throughout uh the
afternoon until uh evening until
sun said and
uh uh he was probably uh very uh
convinced to take the shahada but for
some reason Allah knows best he was not
certain we said take your time you know
uh do some more research until you see
that you are uh fully uh convinced and
convicted about his name and and then
when couple of months went by and we we
chatted over over phones and uh
finally yesterday he calls me and he
tells me you know he's ready to become a
Muslim I was very happy and and
alhamdulillah
for him because as we all know uh this
moves us greatly whenever we know
someone to come to F of Islam because uh
this is something that is no greater
gift than
Allah rewards some somebody with
Islam
so today inshallah we decided
uh to meet uh after Juma
tonight
uh here in the mjid in
dport uh in front of the brothers here
and uh I have
here uh quite a few Brothers here in our
presence and uh inshallah we will start
with a declaration of Faith inshah which
states that is there is no God Worthy of
worship
accept the one true God which is Allah
and and I bear a
witness
that Prophet
Muhammad is
the messenger of
God and I bear witness also that Jesus
the son of Marian Jesus Christ is also
the messenger of God this declaration is
that you enter the F of
Islam now we're going to
start I bear witness I bear witness
there is no there is no true God true
God except Allah except Allah I bear
witness bear witness that is that
Muhammad that Muhammad may peace be upon
Him may peace be upon Him is the
messenger of Allah the messenger of
Allah messenger of Allah of
Allah and
andaa and I bear Witness bear witness
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ the son of
Mary the son of Mary is the messenger of
God Allah messenger of God Allah Allah
congratulations thank thank you man how
do you feel feel great I'm Eddie your 80
yes sir Eddie 80 pretty close huh y yeah
so tell me how how was it what was it
that just in a few words what was it
that led you to really contemplating and
thinking about the purpose of life that
led you actually from all the different
religions you chose Islam man to be
honest I was a born Catholic I was I was
born into a Catholic Family so um just
growing up I wasn't really understanding
what I was praying through you know uh
uh they was telling me there was three
Gods you know I wasn't really sure what
I was doing so you know growing up I was
just doing my research just myself I had
a couple friends who used to take the
religion super serious but you know I
was a Catholic so I didn't really see it
like that so after I got into it after I
got into it and stuff you know I just I
just thought that it was a reason for me
to be here you know cuz it was just it
was just out of nowhere that I was just
like you know what I want I I want to
practice the the Islamic religion out of
nowhere I just came here and like I said
like I was like it was like a dream
literally like a dream it just came to
my head just came to my head of becoming
a
Muslim you know and um now I'm here and
I was kind of hesitating to do it
because of how my family and everybody
was going to look at me my family don't
even know I'm here you know and um but I
feel great and I and I'll feel like
they'll feel happy for me too for what I
did so your your background is from the
Dominican Republic yes sir there's a lot
of Spanish people from all parts of uh
the Latin Community Spanish community
that we're seeing there's an influx of
Hispanics coming to Islam for the
exactly the same reason you know they
having a hard time identifying with the
Trinity Jesus being God part of the TR
but when they come to Islam the pure
monotheism it really connects with their
heart the Oneness the pure oness of was
that was that something that really
captivated you yes and I want to be able
to you
know um you know um pray pray to my pray
to my God you know pray to my God only
not just you know you know how they used
to say Jesus first and Jesus take the
word to him then this you know direct
yeah I want to I want to be directly
towards him you know pray to him so he
can hear me how I really feel no
confession box no going to a priest to
forgive your sin just to the one God
Almighty Allah directly yes sir cuz what
I'm concerned us we we owe his his kids
we owe his uh you know daughters and
sons so why why wouldn't we be able to
pray to him you know directly to like to
him you know I mean metaphorically yes
but we know now you learn coming to
Islam that's the beautiful thing when
you for instance you learned that God
doesn't have children daughters Sons
he's he's nothing like his creation and
this is the way of the fitra the natural
way so we want to congratulate you you
know for coming than uh except you know
this a beautiful day taking your sh may
God Allah continue to bless you and
you've been welcome to the community and
uh a community not just here but close
to two billion all over the world yes
sir I'm super happy to be here man like
I say I I actually been been studying
for four years but like years for four
years since I was like 15 years old I
actually started you know doing some
research on it but like I said yes but
like I said um just never took the step
was kind of afraid of you know you know
like the people around me and stuff how
would they look at me you know I was
young you know so but then got I'm here
you know I didn't get lost Allah guided
me here you know so somebody paid you
cursed you four years investigating
using your mind praying directly to God
Almighty you did your homework and you
concluded that indeed this is the way of
life from the creator of the heavens and
earth yes sir and the way the way just
how you know the Muslim Community just
you know maneuver the way they uh they
take the religion so serious and and how
they always try to do uh like good like
good things you know like they avoid bad
things you know what I mean always and
um and I feel like that's great you know
what I mean and
um I mean I can't I can't wait to you
know actually learn everything and one
last thing how did you feel from Shake
Sammy and the rest of the community you
know uh the the love you know the kind
how did you feel being accepted into the
man since day one since day one they
supported me since I came here like you
can't even ask them I I was super shy
when I first came here I was in the
corner over there and I didn't even know
what to expect you know I was in my car
for like 20 minutes I didn't even know
like I was shy to come in here you know
but when I came in you know they gra me
come over here um sit down with us since
day one they show me love man and that's
why you guys are great people all of you
guys and um like I said I can't wait I
can't wait to really be really come here
and really uh do what I have to do and
what I've been waiting for cuz you know
it's really a dream coming true to be
honest and I'm glad I was here to
witness that all right you guys also and
if you like to read the book also that
convinced him that had all the evidences
and proofs you can get your free copy of
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see you next
time peace be with you thank you and one
more thing can I say one more thing to
the videos okay so everybody um just do
what your heart tells you don't let
nobody tells you what to do um if a I
want to guide you here just follow him
like it won't be the wrong like it'll
probably be the best the best decision
you guys can make um don't let people
around you tell you what to do um and
make sure you um you know what you're
doing meaning like uh you make the right
decision on what you're doing and um
just be safe guys thank you all right
thank you for sharing that with us
assalam Alum asalam alaikum brothers and
sisters this is your brother Eddie from
the dean show and I have some amazing
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the project includes a mid an Athletic
Facility a live studio for recording the
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as you've known I've been looking for a
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found this church property for 2.5
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given
$100,000 down payment to enter into the
contract and $1 million will be paid
over 36 months inshallah with no
interest alhamdulillah but right now we
need 1.4 million to close on this
property brothers and sisters help us
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