Sheikh, I'd like to know what was your religion and your family's religion before your conversion
Only in Ramadan
A teenager living the usual lifestyle of youth
Which is pretty normal for our youth these days
but he got an awakening call after visiting his uncle in physiotherapy
After living a life of sins and disobedience, which was wrong, how did the path to guidance begin?
Personally, in all honesty, I was affected by what happened with our brother Eddie
I was affected greatly and I expect that anyone who enters the elevator after hearing what had happened with brother Eddie
will remember the grave and its horrors
I don't know if you agree with me or not
After your fear of death, you started reading a lot of books
And reading the Quran and you read a lot of Ayas
What was the Aya that shook your heart?
When Eddie was guided by Allah to Islam, and I pray to Allah for his persistence
He didn't let himself go and said "Allah guided me and I don't need to worry about my family."
Eddie went to his mother, father, brothers, sisters and relatives to invite them to Islam and guidance
See his father's friendly face? By the way, he owned a night club!
Imagine! Look at him now with his beard and kind face
And those who were after them!
Look at Eddie and his care for his children by teaching them the Quran
So I ask Allah that all the deeds of this family from prayer and fasting be credited to you
Mashallah Sheikh Allah has blessed you with guidance
After your guidance, did you care for teaching your children the Quran, prayer and teachings of Islam?
Do you find this of importance?
Then I went with Eddie to the Jujitsu club, which was established by him and his brothers in Chicago
Mashallah my the Merciful bless I didn't expect the place to be this big!
Brother Eddie why did you commit to establishing this club and why this game specifically?
These students from all ages, do you make sure that you deliver to them the teachings of Islam?
I will play with you!
Mashallah I'm filming Sheikh Eddie and he's filming us at the same time
Mashallah he has a very famous program called "The Deen Show
And he has filmed about 500 episodes
Since we are here with you Sheikh, in Chicago
We must visit your Studio and witness the action!
Brother Eddie, how did the idea of this show start?
Mashallah our brother Eddie's program is very beautiful
But what impressed me the most is that his show is broadcasted weekly through this channel, and it's a non Muslim channel
Here in America, if he had broadcasted his show on a Muslim channel it would've only been seen by Muslims
But he insisted, and this is wisdom in Da'wa, that his show be broadcasted on a non Muslim channel
So that non Muslims get to know about Islam and the teachings of Islam so that they be guided by the will of Allah the Almighty
And I ask Allah to grant him persistence and success