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Pakistani batting stalwart Mohammad Yousuf, who announced his conversion to Islam a fortnight back, attended a function at Karachi where he defended his decision to change his religion from Christianity.
“Nobody pressurized me to accept Islam. I became a Muslim after attending many religious gatherings at Raiwind. Whenever I went there, I used to meet a 96-year-old Haji Abdul Wahab who impressed me a lot,” Yousuf, who attended the religious function with captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, was on Tuesday quoted as saying in Daily Times.
Yousuf told a gathering of around 2,000 people that when he started playing cricket one of his friends used to do special rituals for him by reading verses from the Holy Quran while he was asleep.
“And the next day I used to score big. He was my roommate and his act impressed me a lot. I started taking interest in Islam. One day I dreamt that my same friend was asking me to accept Islam,” Yousuf said.
He also said that he was living a satisfied life and had started learning Arabic and reciting the Holy Quran.
“In the Pakistan team, Inzamam supported me a lot. I have visited Raiwind with Inzamam and Saeed Anwar many times. I cannot tell you what a great feeling it is for me after becoming a Muslim,” he said.
“Nobody pressurized me to accept Islam. I became a Muslim after attending many religious gatherings at Raiwind. Whenever I went there, I used to meet a 96-year-old Haji Abdul Wahab who impressed me a lot,” Yousuf, who attended the religious function with captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, was on Tuesday quoted as saying in Daily Times.
Yousuf told a gathering of around 2,000 people that when he started playing cricket one of his friends used to do special rituals for him by reading verses from the Holy Quran while he was asleep.
“And the next day I used to score big. He was my roommate and his act impressed me a lot. I started taking interest in Islam. One day I dreamt that my same friend was asking me to accept Islam,” Yousuf said.
He also said that he was living a satisfied life and had started learning Arabic and reciting the Holy Quran.
“In the Pakistan team, Inzamam supported me a lot. I have visited Raiwind with Inzamam and Saeed Anwar many times. I cannot tell you what a great feeling it is for me after becoming a Muslim,” he said.
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