Tue 03 December 2019:
A Mexican couple converted to Islam Sunday with the actor who plays Abdurrahman Alp in the hit Turkish television show “Ertugrul”.
The couple said their shahadah, the Islamic declaration of faith, with star Celal Al when he visited the United States.
A video posted on Twitter by KayiFamily shows Al stating the shahadah, which the man and woman both repeat.
Al then gives both of them a copy of the Quran in Spanish and in English.
Inspired by watching Ertugral, the couple intensely researched Islam and agreed to become Muslim, according to the video.
“First there was a lot (of) excitement. After we did it I feel more peaceful,” the man said in the video.
His wife, who is wearing a Turkish flag cap, said: “Very natural… not nervousness… something that I was waiting for.”
Their comments were translated for Celal Al who responded with “Allahu akbar”, meaning God is Great.
Allahu Akbar! The #Mexican couple were inspired to look into #Islam after watching the famous #Ertugrul TV series. And here they are saying the shahada with the actor who played Abdur Rahman, an alp of Ertugrul.
Subhan’Allah. May Allah accept from him and keep them firm. pic.twitter.com/wXhdN9GamJ
— Muslim Council HK (@muslimcouncilhk) December 2, 2019
Al was attending a Muslim American Society (MAS) convention in Los Angeles, Anadolu Agency reported.
Ertugrul is a historical fiction television series set in the 13th century and tells the story of Etrugal – the father of Osman I – who founded the Ottoman Empire.
“The show has blessings… It’s a powerful way to show our history and the beauty of Islam,” one user wrote on Twitter in response to the video.
Latino Muslims make up a sizeable portion of the Muslim community in the United States. Six percent of American Muslims identify as Hispanic, according to a 2011 Pew Research Center study.
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