240 Filipinos embraced Islam last year

As many as 243 nationals of the Philippines embraced Islam last year while 50 convert every month on an average in the Kingdom, thanks to the efforts of a Bahraini centre specialised in the teaching of Islam, which recently expanded its Daawah (proselytising) activities to include social media networks and other digital platforms.

Islam Awareness Centre (IAC) was established in 1978 and began as an idea by a group of ambitious Bahraini youth back then, says Tariq Al Wazzan, the president of the centre.

After forty years, the IAC is today one of the most active Daawah centres in Bahrain and the region, as it organises numerous activities and conducts different programmes to suit the different expatriate communities living in the Kingdom.

While speaking to Tribune, Mr Al Wazzan elaborated more on the activities of the centre and how it successfully helped around 1,500 new Muslims from 16 different nationalities to live their lives in accordance with the teachings of their new religion.

Explaining the goals, vision and mission of IAC, Mr Al Wazzan said, “Our goal is to spread awareness of Islam to non-Muslims, caring for the needs of new Muslims, teaching Arabic to non-native speakers and educating expatriate Muslim communities. We always strive to achieve excellence in spreading awareness of Islam with wisdom and good teaching, using modern tools and in partnership with the other Islamic awareness organisations.”