S.African bowler Wayne Parnell converts to Islam
He has also changed his named to Waleed after his conversion to Islam earlier in January this year.
Parnell confirmed in the statement that he has been studying about Islam and will celebrate his 22nd birthday as a Muslim on Friday.
Parnell said:
"While I have not yet decided on an Islamic name I have considered the name Waleed which means Newborn Son, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell. I will continue to respect the team's endorsement of alcoholic beverages. I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my immediate focus."
The South African cricket team manager, a Muslim by faith, Mohamed Moosajee said that Parnell’s Muslim teammates – Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir – did not influence his decision to convert from Christianity.
Moosajee said:
"Wayne already decided a few months ago to follow Islam. The decision to convert was his own decision, but I know nothing of the name change.”
Parnell’s fellow players, reportedly said they believed that he is very serious about the conversion and had not ‘touched a drop of alcohol’ ever since he converted to Islam.
He is the second Christian cricketer to have converted to Islam after Pakistan's Yousuf Yohana (now Mohammad Yousuf) in 2006.
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JazakALLAH........... WELCOME..........to the world of sympathy you are great ALLAH Accept the pray of NEW muslim so plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz pray for all muslim and specially for my country PAKISTAN
best wishes from depth of my heart.
I'm glad to hear this news, Islam is the religion of truth and wisdom. I congratulate Mr. Waleed on his reversion! He reflected and pondered over the teachings of Islam and ultimatley realised the true beauty of Islam. Islam is the religion which has the most misconceptions with non-muslims, but even in this discriminatory world which twists the truth with falsehood to prevent people to know the truth, by the guidance of the Almighty he embraced Islam, Alhamdulillah -Praise be to God!
May God guide him in the right path, and make him learn the true spirit and light of Islam!
welcome to the religion of peace
alhamdulillah really very lucky to accept t true religion islam ..i pray to allah tat let t whole humanity understand t real relegion ........one and only islam which teach us true and perfect things
@Farooq:
PLs reply me sudeer
masha allah
Humans required . . . . more than Muslims
masha allah,the lord desided to give light to the life of one who thursting for the truth.i have a strong conviction that if one who try to learn about islam with innocently and cincerely then he will lead to islam.
While I congratulate Wayne Parnell for his conversion to Islam, and well come him in to folds of the religion of peace. I would suggest to others who have intrest in Islam to refer to the original source of the religion instead of looking at the way of life of present day muslims of any hue and cry. They also need to look deep into the philosophy of the Islam and need not be swayed by the adverse propaganda of the media, which only reflects the biases and prejudices of those media houses for any reason what so ever.
ALLAH will bless you..
MASHALLAH………….marhaba...... now u r in the LIGHT OF ISLAM...........
Alhamdulillah for bro waleed.ma y Allah help him stay firm on the straight path and return the lost souls to islaam. Zulaykha Lagos. Nigeria
You have just chosen a right path. May Allah give you more courage dear WALEED (Aameen).
Congratulations and ver wellcome:::::::::.
Congratulations
congratulations brother welcome to the truth . may allah bless u. brother....
@Faisal: Masha Allah yes ofcourse Holy Quran is not a book of sciences. but it tells the humanity how to live with peace.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Subhan Allah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Dear Parnel, Assalamualaikum, Al hamdu lillah, we are muslims are proud of U. And we all pray for Allah that every one Like U converts to Islam, Defenately it might be ur own decissison and this only happens when u really believes on Allah and all the Prophets and The Holy Books and the day of the Qayamat. So once again we Congratulate U that now exactly u have find the way of Ur Life. and the way how to Live.Doughtlessly ISLAM means the religion of the Brother Hood Peace and Unity, so we all muslims welcomes u in the world of ISLAM.
WElCOME to **ISLAM**hope Muslims also read sites like amswering Islam which are banned in Pakistan. Muslims unfortunately are living in hidden world. they are yet to read of AA sarosh, Ben Morey, Boutos Zakaria and many others. please Muslims read FatherZakaria.net u will be enlightened, and also publish stories of the many Muslims who convert to Islam. Hope that will give a clear look. May God bless you.
pl remember Islam does not mean having a long beard and denouncing music, art and paintings. It is good that u have become a Muslim but i will be said if u become a mullah like Junaid Jamshed and Mohammad Yousuf. Be a moderate Muslims and strive for a society where social justice prevail and class differences do not exist.
Welcome to Islam light i hope your journey will successfully..........
Mashallah May Allah Bless you. Ameen .
masha allah this is great news ever 4 me ........ and may allah help you in every stage of life ...... and gerate name by the way WALEED...... IMRAN KHAN JISKANI FROM JOHI SINDH PAKISTAN
alhamdhulillah......! welcome to islam...
May Allah Bless you and your family
plz be good muslim and dont try to shift to pakistan, God Bless you.
Masha-Allah! I'm very very very happy for you!
1400 years ago, people of Mecca used to label it as magic. Now we know, it is only ones eagerness to find the truth and help from Almighty that leads people to the siratul mustaqin... ( alhamdulillah )
To the best of my knowledge he is still Wayne. But having said that Wayne is perfectly fine with me and im sure God is also okay with it.
Masha Allah
@Dodoplease read "amazing quran" by by gary miller for ur answer. i have not suggested any muslim scholar's book as u wuld blame him / her for bais.:
mabrook to all muslim
Today i m very happy that Wayne Parnell has decided to become a Muslim. I appreciate the Wayne Parnell for taking such a great decision. The Great Allah will give u a lot of happiness in ur precious life.
congratulations brother Waleed parnel for accepting ISLAM
Parnell is an insecure young man who had brush with the law. He finds that security in the bigotted fascism of Islam. It is unfortunate that these high profile personalities strengthen the hand of fascism and bigotry. In many Muslim countries leaving Islam is punishable by death, whereas the civilized democracies accord this courtesy to Muslim proselytizers. In February of 2009, two Sikhs were beheaded by Islamic zealots in Pakistan. A Christian pastor has been threatened with death. Parnell is simply a naive young man looking security in bigotry.
good to listen before your conversion i never liked you but now i feel some sort of paternal feelings for the newly convert waleed.CONGRATULATIONS!but the real exam starts for you now son,may ALLAH ALMIGHTY bless you with sound faith & happiness. ba a true MUSLIM & prove your choice to be authentic one
MaaaaaaaaaaaSaaaaaaaaaaaa ALLAH ALLAH BLESS YOU
WOW!!!
Very welcome Brother, My Almighty keep you very safe in every moment of your life!!!
@Nouman Sheikh! Islam is not a superstitious ideology by any means. Islam is a religion based on science and many scientists have testified to the scientific facts mentioned in the Quran fourteen hundred years ago which were only discovered by modern science. So people who think that Islam is some dark superstitious ideology have completely misunderstood it and need to study Quran comprehensively to perceive the signs of truth and to accept it. Islam is the fastest growing religion because it is the religion of science and humanity.
You are now set on the right path buddy, i congratulate the cricketer and warm healthy wishings for his next life.*
That's great bro. You are really lucky that you have been driven safely out of the certain dungeon horrible that awaits all the non- believers. Indeed you are safe now. Congrats
Alhamdolillah
If anyone study the true faith Islam there`s no need anyone to force for conversion,
i dont get it ... how would converting effect his cricketing skills. Infact going by religion, 'muslims' have been settings the worst example on a cricketing field.
good parnell u have chosen the right desion to turn yourself into a muslim rather than a christian.........wll done :)
good and thanks
MASHA ALLAH BRO; ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Congratulation brother,this news is a new vital for Muslims in this hard period of Islam,may Allah guide you in his best way
@Shock Horror: Well said.
hi dear u r now one of lcukeist person who saw the light of truth and wisdom i wil pray for u as ALMIGHT ALWAYS HAVE HIS BLESSING AT U BEST WISHES IN BIOTH WORLDS UR ONE OF MSOT WELL WISHER HAMID FROM PAKISTAN
@abdul rahman: No thanks! Zakir Naik does not know jack about science, what's his scientific credential anyway? He says he's a "doctor" but doesn't say what kind. Being a doctor doesn't give you authority over Physics, Evolutionary Biology, Cosmology, Particle Physics, Anthropology and the list goes on and on and on... All he does is give you rhetorical answers, nothing more. So spare me the agony of watching him spew one nonsense after the other. Gracias!
He went to India to play in IPL.Did he by any chance met Zakir Khan?
+@Dodo: for all your answers read the quran and watch the video by zakir naik " quran vs modern science " and all your questions will be answered scientifically 100%.
No one can force any one to convert to Islam. Its God All mighty's discretion. May Allah Bless him.
alhamduleelah: we want sucess to you on this choose _congratulation
Welcome
Welcome Brother
Congrates Brother warm welcome to the truth
@Mansoor: Ameen! INSHALLAH you duas would be accepted soon.
@Henoch Roshan Ratnam: Jesus also refrain himself from alcohol and preaches his people not to abide by it. you can check your Bible, it is still worth reading even after enormous alterations.
So if you consider himself follower of Jesus then you should follow the commandments.
@sumeet: Can you share any neutral resource? I have many authentic resources, including CNN, BBC which could prove you wrong.
Beenish this is not interfering to someone. this is actuallay the happiness that we feel when someone is in Islam. We feel that he is no more in sins, we feel that he is on right path now, we feel that he'll be blessed now on, we feel joy for his blessings. May Allah Pak bless upon you as well and you may feel the same what we feel.
Why muslims are happy if someone converts to islam? this shows expansionist attitude that islam has in its DNA why bother is someone converts, it shows insecurity why someone has to get converted to islam for a muslim to feel reassured about islam!
The way everybody is showing their happiness as if by this news all our problems have been solved. Now there is no poverty, no drone attacks, no bomb blasts , no fightings is that correct ?
why it is so much hype about this.... after reading the comments it feels like zombies are overjoyed when one becomes a zombie... ohh for goods sake leave that soul alone... religion is his personal matter... there is nothing for all you guys to cherish for
This is a news ? come on!
Who cares what's somebody's religion. Pakistan needs to get out of this mentality of obsession with religion.
JAZAKALLAH may u live long
One word "Congratulations"
@Red Alert: I may be wrong.. But check the contents in my posting.. Is it true? (Conversion of Islamic people to Christianity in Africa)
Asslamu Alaikum,
Islam is the name of a true religion.Welcome to you.
May Allah help you.
@Kasim.Lahore: faithfreedom.org is an 'Independent source' to you, should I laugh or what? :D
Mash'Allah!
this is good i like it may allah bless him.................
Assalamualaikum Mashallah good to hear this news. May ALLAH bless you and your family. Ramazan Mubarak from all Indian Muslim Brothers.
ALL well and good. But does that make him a better person?
MashAllah ..... welcome to Islam Waleed
mashaallah
Asslam o alikum brother how are u?I am proud we are Muslim and you may be better than we allh bless you and all the fabric it. God blees u
May Almighty enlighten you and shower His countless blessings ... and May Allah we can see that light which inspirs u...ameen
@ALI RAZA PACER
Being a left arm seamer myself, I would request you to play for Pakistan.
I wonder what your advice to Hashim Amla and Zaheer Khan and Yousuf Pathan is. Or may be Pakistan team positions are available to new converts only.
WOAHHHH!!! The comments are full of positive remarks about this news item!!! VERY surprising response from tribune readers!!
NFP wouldnt be too happy I am sure!
May Allah bless you Wayne! :)
sbohan allah bro allah blus you
welcame brother in islam allah blus you islam is a very wander ful relg welcame bro
Congratulations!!!
May Allah in His Infinite Mercy bless you from His bounties in both the lives : The Worldly Life and The Life Here after and may you be a source of inspiration for many more specially those young muslims who have lost their faith.
Being a left arm seamer myself, I would request you to play for Pakistan. God Bless you new comer in Islam religion.
Maasha Allah Allah has shown you the right path and the great tidings for youin Islam as Allah has promosed to those who strive for truth.May Allah reaward you here and hereafter."When Allah wants to favour someone He gives wisdom of Islam to him." Al Quran
@sumeet: from where you got this knowledge and I tell you to go back and check it out that is Islam is the fastest growing religion or not? and I want you to give a suggestion as you are reading it just to google and ask which is the fastest growing religion in the world. and also if it is not then which is the religion by the way you know one thing that after the attack of twin towers by an aeroplane you know 35000 people has accepted islam have you ever seen that this many people accepting one particular religion. Go and ask in Europe which is the fastest growing religion there? Go and ask Australia?
**By the way why you have heard that Dilshan and wayne both accepted Islam in a very short interval of time why not any other religion and Inshallah one day you will also come to know the truth and the whole world **May Allah Bless you and your family!
Mashallah...Brother consider urself as one of the luckiest who gets the Light of Truth ..Hidaya...May Allah bless You and ur family and all da people who supported u for this...Its quiet true that in modern world Islam is always criticised and ill - picturrised by the enemies who prevent people who learn abt islam...but at the same time as days go der shows increase in da number of people who learn abt islam and dose who learn with right intetion ve never delayed thier conversion...so its greatly welcomed..we all muslims are obliged to spread da truth abt islam through our Prophet Way ( PBUH ) , through the path of peace and prosper...nd lets shut the mouth of people who spread rumors abt Us...Jazakallah
jazakallaaah hair my dear brother ilove uuuuuuuuuuuuuu
hmmmm .. religiuos stories ... still a hot selling item... i am impressed with the number of comments. Good luck waleed on your quest to a new path.. "there are as many paths to God as there are souls on earth"
Mubarik Mubarik Waleed Bhai Mubarik Shukar ALLAH ka aap muslim ho gayeh
@Faisal: Yea, thats why such a huge number of scientists and Nobel laureates are Muslims or religious zealots (in general).
SO?
suban allah suban allah suban aalh,,,aftr herang dz newz vlkme the wrld of light peace n good will...allah alwyz kp u n us blesssd
Yessss, partay.
@Misha: pluto is a STAR????
and did you say Holy Quran says earth is round? i thought it says earth is flat and its mountains are like poles which create a balance so that the Earth does not tilt.
anyway Wayne Parnell has right to chose his religion(now and in future) and Muslims have right to be happy about it. Be happy. Enjoy.
@Dodo: Brother, Quran is not a book of science; it is a book of signs. Although, there are a lot of things mentioned in Quran that surprises the scientists, to have been written 1400 years ago, while those are recent discoveries by science. These scientific facts have been mentioned in Quran, just signs to attract a thoughtful mind, and to prove that this is a divine book, not to work as a science book. So if you would like to know answers to your question, you can check science book of grade 8, as all these are well known facts. On the other hand, if you have any questions about, life, its purpose, "how-to"s of social, economic, family sides of our lives, yes Islam can answer all your questions.May Allah guide all of us towards the path prescribed by Him. May Allah give all of us the courage shown by Brother Parnell, to check what we have been doing and to straighten our paths for the rest of our lives. Aamen.Brother dodo, this response is not for the sake of arguement or for the sake of any disrespect, it was only meant to provide a little guidance based on my limited knowldege.
@Misha
natural disasters are the punishment for those who deserve it for their wrong doings and Good ones also suffer but God has promised great rewards for all innocents in the life here after
Misha, this assertion of yours, raises very interesting doctrinal issues. Since you appear to be such an expert on doctrinal issues, I hope you will enlighten me.
A. We know that Pakistan is a country of believers. And we also know that there are several countries that are populated by the kuffar leaving in zahalat. These kuffar not only deny God but also wear, eat and drink what is stated to be haram. Now the question is, with so much of 'wrong doings' in evidence, why is it that these countries are not hit by earthquakes and floods, whereas, Pakistan is?
B. It is said that only God is all knowing, only He knows the 'reasons' of His actions.So when you claim to 'know' His motives behind 'natural disasters' are you implying, (i) That God explains all his actions to you? OR (ii) That you are as all knowing as He is?
C. Are you also implying that God makes 'mistakes' in hurting 'innocents' and needs to compensate them with 'great rewards' in the hereafter?
Has it occured to you that religion is a matter of faith and it need not be presented as a matter of scientific fact.
P.S.-Moderator ET in case you subsribe to Misha's views, feel free to dump my reposte.
@Dodo: Brother, Quran is not a book of science; it is a book of signs. Although, there are a lot of things mentioned in Quran that surprises the scientists, to have been written 1400 years ago, while those are recent discoveries by science. These scientific facts have been mentioned in Quran, just signs to attract a thoughtful mind, and to prove that this is a divine book, not to work as a science book. So if you would like to know answers to your question, you can check science book of grade 8, as all these are well known facts. On the other hand, if you have any questions about, life, its purpose, "how-to"s of social, economic, family sides of our lives, yes Islam can answer all your questions.
May Allah guide all of us towards the path prescribed by Him. May Allah give all of us the courage shown by Brother Parnell, to check what we have been doing and to straighten our paths for the rest of our lives. Aamen.
Brother dodo, this response is not for the sake of arguement or for the sake of any disrespect, it was only meant to provide a little guidance based on my limited knowldege.
Even if you rise up like yohanna, you will fall down very soon as he. Refraining from alcohol is very good. But refraining from Jesus is bad. I think you are not chosen to heaven. Very very Sorry for you. :-(
Even if you rise up like yohanna, you will fall down very soon as he. Refraining from alcohol is very good. But refraining from Jesus is bad. I think you are not chosen to heaven. Sorry for you. :-(
Ahlan Waleed,
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem. I was converted 5 months ago and making Dua regularly to take my beloved family members (wife, sons & daughters) embrace Islam as I did. In sha Allah, it will come.
Having one God (Allah) in your faith is like you are shileded from any form of Iblis as long as you follow the commandmends from the Holy Quran and from the teaching of Prophet Mohamad (PBUH), Blessings is enormous like showers.
7az sa3eed,
Mansoor
@Maricruz:
Ok, if you could find all answers in Islam, then please tell me how to do time travel. I will convert if you can answer.
@hamza khan:
Did the light suddenly shine on the Meccans after "Fatah-e-Mubeen"
@sumeet. funny
@Salman007:
But Salman Bhai, the light of reason is spreading faster than the darkness of medieval ideologies... Christianity may be on decline in the west..... but it's not being replaced by merely another ideology founded on superstitions.
Instead, educated people are drawn towards ATHEISM, SECULARISM & HUMANISM!
@Misha: Ignorance truly is a bliss. You should read up on that. The science you talk about from 200-300 years ago was mostly psuedo-science based mainly on assumptions and/or observations. Today, however, science is based mainly on testifiable and proven methods that has a procedure which requires stringent empirical evidences. Sure sometimes some theories are proven wrong or a better, more accurate finding is presented. but those theories are also presented by scientists at the end of the day. The bottom line is science is humble enough to admit that it doesn't yet know all the answers and if given enough time, will find an accurate one. Today we know how the earthquakes happen 100%; how stars move, speaking of stars, who in the world told you that scientists classified Pluto as a star??? Goes on to show how much knowledge you actually have. Moreover, the most advanced things that you use today; from a needle to a super computer, is a result of scientific research and ingenuity not some 1400 year old book. You wouldn't go to a maulvi if you were diagnosed with some serious illness, would you? I guess perhaps you should, then we'll see how much that actually helps ya ;). Oh and almost all the "divinlely revealed" truth that you talk about in Quran were already, either discovered, theorized or studied, in other ancient civilizations among which Greek is the most prominent. One more thing, according to Quran the earth was "spread out like a carpet" or "flattened" not made round (Quran 15:19). You'd know that had you actually read Quran instead of going with what you've been told to believe. In anycase I hate to hijack this blog and go on a debate, however, if you so desire to prove me wrong you're more than welcome to drop me an email at gullible.nomore[at]gmail.com. Peace!
@Misha natural disasters are the punishment for those who deserve it for their wrong doings and Good ones also suffer
Now we know that Amreeka is the great satan. It is full of kuffar who dress inappropriately and where men and women live and eat and drink haram.
We also know that the Islamic Republic is full of pious people saying their prayers and donning their ankle high shalwars.
Tell me why did the devastating floods of 2010 happen in Pakistan and not in Amreeka. Chances are there are more 'wrong doings' in Amreeka than in Pakistan.
Brother, religion is a matter of 'belief', do not confuse it with a 'scientific fact', for in that direction lies disaster.
Dear DODO.....just keep faith on Allah....just pray by ur heart to guide in rightpath.....the scientifical answer u can get from Dr.Zakir's speach...was held in Sri Lanka the topic was whether the god was existing or not...just check with the internet...Its really a good news Parnell has escaped from Hell fire to accepting Islam...
Mash Allah n welcome to Islam bcz u chose the right path
Mabrok, Ahlan brother, you had made a fantastic turning point in your spiritual life, I too just embraced 5 months ago and my only regret was why so late in my time!!!!!!!!!!
I think you are one step ahead to by born Muslim. You already win a test (had to leave previous culture and face some hardship). Hope you a better Muslim.
@DODO...lastly, you asked why GOD kill innocent in natural disaster.Okay its not necessary God want to kill those innocents natural disasters are the punishment for those who deserve it for their wrong doings and Good ones also suffer but God has promised great rewards for all innocents in the life here after.If they are child less than 7 years of age they are exempted from judgement.This is also the part of system.Your science can't justify its knowledge about these natural disasters if its true knowledge then why its failed to predict and control it because its helpless before the mighty power of Almighty GOD.
Allah hu akbar! May god bless him with peace and tranquility! Ameem :-)
@Dodo..a very stupid comment you stated that science has proved everything we dont need anyone to control then why do you need leader/figurehead to rule over your country.To tame,to control, to manage and to organise a system then how can this universe will be without any control.Definitely, science can't provide such thing .You say a child can tell firstly ,a child doesn't know how clouds are formed and blah blah...because he is a child secondly, all the arrangement and harmony in the universe isn't because of science.You don't want to ponder but I do and I want to ask why there are only 9/8 planets are rotating and revolving perfectly firstly why the hell are they rotating and revolving why earth is not the first planet why there is no feasible conditions for life on mercury and other planets.Why does Sun not rise from West/North/South? There are many other Questions which Science can never answer.You scientific people are the people of few words and even unsure about your knowledge and most easily can be challenged.
Dear Parnell this is good sign that youbecome a Muslim you will be successive in your life after this is my wish for you my Allah bless you in your life be happy than x for accepting Islam
@Sumeet!! By all the reliable sources, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. It has been verified by many independent sources, many of which are listed below. CNN World News ( 14 November 1997 Report --- See link below ) World Christian Database ( 200-2005 Survey --- See link Below ) Foreign Policy ( May 2007 Report) And also, by many other websites like, People's Daily Online ( 2 Nov, 2006) Islam is growing, and the number of adherents of Protestants and Catholics is decreasing. So, as people are accepting Christianity, they are leaving it at a greater rate as reported in leading newspaper. The New York Times ( 25 Feb, 2008 Report) Therefore, as verified by independent news media, western sources and even by the christian organization itself, Islam is indeed the fastest growing religion in the world.
thanks good,
it proves that if anbody ready to study islam , he could embarace it, bcs it is highly attractive and peaceful
im very happy to know that you are converted to islam wellcome to islam
Maasha Allah, May Allah bless him!!!!
MashaAllah.
Mashaallaha
maasha allah may allah helps my brother to learn everything more about the pure religion and my wishes for waleed and family
assalam to my brother and ALLAH's blessings be upon you, i pray that He shows the right path and guides you to better living.
but i would like to know more and i expect this to be more then just an influence
Great decision in ur life
we muslims must feel proud simultaneously we must learn from it
we muslims must feel proud and simultaneaously we must learn from it
welcome to life bro waleed god bless u
Allah 'o Akbar May Allah bring peace to the world and I am sure Parnell's decision will instigate other non-Muslims to accept islam.
Welcome brother.
@Hamza Khan
no one can force anyone to convert. this is such an orientalist concept, that somehow muslims ‘force’ non muslims to accept islam.
Really, then Marvi Menon must be suffering from the 'orientalist' disease.
http://m.memri.org/14499/show/c7a38dc922cfbf62b02ee8c86759dcbd&t=826c0c9c7dab45b643c5d2b402598c5d
While Wayne Parnell has every right to convert and its good to see his decision has brought so much of joy to the People of Pakistan, suppose some Waleed Khan from Peshawar tomorrow decides to become Wayne Parnell. Will there be an equally vigorous singing and dancing on this site.
Welcum dear Brother..
maasha allah
you get Islam' in your hardwork,But we have got Islam our birth time.we can't anything do to islam.So you are the great ! you will do work for Islam,sure..! May be Allah bless for you and All...
MashAllah I am very pleased to know that. May Allah keep him steadfast on this. Whoever commented agaisnt Islam has no knowledge of it.
Masha Allah..good news!
May Allah bless you. Be faith always in Al -Quran and Hadith. . . .
Waleed I m soooo happy about ur this stand and I belive after this step u will be very lucky in any field and Allah will help u in any step of ur life
Allhumdullilah..!!
We have one more brother with us who has joined the ever increasing 'Family of Islam'. We are so happy to see that 'ALLAH' (SWT) has opened the heart of brother Waleed a.k.a. Parnell confirming to (Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide) I pray to 'ALMIGHTY ALLAH' that 'HE' guides us all to the Straight Path, the Path of those whom 'HE' has Blessed and not the path of those who are on 'HIS' anger and nor of those who go astray"... Aamin..
Congratulations to him. May he become a true Muslim and follow the right path shown by Islam.
im extremely happy and i pray for WALEED to stay blessed for the rest of his life .
im very glade to hear such a gr8 news..wel cum to the deen of islam.
Mr. Waleed congratulation that Allah accepted you in his Islam. die as a muslim and inshallah you will get Jannah.
Masha Allah! congratulations!
I am glad to see that despite the negative portrayal of Islam in the media, Mr Parnell was able to discern between what our religion actually is and what it has been made out to be by some.
Dear Waleed,
At last you found the reality in this world and real life hereafter, insha- Allah.
Congrats from bottom of my heart...
there is no need to change the name of Waleed[ new born son] because instead of it you are like a child without of sin. Allah almighty bless you.you are so lucky bcause your past every kind of sins are forgiven, you are so holiest this time. mubarak
Mabrook. Allah shows the path to the righteous ones. Allah always keep all of us on the straight path.
Masha Allah! it's a great news..May Allah bless u!
congrtulations to all Muslims
masha allah.. ….may allah help u & ur family in every stage of life..
Dear Brother Assalam-O-Alikum, I congrats your spirit and courage to accept Islam. You can always contact me if you need any guidence regarding Islam or any misunderstanding.
Subhan Allah...................Well wishes for u waleed......
Assalam-O-Alikum, Dear brother, I congrats your spirit and courage to accept Islam. You can always contact me if you need any guidence regarding Islam or any misunderstanding.
Has nobody noticed yet that the writer of this report says "He has also changed his named to Waleed after his conversion to Islam earlier in January this year."
While Parnell says "While I have not yet decided on an Islamic name I have considered the name Waleed which means Newborn Son, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell."
Both these statements are made in this same report..... Contradiction? Misquotes? What is happening to ET?????????
This article is not news worthy! The man's religion is a personal thing - I am certainly not interested. Please can we focus on important issues relevant to our society.
Welcome You Brother , Mashallah . Allah give you more success
Welcom You, & Mashallah . Allah give you more success
Mashallah . Allah give you more success
Masha Allah!!!!!!! Great Waleed
Dear Brother, Assalamu Alikum Allah gave you a good way that will ensure happy life in the both world
Assalam o Alikum Dear Brother. Welcome to islam a peaceful religion. may Allah send his blessing on u and ur family.
Assalam o Alikum Dear Brother Welcome in the islam a peaceful religion.May Allah bless you & your family.Aameen
Dear Brother waleed Glad to hear u convert in islam may Allah Bless you and protect you in ISLAM Ameen and also ramdan kareem Mubarak to you.
Shahid Muzammil
ALLAHU AKBAR
Mashallah May Allah bless you and Mabrook to all Muslims for this great reversion
May you have the best life ever now! We are with you! 3 billion people are with you. You will never be alone. Stick to the truth that is Islam.
@Tahir Khan: The verse you quoted from Quran does not have any "divine" or scientific knowledge in it. A kindergarten kid can tell you what's written there just by spending an afternoon looking at the skies/clouds in the rainy season. It doesn't say how the clouds are formed (evaporation) or how does that lightening actually occurs "that snatch away the eyes." As far as "pondering" over things is concerned, there's a scientific explanation of what causes all those things that you mentioned. No one needs to "control" it. Its a natural phenomenon that happens when certain conditions are met. Earthquakes, storms, rains (albeit not in form of water) happens in a number of planets all across the solar system. There's no delicacy in how the earth is formed there is a lot of chaos if YOU look closely and read the scientific data. But just for argument's sake, why does the all beneficent, all loving, all caring God kill thousands of innocent children in earthquakes, storms and other natural disasters? Didn't those victims deserve a chance to live and enjoy a life on this planet?
Masha Allah... congratulations!! Welcome to Islam!
Subhan Allah May Allah bless u we say wel come to u in islam bcoz islam is a very simple but complete religion in all of religion's and that every know better then me even non-muslism are accepted that. if any one want to get place in paradise they want to follow up the rule of islam
Mashallaha Brother its very fascinating to hear your journey to Islam please do a YouTube interview about how you become Muslim i am very keen to know!... a very warm welcome to I.S.L.A.M........... peace
welcome ...
Asalam-o- Alaikum dear brother. Welcome to the Religion of peace. May Allah bless you with his countless blessings.
assalam o alikum Thanks to Almighty Allah That he had choosen u for right Path
may ALLAH bless u and your family and may ALLAH have mercy on his hardships and give him strength to obey the rules of islam AMEEN
Good for Wayne but it would be better if the muslims convert to Islam and follow it. So much attension to getting non muslims to convert while we are not practising true islam.
What would be the fate in Pakistan of a Muslim converting to Christianity? Probably worse than death!
Masha'ALLAH
Wow, after going through the comments, I can safely say that the people of Pakistan are seriously brainwashed. How sad. Identity politics to the extreme.
Aslam-o-alaikum...i m very happy 2 9 dat ...i proud of him...as a muslim...May Allah bless u ...
Congratulations Brother, Welcome to the Religion of Peace, May Allah fill your heart with his Love and the love of Holy Prophet(Peace Be Upon Him).
*ALHAMDULILLAH*
in my opinion its strange that when we talk about any other field or topic about life we usualy study and research then talk about it, but when it comes to religion no one does any study and research. anyone wants to talk about any religion should read basic scripture of that religion first then talk about that religion. religion is not an idealogy or philosphy, its about finding out about creator of everything and follow the guidelines provided by creator.
Before the answer to your questions Dodo. the question is that is there any thing in this universe or on earth like clouds crops earthquakes are under our control. If you ponder upon you will realize that how delicately and in a fashioned way this world is made. Some of its rules cannot be changed like day and night time. You can't stop the clouds to rain or hail. So who is controlling this.
This is mentioned in Quran as "Have you not seen how God makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a stack, and then you see the rain come out of it midst. He send down from the sky mountains (of clouds) having hail in them then He afflicts with it whomsoever He will and turns it away from whomsoever He wills. The flash of its lightning seems to snatch away the eyes." (Quran, 24:43) This is about just one verse about Cloud. If you want more you can ask some knowledgeable Muslim or you can go to read Quran in English on http://quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx (select translation of Mufti Taqi Usmani)
MashAllah :) It's SO nice to hear that. Allah is great and islam will definitely rule the world inshAllah
Welcome dude to the Religion of light!!!!
actually being in usa and talking to people about islam is like talking to rocks or some one with no brain, but believe me there are people who are guided by Allah and mashallah brother parnell you are a lucky person who has been guided, you will feel it as you go along with..congratulation bro...May Allah bless you
jazakAllah, Dear brother asalam mu alaikum, May allah fills ur heart with the light of islam and gvs u long lasting pleasure of being muslim, i appreciate ur move, and lemme tell u to all here who comment against islam, plz read Al quran and trust me u will cm to knw what islam is... And i promise to all.. U wil all embrace islam.. Plz do cm to kashmir..
@Maricruz: I would like to know the answer to how the clouds are formed, how does the climate change effect the crops. How does the global warming is causing all the havoc. What causes earthquakes. Please answer these in light of Islam not using faith based answers but scientifically testable answers please.
welcome,my bro....to the world of islam.world of botherhood.
masha allah.. ....may allah help u in every stage of life..
@Dodo yes
I insist! please do not get influenced by those who preach cultural & orthodox Islam rather to acknowledge the real truth not only read the Qur'an yourself but insist on references when a quote in thrown your way and remember the journey is from the inside to outside rather then changing your appearance but depriving others even their basic rights which unfortunately is very popular amongst us :( And lastly whatever decisions take please try to first understand the reasons why Allah has allowed or disallowed certain things by a thorough research of the respective topic :)
Mashallah . Allah give you more success.
Asa, Not converted but Reverted to Islam and although against popular belief but Name change is a choice not a necessity, my friends.
wellcome brother to the religion of peace we appreciate u
i m so happy that u accept Islam and you will be the most successful person in your life. and ALLAH helps you in every field of life. inshallah
Welcome!! Congratulations
@Neutralist: All the answers? Really?
Mubarak
Welcomes you to join... ET should also cover conversion of Islam to Christainity happens regularly in African Countries like Kenya etc... Daily almost 16,000 Muslims are converted into Christanity by Greed words or by Force according to Independant sources..
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/sina31103.htm
Welcome brother!!!
parnell u can see player like muhammud yusuf who made a world record in 2006 after accepting islam and hashim amla who propebly looks a proper muslim thats y he is number 1 in odi rankings today. parnell may god bless u and give u alot of sucsess in the world and after the world.....
@SAM:
You mean dazzling light Pakistan, Iran and the Arabian peninsula are drenched in right now?
May god accept your efforts and give you jannah...ameen
welcome to religion Islam ....may Allah bless u.....
Islam also means “submitting one’s will to the Almighty Creator”. Anyone who submits one’s will to the will of the Supreme Creator is a Muslim. That is the reason, said Dr Zakir Naik, Islam is the fastest growing ideology in the world. An article in Readers Digest ‘Almanac’, year book 1986, gave the statistics of the increase of percentage of major religions of the world in half a century from 1934 to 1984. The article which also appeared in The Plain Truth magazine placed Islam at the top which increased by 235 per cent. Christianity had increased by 47 per cent.
islam spreading arrond the world..
Wow thats great news.may Allah protect u n guid u 2 the rite path of life!mwaaah
heartiest congratulation to Wayne Parnell, may Allah help u for life time, and u get a real gift from Allah inshallah amin...
Dear , (Wayne parnell) Waleed I m soooo happy about ur this stand and I belive after this step u will be very lucky in any field and Allah will help u in any step of ur life Inshallah . Assalam o Alekum.
Dear Waleed,
Many many congratulation for accepting Islam. May Allha blessed on you and your family.
Best regards, Noman Ali Khan Pakistan
Wellcome brother, you have taken very right decision.
Masha Allah Great news, just before Ramazad.
Maasha Allah..... may Allah bless you, wishing you success always...
Salaams....
I'd love to see NFP pinning this on Hashim Amla, just as he did with MoYo's conversion when he did NOT take into account what MoYo himself said.
Other than that ... good to hear this!
Nice to know this, may Allah help you to keep on right path.
Congratulation bro. Keep on enlightened yourself with the teachings of Islam. Inshallah the Almighty Allah will further open on you the reality of life, this world and hereafter.
Hope you set a good example. :)
MASHALLAH.............mubur...mubur
Allah o Akbar May Allah SWT keep you safe from all hardships.....
I would really be interested in his story! Converstion strories are always a source of inspiration!
Excellent Buddy! May Allah Bless you and your family!
When you STUDY Islam, it has that strange power of filling you with harmony and giving you the answer to every question... alas! we have been studying only Muslims lately, and criticizing Islam for what the MUSLIMS have made it look like.
What no comments. No claims about parnell being forced to convert to stay in the team like Muhammad yusuf. Wonder where the "Oh So Liberal" brigade has disappeared now.
Welcome to the light!
Godspeed bro!