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.
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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,