Mr Greshen moved to Morogoro in search of work and got a house near the local mosque. He soon made friends with the Imam who also sold coffee and sweets outside the mosque.
Consequently, it became a custom for him to join the men outside the masjid for coffee but as soon as soon as the Islamic call to prayer (adhan) was called, they all went to pray and left him behind.
He was very impressed with the Muslim mannerisms, and especially that of the Imam. They were very hospitable and would buy him coffee and interact warmly with him, even though he was not a Muslim.
Soon,Mr Greshen began to take an interest in learning more about Islam. He was amazed at how short the Muslim prayers were, and also wanted to learn the meaning of the adhan. The Imam would gladly answer his questions and even invite him to Islam, but Mr Greshen was hesitant.
Although he was convinced by what the Imam had taught him, he worried about his family back home learning that he had reverted to Islam. He was also concerened about how he would be able to pray when he went back to his village since there was no Masjid back there.
As he contemplated about these issues, he made a trip back home. To his surprise, he found a masjid construction going on in his village courtesy of Ummah Foundation and more so, the iERA team were on the ground calling his people to Islam!
During his stay, he decided to attend one of the iERA New Muslim classes. MashaAllah! by the end of the class, Mr Greshen decided to embrace Islam!
Initially, his wife was not happy about this but after days of giving her dawah, alhamdulillah, she too embraced Islam. Mr Greshen and his wife are now part of the new Muslim class in their village.
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