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Christian priest who embraced Islam with 100,000 followers performs Hajj on King Salman’s invitation

by Muslim News Nigeria
2 years ago
in Islamtainment
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Christian priest who embraced Islam with 100,000 followers performs Hajj on King Salman’s invitation

Reverend Abraham Richmond is among more than two million Muslims who arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform #Hajj2023.

The former pastor is a South African national who recently embraced Islam after having a same dream multiple times. He had thousands of followers as priest.

He said he was asked in his dream “Dress your followers in Muslim clothes. Then the dream was repeated, then the voice became stronger, and then I converted to Islam.”

Ibrahim Richmond, a former Christian priest from South Africa, who converted to Islam recently, was invited to perform Hajj this year part of the King Salman Hajj Programme.

He accepted Islam 3 months ago after a series of dreams. 100,000 of Christians from his churches… pic.twitter.com/1VZSks7zkS

— 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (@HaramainInfo) June 30, 2023

Richmond is was accompanied by scores of his followers as he arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.

According to what was reported in a video clip posted by the official Saudi government communication account on Twitter, Abraham Richmond, Islamic name Ibrahim said: “I was a priest 15 years ago, and I was the leader of worshipers in the church, and it has 100,000 followers until the dream came to me.” He added, “I slept in the church in a small room.”

A former priest from South Africa, Ibrahim Richmond, who recently became Muslim and converted thousands of his church congregation members to Islam, was invited to make Hajj this year under the ‘King Salman Hajj Programme’.

Credit: @CGCSaudi pic.twitter.com/tLzNCRw0CW

— 5Pillars (@5Pillarsuk) June 28, 2023

“I heard this voice in a dream, telling me: Tell your men to wear white clothes.”

According to reports, his followers have also embraced Islam.

Emotional Final Speech Before Leaving Mina Camps By Ibrahim Richmond, a former Christian priest from South Africa, who converted to Islam recently, was invited to perform Hajj this year part of the King Salman Hajj Programme.

He accepted Islam 3 months ago after a series of… pic.twitter.com/y2HH1Ugcrh

— 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (@HaramainInfo) June 30, 2023

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