A young woman from Jewish origins, who was raised in the city of Eilat in the south of the country, and currently lives in Petah Tikva city, converted to Islam, in a court in front of the judge and chose Ellen to be her new name in Islam.
The young woman sent a message to her brothers and sisters in Islam and to all Muslims around the world saying: “I advise them to hold to the Qur’an and to read it on a permanent basis, because from the moment I read the Qur’an my life is constantly changing.”
Ellen added that she has chose this decision without any influence or pressure or coercion, noting that the decision was based on personal conviction, and that she did not find in any religion in the world what she found in Islam and that Islam has granted her high psychological comfort.
She said: “My friend Yasmin, which was Jewish and converted to Islam, encouraged me and helped me to convert to Islam, and has read the Quran to me, then I found myself in this religion, which delighted my heart and mind so I decided to convert and I wore the veil as required by the Islamic rules.
She added that she had to get to know the five pillars of Islam and to learn and start praying and to be keen on reading the Quran. Things are not new for her as she started since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. She also started to fast since the beginning of the holy month.
Mr. Amir Assi, a social activist and a consultant of Arab Affairs lectures, was the one who accompanied Ellen when she converted to Islam.
Mr. Assi said that he thinks this is his duty, and the duty of every Muslim on the face of this simple land. He explained that Ellen asked him to accompany her during her conversion to Islam and to help her out. He further mentioned that he was not expecting or waiting for any return from Ellen and it was Allah’s reward that he was waiting for in this holy month.
He finally added: “I was completely astonished and surprised when wanted to shake my hands with Ellen to congratulate her for converting to Islam and she replied that she was sorry and that she does not shake hands with Muslim men Ellen has been disowned by her Jewish family after she converted to Islam.
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