Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A Filipino woman yesterday embraced Islam in a conversion ceremony held at the residence of Hj Besar bin Hj Mahmud in Jalan Tungku, Gadong.
Cheryl P Celestial, 31, an employee at a laundry company owned by Hj Besar, is now known as Syakirah binti Abdullah Celestial.
More than 200 guests comprising invited guests and officers from the Islamic Da'wah Centre attended the ceremony.
The ceremony, which began with a recital of the surah al-Fatihah, was headed by an officer from the Islamic Da'wah Centre.
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