Diverse teams from leading grassroots da`wah project WhyIslam have succeeded in breaking language barriers among fans from around the world, giving da`wah to Islam in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Arabic, Urdu and Farsi.
“Alhamdulillah our diverse team breaks language barrier in Brazil,” WhyIslam wrote on its Facebook page.
Making their own stand in Sao Paulo, WhyIslam team included Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, US and other countries.
Moreover, a big number of Brazilian Muslims joined the teams as the tournament went on its fifth day.
“Many local Brazilian Brothers and Sisters (volunteers) joined us today during our StreetDawah effort,” another post read on the project’s website.
“Alhamdulillah it was a great turned out, we are planning to return to AvenidaPaulista very soon, inshaAllah. This is a busy location full of tourist from all over the world mashaAllah!” it added.
WhyIslam, the largest grassroots da`wah project in North America, has headed to Brazil’s Sao Paulo to “convey precise and authentic information about Islam through simple, effective, and innovative means of communication”.
The team is not the only one in Brazil for World Cup.
British Islamic Education and Research Academy has dispatched special da`wah teams to Brazil to present the true image of Islam.
On the second day of the tournament, a Brazilian Muslim has taken the Shahada or Islamic declaration of faith a few minutes after meeting team Mission Da`wah from IERA.
Along with the British team, Brazil’s Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil (Fambras) has launched a program titled Salam Brazil to spread the word of Islam during the World Cup.
The group published a special guide book in Brazil for Muslim fans in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Titled “Salam (hello) Barazil”, 65,000 copies of the 32-page booklet have been published by the Union of Islamic Associations of Brazil in cooperation with the Omani embassy in the South American country.
Along with the written guide, the federation prepared a cuddly bearded mascot called Salaminho (Salam Boy), a smart phone application and a hotline to advise visitors on how to observe Islam while in Brazil.
Hosted by Brazil for the second time, the FIFA World Cup football tournament would run from June 12 to July 13, 2014.
Twelve cities are scheduled to host matches: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manuas, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
A total of 32 teams split into eight groups will be vying for the coveted World Cup trophy in Brazil, including six countries with a Muslim majority or large Muslim population including Algeria, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Source: On Islam