Dusun Man Embraces Islam
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 70-year-old Dusun man, Tabong bin Tidom, converted to Islam on Thurday night at the headquarters of the National Development Party (NDP) in Limbaruh Hijau, Jerudong.

He chose Muhammad Tabong bin Abdullah Lidom as his new Islamic name, as he uttered the religious syahadah in the presence of Mohd Muizzuddin bin Haji Jaya and Haji Mohd Ali bin Haji Sabli, officers at the Islamic Dakwah Centre, Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Muhammad Tabong is a widower with nine children.

Attending the conversion ceremony were Yassin Mlandy, the President of NDP, and his deputy, Mainland Morshidi Othman.

After his conversion, a Majlis Berdikir was held. Muhammad Tabong received gas from the Islamic Dakwah Centre and party members.

Muhammad Tabong, a member of NDP, said that he been interested in to Islam ten years ago and wanted to convert but did not know how. He was allegedly told to find his own way.

Last Tuesday, he again voiced his wish to Mahmud Morshi di Othman, who rushed to organise the conversion ceremony.

"I have long believed that Islam is the right religion for me. One of my children has already converted to Islam. I am very happy that at last my wish to convert has been fulfilled:' he told Weekend.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Dakwah Centre said a total of 9,264 people throughout the country have converted to Islam over the last 20 years, from 1985 to 2004.

Of the number, the Brunei-Muara District recorded the highest at 4,114 converts, followed by the Tutting District at 2,316, the Belait District at 2,204, and the Temburong District at 630.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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