The Islamic Education Foundation (IEF) in Alhamrah organised a major ceremony at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s conference hall to honour 749 new Muslims who embraced Islam last year. Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh emphasised the importance of disseminating the message of Islam among the expatriate community. “Islamic propagation is the duty of every Muslim,” he said. He urged non-Muslim guest workers to make use of the dawah centres in various parts of the Kingdom to learn more about Islam and remove their misconceptions about its teachings.
“We are now in the process of revamping the dawah centres across the country in order to make them more effective in carrying out their mission,” the minister said. There are about 260 dawah centres in various parts of the Kingdom.