A disillusioned Sikh man from India has converted to Islam in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province and has been named Abdul Rahman, according to a media report there.

Tota Singh has converted to Islam and has been named as Abdul Rahman in the northern Jawzjan, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

Singh arrived from India in Shiberghan, capital of Jawzjan province two years ago.

He was thinking of converting to Islam, the report said.

“After doing a lot of research, he has finally chosen Islam,” he said.

“I was in prison for some time in India and there I finally found that worshipping idols, animals and trees were not rational,” he was quoted as saying by the news agency.

Reaching out to the Whole Family

After feeling the beauty of Islam, Abdul Rahman has pledged to persuade his brother and other family members to adopt Islam as their religion.

His family has been living in Shiberghan since last two decades.

Sheikh Abdul Rahim Islamyar, director hajj and religious affairs, said in a ceremony that Tota Singh was named as Abdul Rahman after consultations with religious scholars.

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Source: business-standard.com