Newly-converted teen can't wait for Ramadan
Bernama
April 23, 2016 06:56 MYT
April 23, 2016 06:56 MYT
In this April 14, 2016 file photo, Halina helps Woo Nina Grace, now Nur Nina Farisha, put on a headscarf at a room in Padang Astaka Kemaman during a lecture session by Dr Zakir there. Nina says she is getting more comfy with the hijab. - BERNAMApic
"My life is more calm now and I'm happy living my life as a Muslim. I can't wait to fast during this coming Ramadan," said Nur Nina Farisha Woo Abdullah.
The 19-year-old teenager had recently converted to Islam during a lecture by international preacher Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik in Kemaman.
The Diploma in Mechanical Engineering student at Ranaco College, Kemaman, said she had fasted with her friends in 2014 and hoped she could perform the religious obligation well this year.
"I'm attending religious classes held by the college to study the basis of the 'fardu ain' and the Al-Quran...and I'm also getting comfortable with wearing hijab (headscarf).
"I'm lucky to have many college friends who are ready to help me understand Islam and answer whatever questions related to the religion," she told reporters when met at the official residence of Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman here.
Earlier, Nur Nina Farisha received her Muslim conversion accreditation card from Ahmad Razif's wife Toh Puan Seri Halina Zakaria.
Present were Terengganu Religious Affairs and Malay Custom Council (Maidam) commissioner, Datuk Omar Musa, and Ranaco Education & Training Institute Sdn Bhd CEO, Ahmad Firdhaus Ramlan.
At the event, she also received a special contribution of RM1,000 from Maidam.