{"id":2078,"date":"2015-01-28T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rs\/en\/german-international-footballer-reverts-to-islam\/"},"modified":"2015-01-28T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T13:44:08","slug":"german-international-footballer-reverts-to-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r-islam.com\/en\/german-international-footballer-reverts-to-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"GERMAN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER REVERTS TO ISLAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2077\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/rs\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/German.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/r-islam.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/German.jpg 502w, https:\/\/r-islam.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/German-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">German U20 International footballer Danny Blum has announced his reversion to Islam, describing it as a religion of hope and strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u201cIslam gives me hope and strength. Prayer calms my soul,\u201d Blum told Bild newspaper on Monday, January 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u201cI was short-tempered, erratic and did not know where I belonged\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Blum joined FC N\u00fcrnberg in Bavaria last July. The team plays in the Second Division of professional football in Germany, the Bundesliga. Shortly after joining the team, he injured his knee and was forced eventually to take six months off. A few weeks ago, he took the decision to revert to Islam, joining the world\u2019s fastest growing religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u201cI have visited a mosque and my heart rate rose immediately, I felt this is something for me and wanted to know more,\u201d Blum told Bild.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Ever since, he has been praying five times a day and eats halal food. Informing his parents of his decision, the 24-year-old player said they were scared at first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u201cThey are devout Christians. But soon they said that I have to go the route that I believe is right,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u201cIslam is a peaceful religion. My faith says: never force anyone to do what he does not want. If you think, it has to come voluntarily from the heart!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Germany is believed to be home to nearly 4 million Muslims, including 220,000 in Berlin alone. Turks make up an estimated two thirds of the Muslim minority.<\/p>\n<p>Ref: On Islam<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; German U20 International footballer Danny Blum has announced his reversion to Islam, describing it as a religion of hope and strength. \u201cIslam gives me hope and strength. 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