Ott said the coronavirus crisis helped him find his faith.
Wilhelm Ott
By Safaa Kasraoui
Apr 19, 2020
Rabat – Austrian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Wilhelm Ott announced his conversion to Islam on April 16, saying the COVID-19 crisis helped him find his faith.
He said in a post on Instagram that Islam has been on his mind for many years, but there were times when he “could do nothing with it.”
“I let myself be influenced politically. But when I had hard times, the Islamic faith gave me the necessary strength,” he said.
In the post, the MMA fighter uploaded a video with his Shahada or testimony, an Islamic creed and one of the five pillars of Islam that declares belief in the oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God’s messenger.
“My faith is now strong enough that I can recognize the only true God and speak the Shahada to be able to say proudly, yes I am a Muslim,” said Ott.
In another post, Ott expressed gratitude for the positive reactions he received from his fans and the Islamic community.
“It wasn’t my intention that it would be that big. I actually posted it because people around me and friends know it,” he said.
Ott, nicknamed “the amazing,” was born in 1982. He ranked 74th of 615 active EU Wester Pro Welterweights, according to MMA resource Tapology.
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Hopefully he will not join terrorist isis, al qaida and other radical group of Islam.
If he learn Islam in depth you will become one of radical Muslim. I am worry about that.
If he joins Ahmadiyyah is much better for him
Why did Christian man convert to Islam?
There are some reasons.
Some of them want to be a famous cleric
Some of them want to polygamy, in Christianity a man allow 1 wife for good. For example: our friend RAFIQ. He is polygamy.
Some of them want to have a sex party in Heaven. Prophet Muhammad promise those who die in believing in Allah will reward 72 virgin girls in Heaven
Some of them want to marry Muslim woman.
Etc
Why did Muslim convert to Christianity?
Some of them know that Islam is a religion of violent or terrorist
Some of them convert to Christianity because of a muslim husband can marry more than 1 wife
Some of them because They want to live in peace, prosperity and happiness. Christian countries can provide them a good jobs for their family, Islamic counties cannot.
Christianity is a religion of peace, happiness, prosperity and freedom of expression, and justice for all.Islam is not any more.
Dear other readers of The Muslim Times: Should I delete Somi’s nonsense comments? She claims to be Muslim (I think) but in fact always fights for Christians. And in a rather silly way.