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(9 years ago)The Imam of the Islamic Centre of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Mohammed Negumbo, whose family is from Christian religion, says that with recognition of a Muslim family at the age of 21 decided to choose Islam as religion. Negumbo in a statement to the Anadolu Agency showed the process of transition from Christian religion to [...]
The Imam of the Islamic Centre of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Mohammed Negumbo, whose family is from Christian religion, says that with recognition of a Muslim family at the age of 21 decided to choose Islam as religion.
Negumbo in a statement to the Anadolu Agency showed the process of transition from Christian religion to Muslim.
Negumba, born in 1942 in the city of Osakati, which is the second - largest city in Namibia, one of the countries of South Africa until the age of 21 has lived as a Christian. He says that by the arrival of a Muslim family in the city he has met for the first time with Islamic religion.
Indicating that while he was a Christian, Negumbo says that when I went to church, prayer made before lifeless statues that were there made me think and doubt. Then when I arrived at the age of 21, a Muslim family from Nigeria came to our neighborhood. At that time, the number of Muslim people in Namibia was very small, and for this reason their way of worship and behavior toward the people seemed much different”.
He said his relations with the Muslim family have grown over time. Negumbo says his interest in Islamic religion grew after the Nigerian family told him that there is only one God and he can pray everywhere, you don't need to go to church in front of statues”
Negombo says he has been notified of Islam when there was a very small number of Muslims in Namibia and since the first years he has not received reactions from his family or relatives, but that after choosing to become a Muslim he has begun to pay more attention to his behavior.
Negumbo made it known that this Nigerian family has learned the basic concepts of Islam and made ibada. He added that after a few years he moved to Medina to learn better about Islam. He then says he has returned to Namibia and has become the imam of the Islamic Centre in Windhoek.
Negumbo, who has 24 brothers and sisters from his father with two wives, says that 2 of his brothers have chosen Islam and that he believes that his parents will one day choose this religion.
It was forbidden to become a Muslim until 1990
Recalling that Namibia was a German colony until 1990, Negumbo says that Islam until 1990 has been banned in this state and that Muslims were considered guilty.
The imam Negumbo further noted that even the country's first sanctuary was built after the country's independence and that until this time Muslims were subjected to great pressure.
After independence, it says that the number of Muslims has increased in this country and that about 3 thousand Muslims now live here.
Making it known that together with the Turkish Agency for Co-operation and Co-ordination (TIKA), which is active in Namibia, they are developing joint projects, Negumbo says TIKA has built the place where the washing of the dead in the Central Mosque in Windhoek and that they continue to develop numerous other projects.
Negumbo says last year with the help of Turkish Diaries have distributed the aid and meat of offerings. “In time we know Turkey better, while they too are getting to know us better. Thus the proximity of us is growing. We will develop more projects with the Turkish and KIKA”, he said.
