Mohammad Yousuf Nabong became estranged from his family, had to break up with his long-term girlfriend and saw friendships end when he converted to Islam but there is one thing that has kept the flame of hope alive in his heart. “If you leave something for the sake of Allah, He will give you more than you expect, in return,” says Mohammad Yousuf, recalling the time when he was a Christian and known as Patrick John Nabong. He was living in his home country, the Philippines, before moving to Oman two years and five months ago. “I was afraid of Muslims,” 25-year-old Mohammad Yousuf told Times of Oman, sitting in Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque before Friday prayers.
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