Shaykh Abdullah Takazawa from Japan, was previously a tattoo artist for the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), but when Allah blessed him with Islam through the Daa’wa of a foreign brother, he traveled to Saudi to make Hajj, then was offered a scholarship to seek knowledge there, where he stayed for several years. He came back to become an Imam in Tokyo. Masha’Allah, a very, very humble brother! Proves again, you should never exclude ANYONE from Daa’wa!
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