İbrahim Tagdemir standing out among his fellow imams. In the historic Isa Bey Mosque in Western Turkish Province of Izmir and Tasdemir seek to spread messages of Islam and its connection with The “language of Love.” Stacks of Notes on Islam and basic Knowledge of 25 languages, from Hebrew and English to Portuguese, are enough pick up interest of Tourists who visit place of Worship located near Ephesus, the most popular destination for Tourists to Selcuk District of Izmir.
Appointed in the mosque seven years ago, Tsdmir quickly set up Routine for Visitors from different religions and ethnicities in A wide range of Languages. His hospitality begins with a bowl of candies And the cologne his hands out For visitors, a fixture of Turkish hug of Guests. Each visitor asks which country he is from, utters a few sentences to strike it down up Conversation before delivery out His Notes on Islam. The notes contain excerpts from the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and verses from the Qur’an about Islam view of other religions. Then direct them to a position containing Qurans in Twenty languages I dedicate to them the Bible of his religion.
For those who want to learn moreTaşdemir guides them to the fountain in Courtyard of The mosque where he teaches them the basics of ritual ablution required for Every Muslim before performing the daily prayer. Taşdemir says for him work “Pay offWhen he receives letters from tourists praising him workonce they return to countries.
“I want to me show they how Islam is beautiful,” Tasdemir told Anadolu Agency (AA). on Monday. “I speak a little English and some Dutch. I noticed how people They are happy when you talk to them in Their own language. They were surprised to see an imam talking to them language. When I see them heating up upI give They have these notes. says. he is says Some write to him back After exchanging addresses, some even converted to Islam. he is added He has delivered about 26,000 copies of the Qur’an so far to tourists.
Alpine Zaylins, a Belgian tourist, says He liked the enthusiasm of An imam said he would definitely read the Qur’an. Lukas Kowalski, a Polish tourist, said he was happy to learn about ablution.
