Akshay Gaur lured to convert to Islam [ Madhya Pradesh , India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

In Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, 25 years old, Akshay Gaur, converted to Islam after a Maulvi scared him with the description of “jahannum” (hell as mentioned in Islamic texts). Thereon he changed his name to Mohamad Faim Khan.

As per a media report, in June this year, when he was quite worried about his career and job, he left home to visit an area called Nagchun. There, he met a man in a public park who began inquiring about his problems.

He introduced himself as Aminuddin Qaudri, an ‘Alim’ (Islamic scholar) of one Noorani Mosque in Khandwa. He asked Akshay to visit the mosque. He obliged.

Quadri told him about Islam and asked him to visit the mosque regularly. When Akshay began doing so, Quadri started badmouthing the Hindu faith.He said Hindus indulge in the “sin” of idol-worship, believed in many gods and it is a religion for idiots. Quadri asked Akshay to convert to Islam, as it teaches about one god called “Allah”. He also told Akshay that if he did not become Muslim, he would go to “jahannum” (hell) and burn there forever. However, if he offered namaz, he would get a place in “jannat” (paradise as in Islamic texts). Quadri told him Allah would not forgive non-followers of Islam.

Quadri told him that Muslims behead those who badmouth the Prophet of Islam. Scared, Akshay agreed to become Muslim. On 10 August, he read ‘Kalma’ (confession of faith in Islam) in the same mosque and was given a new name — Faheem Khan.

A few days later, he posted about his conversion on social media. One of his posts, seen by this correspondent, said, “I have chosen new religion and new name Mohammad Faim Khan”.

Akshay, who belongs to the Rajput caste, says that it was the fear of forever burning in hellfire that made him convert to Islam. Although, he says that he did not undergo circumcision.

“They told me it was not necessary. Yet. But I were to marry, that is have nikah with a Muslim woman, circumcision would have been necessary,” he says. “In that case, I would have also changed my locality and shifted to a Muslim mohalla ( locality ).”

Akshay said that he had to change his lifestyle. “They told me it was not necessary. Yet. But I were to marry, that is have nikah with a Muslim woman, circumcision would have been necessary,” he says. “In that case, I would have also changed my locality and shifted to a Muslim mohalla.”he grew a beard and began wearing kurta-pajama to follow “Sunnat”, that is things that Prophet of Islam did as per Hadiths.

He did namaz five times a day, spent a lot of time in the mosque and, in his free time, watched videos of Pakistan-based Islamic clerics Tariq Masood and Tariq Jameel. Quadri would force Akshay to give “deen ki dawat” (invitation to Islam) to his family and friends too.

Akshay completed his polytechnic course after and has worked at a couple of offices. When he met the cleric, he “was in depression” about his future. The Islamic cleric took advantage of it and converted him.