COVID-19: AUSTRIAN WRESTLER CONVERTS TO ISLAM WHILE IN LOCKDOWN

A few days ago, Austrian wrestler Wilhelm Ott announced his conversion to Islam via a video he shared with his 47.3k followers on Instagram.

In the video which achieved quarter a million views, Wilhelm was seen pronouncing shahada, declaring his conversion.

In a lengthy caption with the video, the Austrian wrestler wrote:

 

“The Corona crisis gave me the necessary rest to find my faith again. Islam has occupied me for many years. But there were also times when I couldn’t do anything with it and I let myself be influenced politically. But when I had hard times, the Islamic faith gave me the necessary strength. Life goes up and down.”

He continued: “My faith is now strong enough that I can recognize the ONLY true God and pronounce Shahada and say it proudly, yes I am a Muslim.”

 

The famous Austrian wrestler began his career in the world of boxing in 2008, winning 16 of the 33 games he played with top players.

According to media reports, he began to think about the Islamic religion after his participation in Muslim players in the ring.

Over 2,345,476 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have spanned the globe. The pandemic has also killed more than 43 thousand.

In Austria, there are more than 14,681 coronavirus cases, while the country has recorded 443 deaths until today.