The internet community went bananas after a photo of famed US rapper Akon performing umrah with his family and friends at the holy city of Mecca circulated online recently.
Prior to performing the religious ritual, the 46-year-old successfully wrapped his concert tour in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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As mentioned before in our past article, the “Lonely” hit-maker was actually born to a family who practices Islamic teachings. He even confessed in a previous interview that all the success and fame he achieved as an entertainer was due to his strong belief in the religion.
Soon after photos and clips of Akon performing umrah went viral, a number of netizens expressed their shock in realising that he’s actually a Muslim. Numerous netizens have been leaving uplifting remarks, showering him with warm prayers and wishes.
Popular Singer @Akon performs Umrah.
May Allah bless you and fulfill your dreams. 🤲#Islam pic.twitter.com/MNTjGCF7Fa— Hussain (@hrao701) March 4, 2020
Popular singer AKON performing Umrah… may almighty Allah make it easier for us too… Amin pic.twitter.com/8TmkYKdXZp
— Being_Abberh MYCA➐ (@IamAbberh) March 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/Gulraizzzali/status/1235092908702752768
I wish this could be understood by my other brothers too .. Amen
Thanks ALLAH, American singer and Rapper #AKON performing Umrah.. pic.twitter.com/t5WE83wjYT
— YOung AAMiR (@youngaami) March 3, 2020
Hopefully things will go smoothly for Akon and the gang!
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