South African young cricketer Bjorn Fortuin
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Bjorn Fortuin, a young South African bowler, converted to Islam on his wedding day. According to cricket website Kirk Taker, the South African bowler, who played one ODI and seven T20 matches, was recently married to Bjorn Fortuin and has now converted to Islam. The report said that the cricketer converted to Islam on the morning of April 25, 2021 after marriage and changed his name to Emad. The young cricketer was also married today and his bride’s name is Mieshke Aysen and the wedding ceremony is held after Iftar. According to the report, Bjorn Fortuin also released a photo in his Instagram post and said that he has given martyrdom in the holy month of Ramadan and his name is Emad. “Bjorn Fortuin, Alhamdulillah, converted to Islam last night during the month of Ramadan. He has chosen the name Emad and is proud of it.” It may be recalled that the cricketer had represented South Africa in the recent series against Pakistan, while his left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell had also converted to Islam. Bjorn Fortuin, representing South Africa in the fourth T20 against Pakistan on April 16, scored 8 off 6 balls and bowled 3 overs. He also got valuable valuable in-form batsman Mohammad Rizwan by scoring 26 runs, but Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets.
