Monday, 7 March 2022 – 00:39 WIB
VIVA – The famous Rubgi player, Sonny Bill Williams is one of the athletes who converted to Islam. He converted to Islam in 2009 when he was playing for the Toulon team in France.
Sonny said that before he converted to Islam he lived a “wild life and stood on the other side of the spectrum” from his current position. He likes to play with girls, drink alcohol,
After years of living such a life, Sonny felt he was in a void. His introduction to Islam occurred when he saw the peace felt by immigrant families from Tunisia.
One day, he was staying at the family’s house. Even though they live quite simply, they look very happy and peaceful.
Unlike him at that time, full of wealth but never felt peace. Until finally, Sonny admitted that Islam had changed all these wild traits in himself into positive things.
“Listen, I used to play with girls. I drank alcohol, wasted and thought I was someone I wasn’t. I lived that life and, according to that experience, what did I get? Holes and emptiness in my heart,” Sonny said. BBC.
“It took me a few years to process, but I found Allah, I found Islam and that allowed me to turn all these wild traits within me into positive things,” he added.
