Marcell Darwin's Conversion Story, Suddenly Finding Guidance

Kapanlagi.com - Interesting and inspiring stories from the world of artists always amaze netizens and motivate them to become better. Like Marcell Darwin's story, an actor who chose to convert.

In 2020, Marcell Darwin decided to embrace Islam before marrying his wife, Nabila Faisal. Marcell recited the Shahada at his wife's house.

Through the YouTube channel WaOde Sisters, Marcell Darwin explained that his decision to become a convert was not due to his wife's coercion but a direct call from Allah.

Summarized from various sources, here is Marcell Darwin's conversion journey.

1. Marcell Darwin Converts to Islam

Portrait of Marcell Darwin (Instagram/@marcelldarwin)

Marcell Darwin decided to convert to Islam last year. Before embracing Islam, Marcell admitted that he suddenly woke up from his sleep and contacted his wife to express his intention to convert.

Until now, Marcell still doesn't know the reason for his conversion to Islam other than receiving a call from Allah.

2. Learning About Islam

Portrait of Marcell Darwin (Instagram/@marcelldarwin)

Before deciding to convert to Islam, Marcell admitted that he sought information about Islam from Ustaz Aa Reza.

After receiving the answers, Marcell convinced himself to recite the Shahada at his wife's home, Nabila Faisal.

3. Not Forced by His Wife

Portrait of Marcell Darwin and Nabila Faisal (Instagram/@marcelldarwin)

Marcell Darwin's decision to convert to Islam has raised many questions from netizens.

However, Marcell responded to it calmly and explained that his reason for embracing Islam was not because of pressure from Nabila.

In fact, Nabila suggested Marcell to think about it carefully because she did not want her religion to be played with.

4. Teaching His Child to Pray

Portrait of Marcell Darwin and Family (Instagram/@marcelldarwin)

After converting to Islam, Marcell did not stop learning about the religion, including the proper way to pray and others.

Nabila also helped her husband learn how to pray. Last Ramadan, Marcell remained consistent in deepening his knowledge of the religion and teaching his son, Qeenan, how to pray.

5. Receiving Many Prayers from Netizens

Portrait of Marcell Darwin (Instagram/@marcelldarwin)

As a convert, Marcell Darwin needs to constantly be reassured by the people around him.

Not only his wife who always supports Marcell in learning religious knowledge, but netizens also always give prayers and praises to Marcell to stay steadfast.

"May Allah grant steadfastness, Ameen Yra," said a netizen in the comment section.

6. What is Marcell Darwin's Ancestry?

The youngest of two siblings, Marcell, is the result of a relationship between Rocky Darwin, who has Makassar blood, and Annelie, who has German blood.

7. What Religion was Marcell Darwin Before?

Marcell Darwin decided to convert from Christianity to Islam at the end of 2019. In the beginning of 2020, Marcell got married to a woman named Nabila Faisal.

8. How old is Marcell Darwin?

Marcell Darwin was born on August 5, 1990 and is now 33 years old.

9. When did Marcell Darwin get married?

On Sunday, January 12, 2020, the wedding of Marcell Darwin and Nabila Faisal was held in the Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta. This couple was blessed with the birth of a baby boy named Benjamin Qeenan Darwin on July 10, 2020.

10. What does Nabila Faisal do for a living?

Despite being an influencer and selebgram, Nabila Faisal still works for a company. According to her LinkedIn profile, Nabila serves as a Network Manager at Gushcloud Indonesia.

(kpl/sha)