AN OUTREACH JOURNEY TO BRAZIL

AN OUTREACH JOURNEY TO BRAZIL This is an account of a journey to Brazil Khaja Kaleemuddin undertook to spread the message of peace. O N behalf of CPS USA, I embarked upon my third outreach journey to Brazil on June 23, 2021. As Maulana Wahiduddin Khan once highlighted that any such outreach effort will be aided by God’s angels, I can confidently say that I experienced angels helping out every step of my journey. In these Covid-19 days, international passengers are supposed to present a negative Covid-19 PCR test result at the time of checkin. I had completed this requirement but I was unaware of the second requirement, i.e. to fill out my health profile on the Brazilian government’s health department website. At the check-in counter, the lady completed this formality for me. It took her 45 minutes to complete the process but patiently helped me register. It was God's help through a kind soul. The main goal of this trip was to arrange for the distribution of 50,000 copies of the Portuguese and Spanish translations of the Quran. These had been shipped in March last year and were stored in a Mosque called “Mesquita Muçulmana” in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The mosque administration has been very kind to let us store these copies of the Quran in the mosque’s storage. The town of Foz do Iguacu borders two other countries of South America, Paraguay and Argentina. Brazil is the largest and only Portuguesespeaking country in South America and the rest speak Spanish. There are some whose official languages are English and Dutch. I consider Foz do Iguacu town was chosen by God for our help for the distribution of both Portuguese and Spanish Qurans. This town has a large and beautiful mosque. Daily 400 to 500 tourists used to visit this mosque during non-Covid times. Even now, during these Covid times, 50 to 100 tourists stop by daily. CPS USA has now arranged with the mosque administration that all tourists would be gifted with a Portuguese translation of the Quran supplied by us. Besides this, I was also able to form a group of Brazilian and Paraguayan youths who would help us in the task of distribution of Qurans in Brazil and Paraguay by placing Qurans in Muslim business stores for their clients to pick up a copy for free. CPS USA will stay in constant contact with this group.