Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight boxing champ, embraced Islam while serving a prison sentence in the 1990s. He arrived in arrived in the holy city of Madinah on Friday to perform prayers at the Prophet's Mosque. While in Madinah, Tyson met Dr. Muhammad Al-Oqala, president of the Islamic University, who briefed him on the services being rendered by the university to students from across the world.
From Madinah, Tyson will travel on to Makkah to perform Umrah and will also visit Jeddah, Abha and Riyadh as part of his Saudi tour. His visit to Saudi Arabia was arranged by the Canadian Dawa Association (CDA). Tyson would be in the Kingdom for one week, visiting the holy places as well as important landmarks in the country and meeting with Saudi people to get to know their culture and traditions.
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