Hyderabad, March 9 -- Seventeen South Koreans accepted Islam at the Seoul Central Mosque on the first day of Ramzan, which began on Saturday, March 1.

A video shared on Facebook by the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF) shows men and women reciting verses from the Holy Quran before pronouncing the Shahadah (Islamic declaration of faith), led by a preacher.

Watch the video here

Their conversion follows the successful completion of the Islamic basic education programme offered in February.

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