Rena, is married to an Azeri husband from Tabriz, as she says to Astan Quds News Agency; “I have the dream of returning to my country and get my Christian countrymen familiar with Islam and Shi’ism; I am from Armenia and according to the Armenian customs, every person is free to choose his or her own religion. I had very little information about Islam when I was single."
“When my husband met me in Armenia, he proposed me and said, jokingly, that he wants me to convert to Islam. At that time I got familiar with Shia Islam for the first time; in the earliest opportunity, I came to Iran and opted for, after lots of studies and research, Shia Islam as my official religion."
"A few months after my conversion to Islam, I came to Mashhad with my father-in-law and restated the formula of faith (shahadatain) at the Razavi Holy Shrine. I had a really strange feeling and became proud of my conversion, when I saw the Razavi golden dome for the first time", Asrian noted, "I have visited different holy shrines up to now but Mashhad is totally different for me as I feel real calmness and peace at the Razavi Shrine."
"I wish I had an opportunity to return to Armenia and promote Shia Islam since there is no propagation for Islam and Shia rituals there,” Rena told Astan Quds correspondent.
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