City of Malolos, Bulacan- IN an unexpected twist of fate, the facial reaction of Governor Daniel Fernando seemed stunned and mesmerized for what most of the province’ christian majority knew all along that the Muslims in the province only hailed from Mindanao area he did not expect to find full blooded Bulakenyo (Tagalog) thriving and succeeding in their respective discipline.

Quite recently, contingent of the Tagalog Ummah led by non other than the Bulakenyo who has translated the Noble Qur’an form its original classic arabic to Filipino (tagalog) Sheikh Abdullatif Eduardo Arceo from San Ildefonso.

Arceo’s translation of the Muslim Holy Book became one of the Almighty’s instruments to make Islam the fastest growing religion in this part of Asia, to the tagalog speaking christians in particular who has been encouraged to embrace the true religion.

As of today, the numbers of Christians and non Muslims who embraced Islam continues to increase exponentially not just in Luzon and Visayas but also in the non Muslim Mindanao, most reverted brethren we have talk with and interviewed attribute this phenomena through works of the Allah, proper Da’wah and the premise that they properly understood the Noble Qur’an because it is written in their own language and the importance of learning the Arabic language comes after.

Sheikh Arceo made a courtesy call to Bulacan Provincial Capitol in Malolos to make a statement, that the Tagalog as a tribe did embraced Islam and Tagalog Muslims are present in their own place of birth, native land and here to stay. The following are the leaders of the Tagalog Muslims attended.