| This has an apocryphal feel to it... |
 The funeral of King Fahd, which was conducted in a simple manner in Riyadh earlier this month, has encouraged a well-known Christian priest in Italy to embrace Islam, press reports said. The priest, who watched the late kingâs funeral on satellite television, was impressed by the lack of pomp and pageantry in the royal funeral, Al-Riyadh Arabic daily reported without mentioning his name.
| Usually they don't when the story's made up... |
King Fahd was buried in Al-Oud graveyard the next day of his death after a solemn funeral ceremony attended by world leaders. Islamic preacher Dr. Abdullah Al-Malik said the simple funeral of the king had a dramatic effect on the priestâs mind, which led him to Islam. âAlthough he had read several Islamic books before, they didnât have the same impact.â |