56 persons embraced Islam in Kharj during this lunar month of Sha'ban. Director of the cooperative office for call and guidance in Kharj Sheikh Salih al-Diweila said the converts include 33 Filipinos, 16 Sri Lankans, six Nepalese and an Indian. He noted that the office has provided the coverts with copies of the Holy Quran translation and Islamic booklets and cassettes.