He had become a Bible Student, as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called. Although the majority of Brother Aboud’s friends and relatives did not respond to the Bible message, two well - known persons did, a professor, Ibrahim Atiyeh, and a dentist, Hanna Shammas.
Lai gan vairākums brāļa Abūda draugu un radinieku neuzklausīja Bībeles vēsti, divi sabiedrībā labi pazīstami cilvēki — profesors Ibrāhīms Atije un zobārsts Hanna Šammass — pieņēma patiesību.