We often hear from anti-religious people that science is all they need while God and religion is a myth and it is not backed with any proof.
Scientists like Dr. Okuda will beg to differ as he transformed from living a life without God to a life where he can’t live without God’s guidance.
Meet Dr. Atsushi Kamal Okuda, Professor of Political Systems at Keio University – a Japanese Muslim scientist, educator, and a caller to Islam.
Before Islam, Dr. Okuda explained he was immoral and lacked knowledge of the real purpose of his life. he said:
“Before Islam my life was barbaric. Very barbaric! Ignorant. I didn’t know the truth!”
Dr. kamal Okuda
He went on a journey seeking the truth, fighting a long academic battle with the various religions. Until he reached Islam and decided to study it properly.
During the sixth year of his college, he took an avid interest in Islamic legislation. As he was walking past one day, he came across a research paper where his eyes scanned over an ayah, a verse from the Quran which changed his life forever.
The ayah was about how Allah created mankind from sand, clay, and dust. One of the ayahs that talk about is in chapter 15, verse 26 where Allah says:
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
“And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.”
As he continued his inquest into Islam, he decided to move to Aleppo, Syria to continue his studies and to even learn Arabic. His joy and relief of becoming a Muslim was a blessing like no other in his life. He exclaimed:
“At that moment! I converted to Islam. I believe that this is the greatest gift from Allah in my life!”.
Today, Dr. Okuda is an inspiration. He is a role model for not just the Japanese Muslims but for people worldwide as to what needs to be done after finding the truth for oneself. He works hard to share the gift of Islam with others.
He works passionately with his circle of friends and companions in Japan to spread the message of Islam in Japan in order to as he asserts – save the nation of Japan from a life without Allah.
We ask Allah to continue to bless brother Dr. Kamal Okuda and through him may Allah guide more to Islam.
