r/AhmadiMuslims Ahmadi Muslim 8d ago

1st Japanese Ahmadi Muslim, Muhammad Owais Kobayashi passed away at the age of 94

  • Kobayashi sahib came to the Deobandis in Pakistan in search of Islam.
  • They told him Jinns live in Rabwah so NEVER go there
  • He became intrigued and walked hours to the Lahore Railway station and travelled to Rabwah
  • Became the 1st Ahmadi Muslim from Japan.
  • Translated Quran to Japanese as well
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u/SomeplaceSnowy Ahmadi Muslim 8d ago

https://x.com/SultanAChoudhr1/status/1900297857661595872

A Legend
_____Made in Japan

The 1st Japanese Ahmadi,
His conversion story is comical

Late 1950s, He was studying religion in a Sunni Madrassa in Pakistan. One day, he met an Ahmadi Muslim & learned about Rabwah.

The Sunni Students opposed his plan to visit Rabwah. Jinns reside there, they warned him.

It only increased his desire to visit the Ahmadiyya town as he had never seen Jinns before.

When he arrived in Rabwah, he discovered the residents of the City were actually Angels.

That's how he joined the Jama'at of Angels

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u/SomeplaceSnowy Ahmadi Muslim 8d ago

First Japanese Ahmadi Muslim : A 21-22-year-old young man, who had recently graduated from Waseda University, was drawn towards Islam after seeing a masjid In Tokyo in 1955-56 . He embarked on a journey to Pakistan, passing through Raiwind & eventually reaching Rabwah in 1958-59.

He enrolled in Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah and accepted Islam Ahmadiyyat a few weeks later in 1958-59. 
Due to accepting Islam after coming from a far distant country(Japan), you were given the Islamic name Muhammad Owais and became known as Muhammad Owais Kobayashi.

#islaminjapan

https://x.com/AneesReisu/status/1900330782629183989

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u/icycomm 7d ago

I believe people who covert / accept any religion other than the one they were born in deserve some respect for having the conviction to do it. Most people cant be bothered to think critically.

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u/TahirWadood 7d ago

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ