Student From India Converts To Islam At Talk By Zakir Naik

ARAU (Perlis, Malaysia), Feb 10 (Bernama) -- A detailed explanation on Islam by famous preacher Dr Zakir Naik at a talk at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP, a Malaysian public university) campus here, Friday prompted a student from India to convert to Islam. The student, who is pursuing a Doctor of Philosohpy (PhD), pronounced the 'Shahadah' guided by Dr Zakir, and witnessed by about 1,000 people who attended the talk. Speaking to reporters after the religious talk, the student, R.A. Shivaleela,40, said she had done research on Islam by reading books and watching videos on YouTube. "I am very impressed and satisfied with Dr Zakir's explanation about the existence of Allah," she said, adding that she converted to Islam on her own accord. Earlier, in his talk entitled "The Quran and Modern Science: Conflict or Conciliation", Dr Zakir said Muslims should avoid disputes among themselves as it would be of no benefit to the Muslim community. "I want to stress that I am not here to spread lies or to insult the other religions, but to seek common ground and unity," he added. --BERNAMA