Why Islam is my choice — Page 63
63 Ma ḥ m ū d, who worked in the Harvard University. I met this brother and mentioned to him about our need of the Holy Qur’ ā n. This brother was very hospitable. After only a few moments of our introduction, I felt as if we had always been very close friends. He got me the Holy Qur’ ā n, and before we parted, he expressed his desire to me that I visited him frequently if possible. I promised that I would do so. I started visiting Brother Khal ī l Ma ḥ m ū d often. He introduced Isl ā m to me in a very pleasant manner. I found out from him that he himself was a convert to Isl ā m. I had become very fond of him and perhaps that was the main reason, why I wanted to visit him more often. He proved to be a good friend. The time spent with him was never wasted as one always learned some pieces of wisdom from him. It was amazing to see the amount of religious knowledge that he possessed. As I started to learn more and more about Isl ā m, my urge to meet this brother grew even stronger. The Isl ā mic teachings had undoubtedly, started to influence me. Brother Zaigham, who was the A ḥ madiyyah regional missionary, used to visit the Boston area, from time to time. Whenever he visited, Brother Khal ī l Ma ḥ m ū d invited me to meet with him. I had grown fond of the missionary as well. In his company, I not only learned more about Isl ā m but other religions as well. Once ‘Abdur Raqeeb Wal ī