Why Islam is my choice — Page 71
71 absorbed in that act. There was no other thought and no other reaction or feeling in my mind or body. I prayed for a long time, basically that my difficulties are removed and that I find true peace of mind. At the end of the prayer, I felt very relaxed. The following day, the results of my prayers began to unveil. One of the A ḥ mad ī friends met me and took me back to see Brother Mu ẓ affar A ḥ mad Ẓ afar. Brother Mu ẓ affar gave me a copy of the Holy Qur’ ā n saying that if I read that book on a regular basis then I would definitely find peace. I accepted the book thankfully, came home and started reading it. When I read the first chapter, S ū rah Al-F ā ti ḥ ah, I started pondering over its meanings. Each word seemed so powerfully describing the holy names of God that I found myself repeating that chapter again and again. I could not bear the awe and majesty with which the Being of God has been presented in the verses of that S ū rah (chapter). Each verse was self convincing of its truth. The more I was reading, the more impact I felt on my heart. This impact, I thought, was enough evidence of the truth of that Holy Book. Soon I went and met with Brother Mu ẓ affar again. This time I begged him that I wanted to sign the bai‘at form but on one condition that he would let me live a few days in the mission house. He thought that might be possible. He, however, said that he would have to get permission from the missionary in- charge and would let me know. The following day, Brother Mu ẓ affar called me to inform that I could move into the mission house. Although I had a comfortable apartment to live in, I suddenly had this strong urge to live in the mission house for a few days, perhaps to cleanse myself. At the mission house, I met with a very kind-hearted and noble old man, Maulav ī Mu ḥ ammad Ibr ā h ī m, who was the missionary to Dayton. I signed the bai‘at form and started living in the mission house. Within a few days, in the