Why Islam is my choice — Page 50
50 had been bleeding profusely all the way from Amritsar to Lahore. I knew that the prayers of the Khal ī fatul-Mas īḥ had even chased the death away. May All ā h shower countless blessings upon the soul of that great and true lover of God. Amen. My leg carries the scar vividly, to this day. This has been a continuous reminder of my weaknesses and All ā h’s great favors. During my absence from Quetta, the business had been looted away. I tried to reestablish it but because of lack of capital it seemed impossible. I then accepted a civilian job at a military installation where I worked for the next twenty years, finally retiring in 1968. Meanwhile, All ā h rewarded me with five sons and three daughters. By the grace of All ā h, all my children are very well placed and are living in four countries. My grandchildren so far, have numbered thirty in all. In 1975, I migrated to Canada and only by the grace, mercy and kindness of All ā h, I have been living in great comfort ever since. My life has been a clear example of All ā h’s mercy towards His humble creature. Sometimes I look back at my life in amazement and wonder as to what made me deserve all these blessings from All ā h. I have seen trials and tribulations throughout my life, but according to His promise, All ā h kept me safe from every single danger and gave me way beyond my needs. As a child, in Basra, I remember having drowned once in River Tigris. Upon recovery from coma, I was told that a fisherman got my still body out of the water. At another occasion, I fell headlong from the roof top of my house. People thought that I had died but for some mysterious reason, All ā h saved my life. Once in Sargodha, in Mr. Mu ṣṭ af ā ’s village, while riding an obstinate horse I fell from its back with one of my feet locked in the stirrup. The horse dragged me in that position for quite some distance until my foot freed up. I learned only after regaining consciousness, how close to death I had come. In 1953, the