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29 terms. As a result, I saw some of my friends drifting away. That did not bother me however, as All ā h replaced them with much more sincere friends from within my new found community. My mother, whom I really cared about, did not object to my accepting Isl ā m. She was very understanding and had no problem calling me by my new name. I still talk to her about Isl ā m, but I think she is set in her ways. In 1975, All ā h blessed me with the good fortune of visiting Rabwah and Qadian. This was an unforgettable experience of my life. When I walked the holy precincts of Qadian and Rabwah, my heart was filled with affection for Isl ā m. In Qadian, I had the good fortune of sleeping in the room where Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, was born. I went up the Min ā ratul-Mas īḥ and called out adh ā n from there. This experience gave such a comfort to my body and soul that to this day I can feel it. The blessings of places like Bahisht ī Maqbarah, Bait-ud-Du‘ ā , and Masjid Mub ā rak further solidified my faith. It was also during this trip that I met with Miañ Ṭā hir A ḥ mad Ṣāḥ ib, in Rabwah. I was so highly impressed by him, that when I heard that Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā N āṣ ir A ḥ mad, Third Successor to the Promised Messiah, may All ā h shower His mercy upon him, had passed away, I immediately felt that Miañ Ṭā hir A ḥ mad Ṣāḥ ib was going to be the next Khal ī fah. Today, he is the leading source of my moral training and education. I am just amazed at the amount of work he has to handle, with such little help. That fact alone proves that he is a living sign of All ā h. May All ā h continue to keep him in good health and grant him a very long life. Amen. The steep moral decline in today’s world is obvious. At the same time, there are many civic and religious organizations claiming to reform the world but we have only seen them failing in their promise. The only organization we see succeeding is the A ḥ madiyya Movement in Isl ā m. That is