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88 Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace and blessings and mercy of All ā h). The book was so overall and copious with knowledge and light that it didn’t take any time to perceive the truth and beauty of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah (peace be on him), and the A ḥ madiyyah Muslim Jam ā ‘at. The outstanding spirituality and widespread literary dimension of the explanation of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah (peace be on him), along with the sacredness of his personality and character poured into his writings with such force of accuracy, that I said to myself, “I have finally found the true Isl ā m that I was searching for in my studies. ” And having made an investigation of the truth, I found it in A ḥ madiyyat. I went back to the mosque and met a brother who was inquiring, “Does this brother,” referring to me, “have all his books?” Then he said, “Does he have his book on the angels and the Real Revolution?” The titles he was inquiring about were almost knocking me down as they were so profound. This brother was a walking library himself, who I came to find out was N ū rudd ī n ‘Abdul-Lat ī f, who like ‘Umar also became mentor and serious Muslim friend. He lent me a stack of books which after reading I became very much aware of the truth of the claim of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, with certainty. Shortly thereafter I was ready to sign the bai‘at form. Edited from Al-Na ḥ l, Spring 1997.