Why Islam is my choice — Page 139
139 Far ī d A ḥ mad How I Became an A ḥ mad ī Interview By Ḥ ameed Malik of Dallas. I was born in District Chittagong during November 1932. It was British India, now it is Bangladesh. I was not very religious during my adolescent years. I joined Pakistan Air Force in 1951 at the age of 19, and I was sent for training to Kohat, then West Pakistan, now Pakistan. In 1958 I transferred to Chittagong. It was the same year I got married and someone presented a copy of the “Glorious Qur’ ā n” to me which is authored by Dr. Murmaduke Pikthall. After reading the Holy Qur’ ā n, I observed the erring behavior of Muslim Maulav ī s. They did not practice what they preached. During my stay in Karachi 1953-55, I also investigated Christianity just out of curiosity. I attended Christian churches but their belief of Trinity, Divinity of Jesus, his celibacy and God incarnation, original sin, atonement and salvation, etc. , appeared to me most cumbersome and beyond my comprehension and intelligence so much so that to me it was going back to Paganism. In 1967, when I was working in the port of Chittagong as a Superintendent of Lighthouse and Moorings, I met a very