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99 the activities we were involved in kept us always in new ventures. For example, brother Mun ī r Ḥā mid, Bil ā l ‘Abdus Sal ā m, N ū rrudd ī n ‘Abdul-Lat ī f, Akbar Tshaka, Jal ā ludd ī n ‘Abdul-Lat ī f, Bil ā l Sunni ‘Al ī , A ḥ mad Bash ī r and other members of the Khudd ā m got together to publish a monthly paper called the The Real Revolution. This paper was edited by brother Mun ī r Ḥā mid and the title was taken from the book of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Bash ī rudd ī n Ma ḥ m ū d A ḥ mad, ra ḍ iyall ā hu ‘anhu, etitled, Inqil ā b-i- Ḥ aq ī q ī (The Real Revolution). This was our way of combating the publications put out by other groups at that time. It created an excitement among the Khudd ā m and soon became quite a tool for propagation. In this paper, Friday sermons of the Khal ī fatul- Mas īḥ , and verses of the Qur’ ā n with commentary, A ḥ ad ī th of the Holy Prophet Mu ḥ ammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, and writings of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) were published. The A ḥ madiyyah Muslim Jam ā ‘at was indeed growing. The members who were active in Khudd ā m back then are still active. Some of the members whom we thought were not as active, grew to become active leaders of the Jam ā ‘at for the purpose of establishing A ḥ madiyyat, the True Isl ā m, in America. In conclusion all I can say about my acceptance of Isl ā m is Al- Ḥ amdu Lill ā h. Who would have thought that I would be able to join the Community of Jesus’ Second Coming when he was to appear among the followers of Prophet Mu ḥ ammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. Now when I reflect on the preacher’s message of my youth concerning the Judgment Day, I know that I am in the right place. I pray that All ā h will Grace more of my people like he has graced me. Ā m ī n. Edited from Al-Na ḥ l, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1998-99.