Why Islam is my choice — Page 9
9 way about the second advent of Jesus Christ, Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad), I began to read as much as I could about Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him—his character, personality and teachings. The more literature I read, the stronger I felt about my new found faith. I got to a point in my life when I thought I was completely engrossed in the love of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him. His love took me to visit Qadian and Rabwah in the 1950s (I can not remember the year correctly). I loved what I saw in Qadian. I would look at the places and imagine in my mind about the various events that took place in that small village during the time of my beloved master. One could witness the power of All ā h by realizing how the voice of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah from that still relatively little known village had reached the corners of the world. All the divine promises given to Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, were unfolding before my eyes and I could see how against all odds, All ā h had fulfilled them. All ā h has been very kind to me. I have witnessed many signs in my own person after becoming a Muslim. The A ḥ madiyyah Muslim Jam ā ‘at has always been very good to me. I became president of Jam ā ‘at A ḥ madiyyah, New York and by the grace of All ā h, held that position for 30 years. The members always cooperated with me and respected me. I can not thank All ā h enough for all the rewards He has bestowed upon me through Isl ā m and A ḥ madiyyat. My only prayer to All ā h is that may He convert all the Christians to the true Isl ā m and keep me steadfast in His way until my death. Amen. Edited from Al-Na ḥ l, Summer 1993.