Why Islam is my choice — Page 14
14 with us. Once, Bro. ‘ Ā bid Ḥ aneef and I were arrested for passing out literature by the New York police. The police beat us and took us to the court where we were acquitted of all charges. When we were leaving the court, I told my attorney that we had done no wrong, and that the policemen were drunk. He joked with us by saying that he could not do anything about it because the judge was also drunk. Years later, when I met Sir Ẓ afarull ā Kh ā n, he asked me whether I had asked for forgiveness from God. I answered, “But I didn’t do anything wrong. ” He again asked me the same question and I again answered it the same way. Then, he asked me for the third time and I again replied the same way. After that, he walked away from me without saying anything. Today, I realize what he was trying to tell me. Accepting Isl ā m and A ḥ madiyyat has been the greatest achievement of my life. Had I continued my profession as a musician, I would have made much more money, but I would not trade my faith for all the wealth in the world. I found in A ḥ madiyyat what I could not find anywhere else. Although I was making good money as a musician, I was never happy. I had seen what happened to other musicians down the road. They ran into a dead end. I also felt lost in that field. It was not until I accepted Isl ā m that I saw a clear vision of the future. Another affect Isl ā m and the A ḥ madiyya Muslim Movement has had on me is that after joining it, I began to love people. Before I joined Isl ā m, I used to hate people because of the injustices meted out to us by the majority. Once I joined the A ḥ madiyya Muslim Movement, that attitude changed completely. On the whole, I find this a very loving community. I would like to thank Missionary Ghul ā m Y ā s ī n for his efforts in training me and teaching me the Holy Qur’ ā n. He had a very rigid way of teaching, but I am extremely glad that