Why Did They Become Muslims

Allah and reality became manifest in its clearest identity.
Once you had been informed on the services which the great
Prophet Muhammad ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ had
rendered for the good of humanity, it would be impossible for you
to deny his prophethood. Definitely, he was the Messenger of
Allâhu ta’âlâ. As a blessing of Allâhu ta’âlâ, he, alone, and in a
very short time, transformed the Arabs from a mass of heathens
who had been living in utter savagery and nescience, worshipping
many idols, believing in superstitions, leading a bestial, seminaked,
and overwhelmingly polygamous life, into a civilized,
morally upright and clean nation whose members were now
believing in Allâhu ta’âlâ, observing women’s rights, and always
trying to be good-natured and genial. A person never could have
managed such a job without the blessing or help of Allâhu ta’âlâ.
As I thought about the strenuous efforts I put forth in that tiny
village whose population was only one or two hundred, and how I
still could not bring those wretched people to the right course, my
admiration for the work accomplished by Muhammad ‘sall-Allâhu
ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ grew all the greater. No. Something as
great as that could be accomplished only by the Messenger of
Allâhu ta’âlâ. One ought to believe in his prophethood with all
one’s heart.
I do not want to make mention of all the other so many even
much more beautiful facts about the Islamic religion. For, by
acknowledging the existence of Allâhu ta’âlâ and the prophethood
of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’, a person has already become a
Muslim. One of those days an Indian Muslim visited me. That
polite person’s name was Mian Amiruddîn. We had a long
conversation on the Islamic religion. That conversation was the
decisive encouragement, and I accepted Islam.
I believe in the fact that Islam is the true religion of Allah, in its
simplicity, forgivingness, compassionateness and sincerity, in that
it establishes brotherhood among people, and in that one day it
will unite the entire world.
I have reached the last stage of my life, and from now on I have
dedicated myself to the service of Islam.
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