Why Did They Become Muslims

Punjab University and who knew English well. As he began his
preaching, he said to the audience, ‘We have a guest, a Muslim
brother, who has come here from a distant country, Holland. I
shall mostly add English words into the Urdu language so that he
will understand me better,’ and then he performed an exquisite
preaching. I listened with attention. After the preaching was over,
I meant to leave the mosque, when Allâma Sâhib, who had
brought me to the mosque, said that the Muslim brothers who had
been watching me with attention would be pleased if I should be
kind enough to give them a speech, a brief one in the least, and
that he would translate my speech into the Urdu language. Upon
this I made the following short speech: ‘I am here from Holland,
which is quite a long way from here. There are very few Muslims
in my homeland. Those few Muslims requested me to extend their
salâm [1] to you. I am very happy to know that you have achieved
your independence and to see that the world has been enriched
with one more Muslim state. Established seven years ago,
Pakistan has already secured its position. After all those
difficulties you experienced in the beginning, your country has in
the long last attained salvation and is now improving with speed.
There is a bright future ahead of Pakistan. When I go back home,
I will have so much to tell my compatriots about your kind and
polite behaviour, about your magnanimous generosity, and about
your warm hospitality, of which I shall spare no minute details. I
shall never forget the warm affection you have displayed towards
me.’ No sooner had Allâma Sâhib finished translating my
statements into Urdu than all the Muslims in the mosque rushed
towards me and began to shake hands with me, and the whole
place resounded with a mellow roar of congratulatory
exclamations, which has preserved its unique moment of
happiness in my memories. The heartfelt manifestation of
brotherhood moved me so profoundly that I began to enjoy the
happiness of entirely having joined the community of Muslim
brothers.”
The Pakistani Muslim brothers showed me that Islam is not
merely a collection of theories and proved that Islam means
beautiful moral quality first of all and therefore being a good
Muslim requires possessing a pure moral character.
Now let me answer the second question, i.e. your question,
[1] Islamic word for greeting, well-wishing and offering best wishes.
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