(The Azali Story)
Azali is from the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was an ardent follower of Mohammed until the
results of a challenge he laid out before some Christian students. Please read
this powerful testimony of how this man was converted to the saving knowledge of
Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior!
And He said unto them:
"Go into the world, and preach the gospel to every Creature." (Mark 16:15)
When I was 14 years old I
was studying in a convent school at Saddar Karachi Pakistan. I belong to a
Muslim family.
My parents forced me to
learn the Qur’an by heart when I was seven and so I did. I had a lot of
Christian fellows (or acquaintances) at school.
I was surprised to see
them studying while I always found Christians of low profile in the society. I
discussed and argued a lot with them about the accuracy of Qur’an and rejection
of Bible by Allah in Holy Qur’an. I always forced them to accept Islam. Often my
Christian teacher told me not to do so. He said, "God may choose you as he
chose the Apostle Paulus." I asked them who is Paulus, I know Muhammad
only.
One day during our
discussion I challenged them to burn the Holy Books of each other. They should
burn the Qur’an and I should do the same with the Bible. We agreed: "The book
which would burn, would be false. The book, which would not burn, has the Truth
in it. God Himself would save His Word." Unfortunately they were not ready
to do this because they were frightened. Living in an Islamic Country and doing
such a thing could lead them to face the law and meet its consequences. I told
them I could do this by myself.
First I set the Qur’an on
fire and it got burnt before our eyes. Then I tried to do the same with the
Bible. As soon as I tried it, the Bible struck my chest and I fell on the
ground. There was smoke all around my body. I was burning, but from a spiritual
fire.
Suddenly I saw a man with
golden hair, wrapped in light on my side. He placed his hand on my head and said
to me "You are my son and from now on you will preach the Gospel in your
nation. Go! Your Lord is with you."
Then I saw the stone on
the grave, which was removed. Mariam Magdalene spoke to the gardener who
probably took the body of my Lord. The gardener was Jesus Himself. He kissed the
hand of Mariam and I woke up. I felt very strong as if when someone would strike
me, I could not be hurt.
I went home and I told my
parents about all what happened. But they did not believe it. They thought that
the Christians got me under magic, but I told them that all this happened before
my very own eyes and that many people were watching this. They still did not
believe and they turned me out of my home and refused to accept me as their
family member.
I went to a Church close
to my home; I told the Father there all about what happened. I asked him to show
me the Bible. He gave me one and I read about the event of Mariam Magdalene and
I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior on 02-17-85.
My Family refused to
accept me. I went to various churches and got more knowledge about the Word of
God. I also followed many Bible Courses and then I got a ministry.
Now after 17 years, I
have seen many people come to the Lord and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Thanks to the Lord, I am
now married and have a Christian family. Me and my wife Khalida are involved in
the work of the Lord and able to share the miracles God has been doing in our
lives.
Even though it is not
easy and we face many hardships, we feel like Paul who went through hardships
and suffering for the Glory of his Savior, who went Himself through suffering
during His walk on earth and on the cross.
We thank God the Father
for sending His Son to this earth and giving us free life through Him.
We thank God for His
Spirit who encourages us day by day to live for Him.
Thank you and God bless
you for reading my story. If you would like to contact me for prayer or
encouragement, I can be reached at Soomro1@gmx.com.