This was one of the most challenging things I did, alhamdulillah .

This was one of the most challenging things I did, alhamdulillah . In 1989 I made contact with an Indian Master of high standing and was initiated. This Path is purely mystical and within the folds of the Sikh religion. At last, I said this is it. I was initiated into it for 11 whole years when I started to see similarities in the teachings to Sufi teachings, which I kept interested in. This was very interesting and I started investigating further the issue.

I found out, to my amazement and satisfaction, that the Path was influenced, way back in the 16 th century, by Sufi teachings and mysticism. Interest again flared up within me regarding the Sufis and so decided to go back to the roots of it, therefore studying more deeply the Sufi Way, which more and more was influencing me. The great obstacle was that real Sufis were Muslimsor worked within the Islamic religion.

I found many so called International sufi orders which were neutral to religion but these I wasnt attracted to. I kept on asking why do I have to be a Muslim in order to be a sufi? To become a Muslim is considered as a big treason in a Catholic country like Malta. At this period in my life, I increased my prayers fervently and the yearning within me exploded.

To my amazement and bewilderment, I found myself reading the Quran, the Holy scripture that is obviously so close to what Jesus taught, as well as the Old testament Prophets, that I laughed at myself for having missed it (or bypassed it) in my studies. Reading the Holy Quran was the pivot in my life. I started exploring the Pillars of Islam and by the help and mercy of Allah I gathered strength enough to embrace Islam on Laylat-u-l-Qadr in year 2000.

My studies of Sufis became deeper and I made contact with a couple of Tariqas, employing their daily wasifas and dhikr. AFTERTHOUGHT Here I must emphasise the real cause behind my whole life. Since childhood I wanted God and God alone. Whatever Prophet, Guru, Master I met with, it was only for the glory of God. God was and still is my aim, my life, my breath. Since childhood, I always thought about death. Being rich, having a nice family, being healthy, having a beautiful wife etc etcso what?

I have to die, then? Therefore, I was sincere and took life seriously. I used to pray and pray and cry Oh Allah! If I succeed in finding You just before I die, my whole life would have been a success!