Islamic Stories - Miraculous story of how Dr. Bilal Abdul Alim became a Muslim

Personally, I embraced Islam at the age of 24, in the summer of 1975,
while studying medicineat Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas. After a long day ofstudy, I went to bed on aSaturday night with
no intention of becoming a Muslim. However, 2 things happened during
that night that would change my life completely. First of all, I had a
dream in which I was commanded by a strong and firm voice, toembrace
Islam immediately. I was reminded of how I had previously studied
comparative religion at Wesleyan University, but refused to accept
Islam even though I felt in my heart that it was the most practical
way of life. When I woke up the next morning, I sat on the edge of the
bed contemplating what to do, when the telephone rang. The call came
from my ex-roommate from Wesleyan who had embraced Islam after
graduation and was living in Washington, D.C. At that time, he was
studying to be an attorney at Catholic University School of Law.This
phone call was the second and final thing, that convinced me to
embrace Islam immediately.
My friend asked me, "Areyou ready to become a Muslim?" I replied, "Why
are you calling me this early in the morning with such a question?" He
answered in the following way, "Last night, I had a dream. In that
dream, I saw you smiling, surrounded by asort of spiritual light
(called Noor in Islam). Then, I heard a strong and powerful voice
saying, 'Allah has made this man a Muslim in the night and Allah has
given him the name, Bilal Abdul-Alim (3 times). So, your job is to
call him in the morning, and invite him to accept Islam and, give him
his new name." My friend continued by saying,"Don't play games with
me! Tell me what happened!" I then related my experience the night
before with tears in my eyes. A few days later, I drove non-stop from
Houston, Texas to Washington, D.Cto accept Islam in the presence of my
dear friend, Attorney Haroun G. Cook.