In this video, Kamal tells us that he was on a "cultural jihad." He describes his mission and his dedication to prove to his god by going to the most Christian part of the states to do his work. Because of the love, which was displayed by those who "took care of him," he experienced a great tender mercy and a mighty change of heart. I can't help but wonder what his experiences and fate might have been had he come to the Mormon corridor, say Salt Lake City or Provo rather than the evangelical Bible belt. But that is all besides the point.
Something I pondered--Kamal was true and faithful in his mission. I can't help but wonder how my own diligence in my faith stacks up against his before his theophany. After having been shown such compassion and love by Christians and Jews, he "[fell] on his knees" and he "raised his hands to heaven" and "cried out to [his] god." I tend to believe that this is his traditional mode of praying. Traditionally, we Mormons kneel, fold our arms and bow our heads and pray silently in personal prayer. I am not implying that anything is wrong with this. But how often in our personal prayers do we raise our hands to heaven and cry out to the Lord? Adam did this before an altar. And we experience it every time we serve in the temple. But for this man, it seems typical.
There are so many examples in scripture regarding "crying unto the Lord." Over 200 actually: https://www.lds.org/scriptures/search?l ... o+the+lord" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
One example:
We read of many in the Book of Mormon alone, the prime example being Enos. Then when Kamal is about to end his life, after doing all he knows how to do, a voice calls him by name (for those who have ears to hear, this is typical) and does so three times. This is also typical in scripture. In any case, one thing I have learned about reading Isaiah is the fact that the Lord exalts those who abase themselves and abases those who exalt themselves.8 Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save.
19 Yea, humble yourselves, and continue in prayer unto him.
20 Cry unto him when ye are in your fields, yea, over all your flocks.
21 Cry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
22 Yea, cry unto him against the power of your enemies.
23 Yea, cry unto him against the devil, who is an enemy to all righteousness.
24 Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them.
25 Cry over the flocks of your fields, that they may increase.
26 But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.
Kamal had hit rock bottom in his faith. When one's heart is right and hits rock bottom, that rock becomes Christ, who is the Rock of our salvation. I have learned from the anecdotes that I have studied that the Lord not only comes to those who lack wisdom, but does so when they are in need of the only kind of comfort that our Savior can give and why He declared that He would not leave [us] comfortless. He is the Second Comforter. I am not implying that Kamal was at this point sealed up to eternal life, etc per D&C 93:1, D&C 76, etc. Again, these are just my observations of patterns.
When Kamal heard to call upon the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, he did so (watch at 5:50) "with every fiber" and parted the veil. Yahweh's glory filled the room. Kamal describes the event and points to his wrists as he describes the Savior, who tells him to "rise up." He tells Kamal "koome." According to Kamal, koome is an Aramaic word from the Old Testament, which means "arise!" -- http://koomeministries.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It is his mission to see "Ishmael redeemed." And what a great day it will be when Ishmael and Jacob/Israel see eye to eye.
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