Intriguing account of a non-Muslim man and woman

A non-Muslim man once fell in love with a non-Muslim woman. This misplaced love overwhelmed every fibre of his being and drove him to act as though he had lost his senses. He began forgetting to eat and drink as a result. Seeking a solution for this worry, he came to the foremost saint of the time, ꜤAṭāˈ رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and explained his situation. The saint gave him a piece of paper with بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْم written upon it and told him to swallow it.

The non-Muslim did so (and this caused his heart to change). He then exclaimed, “O ꜤAṭāˈ! I have tasted the sweetness of faith and light has kindled in my heart. I have forgotten the love I had for that woman. Please, tell me more about Islam!” When the saint ꜤAṭāˈ informed him of Islam further, the man then became Muslim by the blessings of بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْم.

When the woman this man was infatuated with heard that her captivated admirer had accepted Islam, she also approached the saint and said, “O imam of the Muslims! I am the very woman that the man who accepted Islam was obsessed with. I had a dream in which someone said, ‘If you wish to see your abode in Paradise, go to ꜤAṭāˈ and he will show you.’ So here I am! Tell me, where is Paradise?”

The saint then explained, “If you wish for Paradise, you must first open its door before you can go towards it.”

The woman asked, “How can I open the door to Paradise?”

 “Recite بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْم!”, the saint replied.

She then recited it (which caused a revolution to take place in her heart). “O ꜤAṭāˈ!”, she announced, “I find my heart has filled with light. Please tell me more about Islam!”