Cherished Memories of Africa — Page xxi
xviii Review (By Hafiz Muzaffar Ahmad Sahib) I returned from Jalsa Salana UK 2015 with souvenir of love and kindness of our beloved Imam; added to that was ‘Arz e Bilal - My Memories’ a book written by Jama’at’s murabbi – respected Munawar Ahmad Khurshid Sahib, that he gifted me out of love and asked me to write a review on it. The memoirs of Arz e Bilal are so captivating that once you start reading them you would not like to stop. Accordingly, I went through most of it during my return journey from London. The diverse memoirs of our Waqfe zindagi brother and Jama’at Murabbi are faith inspiring indeed. His memory is praiseworthy. By writing the interesting details of his personal experiences, in a simple but skilful style, he has given an open challenge to the murabbis all over the world. The motivation for preaching among the African nations was based on a Hadith that contained a prophecy about destruction of Ka’aba by an African. Fulfilment of such prophecies can be averted by prayers, charity and efforts. Looking at the activities of the jama’at for Islam in Africa, it seems that prophecy has been averted. Respected Munawar Ahmad Khurshid Sahib served as murabbi for 29 years in West African countries – the Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal. In his memoirs, alongwith his own activities, he has also given brief accounts of historical, geographical, economic and social conditions there making the subject matter more interesting and informative. He has made us aware of the situations he faced with reference to