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193 no contact with the jama’at and as such they know nothing about the jama’at except hatred, rancour and prejudice). The Mauritanian young man was greatly distressed to learn that his relatives had become Ahmadis; he expressed his displeasure to them and spoke ill of the jama’at. Per chance, tarbiyyat class was about to start in Dakar those days, which was to be attended by some of his relatives. They advised him to go to Dakar and find out about the jama’at himself. He agreed and accompanied them to Dakar. We met the young man. He was very quiet. The Mauritanians keep their faces covered most of the time and that is what he did. After a few days ustaz Ahmad Gaye told me that the Mauritanian young man had come to the class with very dangerous designs. He had been greatly hurt thinking that his relatives were drowning in the sea of disbelief and error because of us. He had come to the class with a dagger to attack us. He had heard from the mullahs that killing the Ahmadis was very meritorious act and he had come here with that intention. When he came here, he saw that we had wall-mounted many chapters and verses of the Holy Quran. He also observed our adhan, method of performing wudu and offering salat with his own eyes. He met several Ahmadi ustaz and listened to the speeches. He was surprised by the contrast between what he had heard about the jama’at and what he saw. That removed the poison of hatred from his heart and replaced it with love and truth of the jama’at. He, therefore, performed bai’at and promised that he would go back and deliver the message of truth to his people, insha-Allah. An Ahmadi Brother’s House built with millet stalks