Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 213
195 Once I was on a tour of that area. There were just a few houses in the village; all mud houses. The village is situated on an untarred road treaded by numerous people on foot or on carts. His father was the village chief. While passing that way I noticed that on the wall of his house facing the street was written in bold Arabic letters: ‘this is the house of ustaz Dawud Bah Ahmadi’. The message of Ahmadiyyat reached many places in the area as a result of his Tabligh. We staged meetings and jalsas many times in the village participated by gentry from all around. By the Grace of Allah, a mosque has now been built in the village and Friday prayers are offered there as well. I spent many nights in his house. Allah has blessed him with very competent sons. Two sons are studying at the Dakar University; they used to stay at my house initially. By the Grace of Allah they are in the forefront of service of the jama’at. Bai’at Form on the Tree Near Sare Gaory village in Senegal there is another village wherein a young man was being preached to by ustaz Dawud Bah. Allah illumined his heart with the truth and declared his entering the fold of Imam Mahdi’s jama’at. Many members of the household and his friends counselled him against it but he stood firm on his faith. He submitted his bai’at form to Huzur in London. After a while he received the reply from Huzur. He stuck Huzur’s letter on the trunk of a tree in an open space near his house. Whenever somebody came to see him, he told him to read that letter and point out anything wrong or un-Islamic in it. His bravery, courage and announcement of Ahmadiyyat led many fortunate souls to guidance.