Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 277
259 inspiring anecdotes in that regard. He was the pioneer in the field of medical services rendered by Ahmadiyya Jama’at. I noticed that when I was at Farafenni, that the brothers there used to mention Dr Saeed Ahmad Sahib with great respect and love. One of Ahmadi brothers here, Mr Shekhu Dibba, had named his son as Dr Saeed after him. Thus his name reverberates in Farafenni even today. During the blessed times of Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih III (ra), it was planned to send doctors and teachers in the fields of health and education in Africa under Tahrike jadid. Many fortunate souls responded positively and presented themselves to the Khalifa. One of those fortunate ones was Dr Saeed Ahmad Sahib. I heard that Dr Sahib was working as MS (Medical Superintendant) of Mayo Hospital, Lahore those days. He bade farewell to that high ranking post on the call of the then Khalifa and complying with his directive arrived in the Gambia. Markaz had earmarked £500 (five hundred Pounds) for him to start the clinic in the Gambia. He arrived in the Gambia and started waiting for the funds from the markaz so that he could buy the essentials to start with. During that period he came across a Gambian doctor who ran his personal clinic. He was much impressed by Dr Saeed Sahib. Per chance the doctor had planned to go away for some time and he requested Dr Saeed Sahib to run his clinic during his absence. Dr Saeed Sahib agreed and started working there temporarily during that period. That proved to be very useful in the way of introduction to the people and awareness of the diseases prevalent among them. Moreover, Allah provided a source of income in this way.