Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 83
65 First Fruit in the Gambia through me: Governor Muhammad Jobe When I went to the Gambia for the first time in 1983, the Amir told me to go to Georgetown. It is an island (in the river Gambia). It can be approached by ferry from the north with its terminal a few kilometers away from the town or from the south with its terminal close to the town. One day I returned to Georgetown and ferried across the river along with many passengers. Most of the passengers took taxis to the town while some were still waiting. I was on the motorbike. I saw a young man with a bag in his hand waiting for transport. I stopped by him and picked him up on my motorbike. I told him that I was the muballigh of the Ahmadiyya jama’at and had recently arrived in Georgetown. He told me that he had done his O levels from Nusrat High School and was employed in the veterinary department at Kuntaur. I brought him to the mission house and entertained him. He was much pleased with my courtesy. He thanked me, invited me to Kuntaur and left. I visited him a few times later. I established friendly relations with many through him that proved to be very beneficial in the field of Tabligh. As he had studied at the Ahmadiyya School he was acquainted with Ahmadiyyat to some extent. I also told him about the jama’at, about the advent of the Promised Messiah as and importance of belief in him. Allah, the Almighty enlightened his heart about the truth of the Promised Messiah as and he entered the fold of Ahmadiyyat, alhamdlillah.