Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 153
135 I was driving home and my mind was occupied by countless worrying and frightening ideas. I pulled my car aside and crying uncontrollably I prayed to Allah, the Almighty, ‘O Benevolent Master, have Mercy, if his death is revocable, avert it and if it is unavertable, prolong his life by at least four days so that he meets You after reaching home. After a long prayer I set out for home. Lo and behold! When I reached home, I saw Abdullah Jallow sitting in my courtyard and smiling. He said, ‘Amir, I am alright now, send me home’. I sent him home with a muallim. His village was about 250 kilometres from Dakar. Thus he went home. In his village, he told all his friends that Ahmadiyya jama’at was really true Divine jama’at. He added that when he fell ill, the Amir helped him a lot. Four days later, a muallim Yousaf marra rang me to tell that Abdullah Jallow fell ill that day suddenly, he was taken to Kaolack Hospital but he passed away there soon afterwards ـہ ـا الیـ ـا ہلل و انـ انـ راجعون. What great Benevolence of Allah, He accepts the prayers of even the weak humans! Miraculous New Life Ahmad Ly is a long serving member of the jama’at. He had the good fortune of entering the fold of Ahmadiyya jama’at in 1983. He devoted his life in 1984 for serve the faith and is fulfilling his promise sincerely and faithfully. A few years back, his young child fell very ill. The sickness became serious so much so that one night he was in agonies of death. It was night time, he lived at fairly long distance from the town, there was no doctor nearby, and he could not afford transport to