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148 arranged his stay with a non-Ahmadi friend Mr Faal. After a while I went to Senegal and met Mr Faal; he told me that of all the Ahmadis that he hosted, this guest was unique. I asked him, ‘how’? He said, ‘notwithstanding the late hours that he may go to bed, he gets up for tahajjud without fail’. Translation of Huzur’s Khutbaat : Once I assigned to him the duty of translating the khutabas of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV ra in local language. I saw him performing ablution at 9 in the morning, one day. When I enquired why was he performing ablution at that time, he replied, ‘I have read somewhere that when translating the words of a spiritual leader, one must be in that state and should also seek Divine forgiveness ( istighfar) and pray because translation is a very delicate job that carries a lot of responsibility, lest one fails to convey the intended meanings of the sayings’. Teaching of Quran : He was the only Ahmadi in the village. He used to teach the Holy Quran to some youth. In addition, he continued to do ta’lim and tarbiyyat work in the jama’ats nearby like Farafeni and Duta Bulu voluntarily over a long period. Consequently, the youth were greatly impressed by his high morals and good model. Jazahumullah ahsanal jaza’. Jama’at established in Yalal Bah: His continuous efforts and prayers bore fruit and, by the Grace of Allah, all the youth gradually entered the fold of Ahmadiyyat and a devoted jama’at was established in his village. Later a mosque was built there. It is a fact that, after the Grace of Allah, it was the fruit of day-and- night efforts and prayers of Yobi Bah.