Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 168
150 Daud Hanif Sahib and I were in Dakar for some important jama’at matters. One day we rang Banjul mission from there to learn that Yobi Sahib fell ill suddenly that day and passed away. ہلل أنــا راجعون ألیہ وأنا Impressions of non-Ahmadis : His death was so sudden and unexpected that the news took quite a while to sink in. I had spent a long time with him. Allah is my witness, I never saw him quarrelling with anyone. He treated everyone, Ahmadi or non- Ahmadi with love and sympathy. Even if a non-Ahmadi jested him harshly, he would smile and ignore it. That is why, we saw everyone grieved with sad face and tearful eyes. Everyone was full of praise for his excellent qualities. Most of the non-Ahmadi friends joined us in the janaza (funeral) prayers of this saintly personage. Imam Alieu bayo Talking about a Darvesh being a personal witness to acceptance of his prayers and his Relationship with Allah In 1983, I went to Basse (a town situated about four hundred kilometres from the Gambian capital Banjul) accompanied by Maulana Daud Hanif Sahib – Amir of the Gambia. There I met a few jama’at members including a saintly figure of Alieu Bayo. Bilali appearance, tall, strongly built, with signs of prostration on the forehead, approximately fifty years of age as suggested by streaks of grey hair – that was Alieu Bayo He was resident of a village called Dampha Kunda situated about two kilometres from Basse. He belonged to well-known religious tribe Jahanki. They have