Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 10
10 Ahmadiyyat in The Gambia ‘I shall cause thy message to reach the corners of the earth’ ‘Let the politicians of the world do their job; My message is one of love, may it spread far’ Take the map of the world; cast your eyes on the continent of Africa and then think of a very small and relatively unknown country – the Gambia which is difficult to spot on the world map. Now visualise the means of communications that conveyed the message of Hadrat Masih Ma’ud as from the little known village of Qadian to this distant piece of land fifty years ago. The people there not only believe in his message but are also infatuated with his love without seeing him. A hint is enough for the wise. Believe it or not, this message could only reach there on the wings of angels in the fulfilment of the prophecy of God. Now I will present the story of advent of Ahmadiyyat in the Gambia. The just readers can draw their conclusions. Message of Ahmadiyyat: A Gambian girl went to Sierra Leone for higher education. In a shop there, she found a book on Islamic prayers in which along with the Arabic text, its English translation and transliteration was also given. She had never seen a book like that in her country. She bought the book and sent it to one of her dear ones in the Gambia. The book had been published by Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian. A young man, Mr Bara Njie contacted the Jama’at in Qadian and requested for more books of religious knowledge. The jama’at obliged and told him of Jama’at’s mission in Nigeria whom he could contact