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55 savagery shook his steadfastness. After failure in religious debates and other actions, the adversaries planned a new trick. A marabout prepared, what he thought was, a dangerous talisman out of a horn of a goat and invited Alieu Bayo for a debate. Soon after the debate had started, the opponents started obscenities but Alieu Bayo kept his cool and continued the discussion judiciously. At last, the marabout brought out the dangerous talisman that he had prepared from the goat horn, pointed to Alieu Bayo and said, ‘this will finish you off’. Alieu Bayo took the talisman, pointed to the marabout and said, ‘God willing, this talisman will do me no harm but will definitely destroy you’. Then the whole village witnessed that in accordance with the words of the Holy Prophet saw ـرّہ ـم البـ ـو أقسـ ـر لـ ـعث اغـ رب اشـ Allah the Almighty, subjected the family of the marabout to exemplary punishment. The marabout suffered from a minor illness soon after this incident and passed away. A few days later his youthful son died as well. On the other hand, Allah blessed Alieu Bayo with extra-ordinary increase in wealth and household. A Strange Desire of Mohammad Dibba In 1989, the jama’at started a dental surgery in a rented building at Farafenni. Dr Hameedullah Shaheed was appointed by the centre to run the surgery. (He was later martyred in Karachi by the vicious enemies of Ahmadiyyat. ) Dignitaries from all over the region attended the opening ceremony. The Regional Commissioner from Karewan, Aki Bayo also participated. Various speakers spoke highly of the extra- ordinary educational and medical services rendered by the