Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 84
66 He was later transferred to Fatoto area. I remained in contact with him there and continued Tabligh in that region through him. Many Tabligh sittings were arranged in his house. He lived in the premises of the Fatooto chief. The chief also took oath of allegiance; one of his wives was the widow of Bara Njai who was the first Gambian to perform bai’at. She was very hospitable and was very closely attached to the jama’at. When I went to the Gambia in 2009, I learnt that Mr Muhammad Jobe had been appointed as the Governor at Manso Konko in the current government. I spoke to him on the phone; he was much pleased. However, because of other commitments I could not see him. Come to our boat – it is safe A Senegalese muallim, Mr Hamid Mbaye was appointed in Farafenni. He too was a Fulani. Thus, they became acquainted with each other and that opened the way for Tabligh; Hamid Mbaye sahib would accompany him long way up to his village and before returning would advise him to pray to Allah (for guidance). That put Oustaz Yobi Bah in an awkward quandary. On the one hand the all the Farafenni people were calling Ahmadis ‘ kafirs’ (non-believers) and on the other hand the Ahmadi muballigh always treated him with love, expressed sympathy for him and advised him to seek Divine guidance. Perplexed, he would exclaim, ‘O God, what is the reality’? During this state of mind, he dreamt one night that he was travelling in a boat across the river Gambia near Farafenni. The boat was shaking violently in the middle of stormy waters causing him great distress. Then he saw another boat approaching him with