Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 99
81 A Better Abdul-Salam in Exchange I grieved over Mr Abduslam Bari not becoming an Ahmadi. In fact, Allah had ordained to fulfil my desire in another way by converting another youn g man with the same name, from the same tribe and with similar, nay much better, virtues and character. And this is how it happened: During the same period, myself and Ustaz Ahmad Ly organised a Tabligh programme through an Ahmadi friend. Speeches were made followed by qu estion/answer session. Allah, the Almighty blessed this meeting greatly and it led to many people performing baia’ts including one named Abdussalm Jallow He too belonged to the Fulani tribe, he was headmaster of a primary school and was well-versed in English language. By the Grace of Allah, from the very first day he became a sincere and faithful member helping and cooperating in jama’at activities. He is currently an active member of the national executive committee of Senegal jama’at. He has had the good fortune of attending Jalsa Salana UK. Which Abdul-Shakoor? I had a similar interesting experience in Mianwali town of Pakistan that I would share with the readers for augmentation of their faith. I started the construction of a mosque in Mianwali city. I contacted every member in the area and encouraged them to contribute to this blessed project; all of them cooperated fully by donating cash or promising to do so.