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90 contact Ibrahim Jikini and get the talisman. The chief told him that Alhaj had become an Ahmadi and stopped that business. The Senegalese insisted and the chief was compelled to approach Ibrahim Jikini with quite a large sum of money and told him the whole story. Alhaj replied, ‘I respect you very much but cannot do that job because I have become an Ahmadi and with the blessing of Ahmadiyyat Allah, the Almighty has enlightened me with the truth; now I regard this thing a sin. However much you may offer me, I will not do it. ’ The Member of Assembly returned dejected. Devotion for Khilafat These farms of love and fidelity will never thrive without infusion with blood. In 1988, Khalifatul Masih IV ra arrived in the Gambia for an important and historical visit. Many Tabligh and tarbiyyat programmes were planned throughout the country during his blessed tour, including one at my place, Farafenni where he was to address the jama’at in the community hall. This town is situated on the Gambia-Senegal border. Therefore, a large number of Ahmadi men and women from Senegal coming to participate in that jalsa. Thus the largest gathering during Huzur’s visit was expected to be in Farafenni. Various duties were allocated to members of Farafenni jama’at for the event. Dr Khalil Nyangado was a very sincere and devoted Ahmadi; he was the only Ahmadi in his family. Allah had blessed him with affluence, more than anyone else in Farafenni jama’at. Moreover, his house was large and spacious that could accommodate hundreds of people at the same time. Therefore,