Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 113
95 Tested Recipe to Safeguard against Adversities A young Gambian, Seedu Singateh, had a modest garments business in the market. I saw him there once and among other things enquired about his business. He said that he had no worries at all. I was surprised and asked him how that was possible. He replied, ‘whenever I face a problem, I go to the mission house, give sadaqa and at the same time I write to Huzur requesting his prayers and the problem is solved. It is my experience that as soon as I post the letter, whether it reaches Huzur or not, my problem is solved. ’ I was greatly pleased with the knowledge, belief and conviction about the station of khilafat that the young man had. Soon afterwards he got the visa for America and went there. By the Grace of Allah, he is a devoted jama’at worker in America as well. Became a Practicing Muslim due to Blessing of Ahmadiyyat There is a small village Chandeeri near Ndofan town in Senegal. A long standing Ahmadi Hamad Fatou Bah lives there. When Senegal was assigned to me, he was the only Ahmadi in his area. He was fond of preaching from the beginning. I lived in Farafenni, the Gambia then. He used to bring his non-Ahmadi friends to me frequently for Tabligh. At times they stayed overnight and we discussed matters in detail. One of his friends, Ousman Cham accompanied him once. He stayed with me for two days and we talked about various topics. Allah, the Almighty opened his heart to the truth and he performed bai’at and went back to his village. His elder brother