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216 they were all grieved. When Sali Jabi Sahib heard the news of Huzur’s demise, the poor fellow fell on the floor out of grief and remained in this distressful state for quite a while. He had attended the Jalsa Salana UK, met Huzur and became his devotee. He, too, has passed away since. May Allah grant him paradise, Amin! A Dream that became a Reality When I received the news of Huzur’s demise, I conveyed the sad news to all the jama’at centres throughout the country and some of the jama’at members. Hon Kwabene Kaba was in Dakar. He came to me straight away and told me that his son had narrated a dream to him that morning. In the dream somebody was telling him: ‘one of your saintly leaders has passed away’. ‘Soon afterwards I received your phone call about Huzur’s demise’, Kwabene Kaba said. Birth of Tahir Ahmad It is customary in some African countries that people name their children after their dear ones, whether related physically or spiritually. The day Huzur passed away, possibly about the same time as Huzur’s soul was departing the physical body, I received a phone call from a member of the Kaolack jama’at – Ahmad Aw that Allah had granted him a son whom he had named Tahir Ahmad after the name of Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rh). In the meantime, Maulana Ata-ul-Mujib Rashid Sahib, Imam Fazl Mosque London informed me of the sad demise of Huzur and meeting for the election of the next khalifa.