Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 235
217 Wonderful Incidence of Divine Support I prepared for the journey and went to the airport. Hon Kabne Kaaba MP accompanied me. It was Saturday and all the offices in the town were closed. I enquired from the airline offices at the airport but no seat was available in any airline. I was greatly disappointed. We came back home by the evening. We both went to the airport next day, approached all offices and got the same reply, ‘no seat available’. One airline office told me that they had one seat but for twice the normal price. I contacted the Tabshir office and was told to get the ticket and arrive soon. When we went back to that office to buy that ticket, I was told that it was gone. I was distressed. One office clerk told me that there was one more ticket available but at thrice the normal price. It was beyond my buying capacity. Reconciled to the Will of Allah, I decided to go back. Kabne Sahib advised me to buy the ticket as it an historical occasion. I told him that I could not afford it. He offered to buy it for me. That brought tears to my eyes. How devoted and willing to make sacrifice for the sake of jama’at that African brother was! I replied that I did not want to burden him. I picked up the luggage and set out to return. We passed by an airline office as we were leaving the airport. A clerk called me and beckoned to me to come in. He told me that a ticket at normal price was available and the plane would be leaving in two hours. I thanked Allah, paid up, got the ticket and was airborne within a few hours. All that happened so quickly that I could not believe for quite a while the way Allah resolved the problem with His support.