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225 Mr Fofana said, ‘that is not possible. I would never like to go there because I think the Saudis are not good Muslims. Had they been good Muslims, we the Africans would never suffer from such deprivation and despondency. They are engaged in pleasing the big governments only. I will never feel ashamed of telling you that the service to Islam and humanity rendered by the Ahmadiyya Jama’at is unparalleled. These days many governments and organisations have arrived in Africa and are beating the drum for their services there but the Ahmadiyya Jama’at reached us when there was nothing except hardships and we did not get a look-in by anybody. It was during that period that the jama’at selflessly rendered service to humanity and Islam for our country and nation in a way that is unparalleled. I respect this jama’at from the core of my heart and salute them for their services’. Hon Fofana’s reaction was so sudden and realistic and he expressed his thoughts in such an emotional and sorrowful tone that everybody was affected. The Mauritanian Ambassador was a very bigoted person; his condition was worth seeing and he was speechless. I submitted the report of this incident to Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (ra) and he admired Mr Fofana for his courage and speaking out truth. Divine Sign of Forty Thousand Arabic Root Words French translation of the Holy Quran was published under the aegis of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV (ra). Huzur directed that it be gifted to all the Muslim ambassadors in Senegal. To comply with the directive some of us went to Dakar because all the embassies are located there. One day our delegation went to Lebanese