Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 145
127 Some inspiring incidences of acceptance of prayers A very devoted member of Senegal jama’at, formerly Member of Parliament, is now President of Tambacounda region. The office is equivalent to governorship. In 1999, when he was Member of Parliament, he had a row with one of the ministers, consequently the President of Senegal refused to give him the party ticket for the next election. He tried his best and used all sorts of contacts in vain and was utterly disappointed. At about the same time, I told him in detail about the importance of financial sacrifice in the jama’at. He promised to pay £25 monthly. I told him to ponder over it as it was not something impulsive, rather the payments would have to be made regularly. He replied that he was determined to pay regularly, اہلل انشاء. The following month he came to Dakar and phoned me to visit him in his hotel as his car had broken down. I went to see him. He opened his briefcase and paid the chanda for the whole year. His sacrifice and devotion surprised me and at the same time pleased me as up till that time no Senegalese Ahmadi had made such sacrifice. Immediately, I faxed a letter to Huzur in which I wrote that in spite of the fact that he was facing problems and had lost the support from his party, he had made such a substantial sacrifice. I received Huzur’s reply a week later, saying that he had prayed for him and Allah, the Almighty will bless him with a status higher than before. About two weeks later he rang me to tell that the President had appointed him as his special