Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 162
144 the Almighty will not leave you capable of seeing us’. After a while the Alkali lost his eyesight, and thus Allah, the Almighty fulfilled the words of Alhaj in a marvellous way. Calling towards Allah – jealous regard for faith Alhaj Ibrahim Jikini was madly fond of calling towards Allah. Allah, the Almighty had endowed him with special expertise in ilm-al-kalam (science of discussion). He used to overwhelm the question/answer meetings. In addition to the Quranic verses, he quoted the Hadith ad-lib in a way that gave the impression that he was hafiz of Quran as well as Hadith. He had jealous regard for the jama’at. It was inconceivable that somebody raised an objection against the jama’at and he would not respond. His speech was always an inseparable part of any jama’at meeting. One could not imagine a jalsa without his speech. He used to represent jama’at in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau jalsas in addition to that in the Gambia. The audience were greatly impressed by his speeches. Alhaj Ibrahim Jikini had many admirable qualities. متیــن طبــع. His life was devoid of formalities. He dealt everyone with love and sincerity. Allah, the Almighty had blessed him with an honourable position among friends and strangers. Even the opponents recognised and confessed his admirable qualities. Death : The terminal sickness of Alhaj Ibrahim Jikini started during Ramadan and he met his Lord a few days before Eid-ul- Fitr. From the day he performed the bai’at to his last moment he remained occupied with service of faith. People from all over the country, Ahmadis and non-Ahmadis came to offer their condolences, From among the dignitaries, in addition to many government officials, the Regional Commissioner also came and paid his tribute to Alhaj Ibrahim Jikini