Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 184
166 ancestral village is located at the Senegal Mauritania border. He belongs to a well-known Fulani tribe – Tukolor of Senegal. He received his religious education in the elementary madrasas of his area initially and in higher madrasa in Dakar later on. He gained proficiency in Arabic writing and speech. He is a scholarly person. After completing his studies he started teaching in a school in Dakar. In the Fold of Ahmadiyyat During those days, he received some Arabic literature about Ahmadiyyat. He studied the books and decided that was the right path and believed in it. Waqf (Life devotion) He came to see Maulana Muhammad Sharif, the then Amir of the Gambia jama’at, at Banjul and offered his services for the jama’at and was accepted as such. He was sent to Kaolack region in Senegal in the beginning. He spent most of the time with Kaolack jama’at and served to the best of his ability. In 1985, Maulana Daud Hanif, during his tenure as Amir, transferred to Misra in the Gambia, where he continued to serve as muallim for a long period. One of his sons, Muhammad Mbye is currently studying at Jami’a Ahmadiyya UK. Two of his sons are serving the jama’at as muallims. Oustaz Ahmad Lee A Senegalese Arabic teacher – Ahmad Lee had the good fortune of accepting Ahmadiyyat through muallim Hamid Mbye. After performing bai’at, he offered his services to work as muallim in