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247 When Doctor Sahib returned to UK after completing his programme in the Gambia, he submitted his report to Huzur in which this journey figured most prominently. He told Huzur: ‘Amir in the Gambia lives on petrol and the car goes on prayers’. Huzur was greatly amused and mostly kindly said, ‘I will send a new car soon, inshaAllah. ’ Accordingly, a new car arrived in the Gambia mission. Dr Saeed Ahmad Sahib once delivered a speech on Tabligh during Jalsa Salana UK, most of which was based on that journey. Invaluable Diamond – Dr Abdus Salam Dr Abdus Salam was such an invaluable diamond whose light illuminated the whole world, and became a source of introduction and fame of Pakistan for every country, nation and region. Senegal is situated faraway from Pakistan. I present a few incidences from there which are insignificant in view of the dignity and status of Dr Abdus Salam. Many voluminous books have been written on his academic achievements; these books adorn libraries all over the world. By comparison these anecdotes are of trivial nature. It is like holding a candle to the sun. However with reference to this country one cannot deny their importance either as they show how Allah the Almighty spread his fame far and wide. 1. One day I went to a doctor in Kaolack for treatment. I introduced myself as a Pakistani and a muballigh of Ahmadiyya jama’at. Immediately he said, ‘ Pakistan is a great