The Devotion of Life — Page 485
485 In this anecdote, it is not the amount of money, the two pounds, which is of significance. Rather, the significance of the matter is how miraculously God Almighty fulfilled the need of a servant of His by mysteriously creating the circumstances for the fulfilment of his need. God’s Help Through A Dream In the field of preaching, one comes across many different ways by which God Almighty shows His support and endorsement. One of these is help through dreams and visions. Here, one such incident is presented. Once, the first Missionary in West Africa, Hadrat Maulana Abdur Rahim Nayyar ra , visited the Central Mosque of the non-Ahmadis in Lagos, the Capital of Nigeria. The year was 1921. One of the many people present in the mosque said that Alfa Ayanamo, a former Imam of the mosque, before he passed away, narrated to them a dream in which he saw Hadrat Imam Mahdi as who told him that he himself would not be able to visit this country, however, one of his disciples would come here and guide the Muslims. With one voice, all those present in the mosque affirmed the truth of the statement. Hadrat Maulana Abdur Rahim Nayyar ra , who had the honour of being a Companion of the Promised Messiah as , says, “Upon hearing the story, and realising how fortunate I was, tears of joy ran through my eyes. ” The next day after this incident, two representatives of the mosque visited him and gave him the message that all of