The Devotion of Life — Page 322
322 The very least recompense for the sacrifices of these people is that each person of our Community prays that may Allah the Exalted keep them in His Protection and Refuge and also have Mercy on their near and dear ones. I believe an Ahmadi who does not remember these Missionaries in his prayers definitely has a flaw in his ‘ Iman’ (belief) and I suspect that his ‘ Iman’ has taken a direction of error. There are many other Missionaries whose sacrifices are, maybe not to this extent, but they too have been away from their relatives for years and are enduring all kinds of difficulties. Among these, two Missionaries of West Africa are in particular worthy of mention; one is Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Sahib (son of Babu Faqeer Ali Sahib) and Maulvi Muhammad Sadeeq Sahib. They are in regions where transport is available with difficulty. Food provisions are also not easily available. On travels they sometimes eat ground barley or fruit. They have to travel hundreds of miles to make tours; they cover the bulk of this distance on foot. These are the sacrifices that these people are making for years and years. African chiefs and royalty contend with them and at times, though not always, the government too tries to create hindrances for them. The ordinary public and maulvis too contend with them. Despite all these impediments, they have established the Community in various regions and go about like nomads propagating the faith. The Community cannot decline to acknowledge the sacrifices they make. I was about to use the words