Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 41
41 A It should be remembered that human hearts are in divine hand. He shows the right way whenever He likes. Let me relate a heart-warming incident of Sierra Leone, a country on the West Coast of Africa. May All ā h reward Maul ā n ā Mu ™ ammad “ idd ī q Amritsar ī abundantly. He was blessed with the chance to serve Isl ā m and A ™ madiyyat in various countries including Sierra Leone and he has recorded his memoirs in his book R ū ™ Parwar Y ā dai º (Inspiring Reminiscences). This book is worth reading. He relates as follows: Q ā sim Kamanda, a Section Chief of Wando Territory was a severely prejudiced and bitter opponent of A ™ madiyyat. He was so staunch in his Christian belief that once, when Maulavi Mu ™ ammad “ idd ī q preached him, he very clearly told him that if the river which was flowing downwards by his village suddenly changed its course and started flowing upwards, he will deem it possible, but his converting to A ™ madiyyat was not possible. Now, on the one side, there was this arrogance of Chief Kamanda and on the other, the power and mercy of God the Gracious. After some time, an ordinary village Mu‘allim (missionary), Pa Soori Bah, who was not a great scholar, visited him and preached to him. After he went away, Chief Kamanda wrote to Maul ā n ā “ idd ī q that it was true that he told him that the river in the village could flow upwards but he would not become A ™ mad ī , but then he was giving him the glad tidings that A ™ madiyyat was true and he could come and see him as an A ™ mad ī with his own eyes. This river had really started flowing upwards. [19]