Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page 37
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad 37 ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYERS Allah the Almighty granted him countless signs of acceptance of prayers. One such instance was when in 1979, as a result of his prayers Dr Abdus Salaam won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was the first Ahmadi scientist to do so. Allah had informed Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III rta beforehand. Thus, in his era, the following sign of the Promised Messiah as was manifested: “People of my sect shall achieve such excellence in knowledge and wisdom that they would silence all with the light of their truthfulness, arguments and signs. ” SECOND TOUR OF THE WEST (EUROPE) AND WESTERN AFRICA The second overseas tour of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III rta was from 4 April to 8 June 1970. During this tour, he visited Switzerland, Britain, West Germany and Spain in Europe and Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Gambia and Sierra Leone in West Africa. Speaking about the purpose for deciding to visit African countries he said: “To go to those nations who have suffered oppression for