Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 48
AHMADIYYAT IN MEXICO By Hasan Parve z Ba j wa Mexico is a country situated in the south of North America. The people are of Spanish and Indian origin Mexico was one of the five countries given to the U. S. Jamaal for the propagation of Islam Accordingly, in July 1987, Br Mirza MuzafTar Ahmad and myself drew up a plan for this purpose. By the grace of God the circum- stances took a rather fortunate turn Our primary prob- lem was lac. k of friends there. Addit1onally, neither of us knew even the alphabet of Spanish language, the lingua franca of Mexico. As luck would have it. I happened to be a law enforcement officer at that time. In that con nect. 1on I came across a Mexican convict. During an informal conversation. I was able to obtain a reference from him for his father at home requesting him to pro- vide me with some guidance as we knew nothing about the city of Monterrey. Mexico. This is a capital town and close Lo the American border Br. MuzafTar provided his truck m which we drove from Houston. Texas. to Mon- terrey, on July 11, 1987 On arrival, we were hosted by the father on the basts of the reference. On the next day Javiar Hernandez took us around places in the city. Actually we had to use sign language in order to reach places and solve problems Incidentally, Br MuzafTar had a hard time looking and asking about a restroom, and had it not been for an American tourist there would have been a lot of embarrassment. Due to lack of com- munication, 1t took. us four days to rent a post office box and publish a short advertisement in a newspaper. we then met some officials at the University of Nuevo Leon to do some talking and conduct seminars about Islam. We had requested Hazur to pray for our success Luckily, by the time we were ready for our second tour , we had overcome the problem of communication. we felt more confident. It was January 11 , 1988. Moreover, we had some friends in Monterrey who co uld speak both English as well as Spanish Guadalupe area is a poor neighborhood where we used to stay at Mr. Hernandez' house. This time we had earned and did distribute food and clothing among more than 100 families. In this way we were adequately introduced in that suburb Our two articles published in El Norte made Ahmadiyyat known to the whole of Mexico and southern border states of the United States This tour was a further encouragement. especially as Hazur responded with the best of wishes and some encouraging remarks. By now we had arranged two seminars on Islam in the University of Nuevo Leon during March 1988. The problem of having a good Span- ish speaker and a translator was solved by Dr Mansoor Atta lllahi of Xativa, Spain He was very helpful and kind enough to be a part of our team; even a guest speaker During our third trip on March 13 , 1988, about 300 students participated in the seminars and question and answer sessions Our two bookstalls, two exhibitions of oriental Muslim dresses plus foods. did keep these act 1v - 1t ies very entertaining. A fifteen-minute live interview on TV of Dr Mansoor and Mrs. Parvez was an unscheduled miraculous success aired in several states of Mex i co. Radio and newspapers gave us adequate coverage. Sis- ter Nuzhat Haneef (another guest speaker) discovered a bookstore which later agreed to display and sell our books on Islam in Spanish Participants in this tour rose from two to nine (Mirza MuzafTar Ahmad. 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