Message of Love and Brotherhood to Africa — Page 20
20 not leave it behind. Some brought material which they said it had taken them six months to weave. They had made the yarn, they had woven the cloth and given it final shape with their hands. These are heavy coarse cotton yarn pieces. You might say that they are available in the market at about Rs. 7. But my personal attitude was that I would not leave them behind even if their freight charges might run into thousands. Accordingly we brought some pieces with us and the shipment of the rest has been taken care of. Allah willing, we shall shortly have all the pieces here. This is the depth of their feelings for Ahmadiyyat. They have whole-heartedly subscribed themselves to it and they are absolutely fearless. When we reached Lagos we found hundreds of children outside the hotel. They were raising the slogans ' Ahmadiyyat Zindab a d ' and ' Islam Zindab a d !' ∗ They used the expression Zindab a d (long live). They all understand it. They were also shouting ' Ahlan wa Sahlan ' ♦. When I stepped up they kept up their slogans and entered the main hall. Our ∗ Long live Ahmadiyyat, long live Islam. ♦ You are welcome