Message of Love and Brotherhood to Africa — Page 18
18 daily with their shapes changing as often, so much so that it is quite a job identifying them. Their countries are very clean indeed and people stay very clean. My heart was moved to prayer that Allah, the Supreme, may be pleased to create conditions conducive to their inner cleanliness as He had been pleased to grant them the urge to keep themselves physically clean. This is our job. We have to provide for their inner disinfection. Allah, the Supreme, has made us agents for their inner detergence. None other than us can handle this undertaking. Since Allah, the Illustrious, singled you out for this assignment, leaving others out, it would be tantamount to ingratitude to back out in dismay. I told them that I found them overjoyed at my presence in their midst. Their jubilation was exuberant. I cannot describe it adequately. I felt so overwhelmed that my eyes were downcast—I do not find in myself the strength to give thanks to Allah, the Almighty. They would shake hands and then silently fix their glances at my face until another man would elbow his way up. They would not halt to say something; they were feasting their eyes on my face. I asked some of them if they had