Message of Love and Brotherhood to Africa — Page 46
46 Shortage of foreign exchange is endemic to the situation here. We can’t get money to send abroad. Besides we respect the law. The money devoted by sisters for the Copenhagen Mosque is still lying here—we could not get its foreign exchange. Even though we will not get permission at this time to send money abroad I will appeal to you and you will respond with sacrifices, by the grace of Allah, for, when God wishes us to make sacrifices, He at the same time grants us the ability to render them. God has inspired in my heart with great force the command 'Urge upon the Community offers of sacrifices for My sake, for the establish- ment of My Glory and the love of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in hearts. They will make sacrifices'. He will create, by His grace, facilities for foreign exchange allocation; the very Government that is refusing foreign exchange now shall permit remittances overseas. Conditions change, at times they change overnight. But the morning I find conditions have changed and I can remit money abroad that morning should not find me out of funds, waiting for collections in response to my call; the money should be in the treasury at my