Mosques around the World — Page 94
D o not be upset for God has assured me during my present illness that half a million Christians will be converted to Islam in West Africa. All of them will be educated. That will be a great day for Islam. (Message of Hazrat. Hakim Maulvi Nooruddin, Khalifatul Masih Ira. Pegham Sulah Newspaper, March 3, 1914) 94. Al-Haj F. M. Singhate, Governor-General of The Gambia with Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IIIra. Miss. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVaba with the. President of The Gambia, Sir D. K. Jawara. Spread of Islam in Gambia. A MOVING EXAMPLE [issionary Inayatullah Zahid reported that once he came across the Dogoling village in The Gambia and met with the Imam of the village. Zahid Sahib requested the Imam to assemble all the residents of the village so the message of Ahmadiyyat could be conveyed to them. As the people of the village gathered, the. Missionary and a few other Ahmadis with him invited the. Dogoling tribe members to Ahmadiyyat and reminded them that all of the villages surrounding theirs had already accepted the blessed faith. The Imam, on behalf of his people, responded by saying that he had heard from somewhere that Ahmadi prayer rituals and beliefs regarding the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa were different from other Muslims. . Zahid Sahib promptly presented two pamphlets regarding the Holy Qur'an and the Holy Prophetsa to the. Imam, and suggested that careful scrutiny of the material in the pamphlets would clarify Ahmadi beliefs. . Regarding prayer rituals, the Missionary and the Ahmadis with him offered Zuhar Prayers, demonstrating that. Ahmadis do indeed practice the standard Islamic worship. . Upon concluding the Zuhar Salat, the Imam directed all attention towards himself and made an announcement to all of his people. He told them, 'Ahmadis have come from long distances to convey the message of Islam. These Ahmadis have invited us to the true Islam despite the fact that their fanatic opponents have left no stone unturned to stop the spread of this message. Today, I announce the veracity of Ahmadiyyat. . You are all free to choose your faith. ". Remarkably, and with the Grace of Almighty. Allah, the entire village in a single passionate voice of allegiance announced their acceptance of Ahmadiyyat. . From an address by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmadaba at the 1994 Jalsa Salana (Annual Gathering), U. K. . Ahmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souveni