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Part II – My Life as a Muslim 99 to their words and they try to fulfill their promises. Here they make a promise and say in sh a ’ All a h , and make no effort to fulfill the promise. ” Huzoor ra said, “People of America are hard working people for the world. They want to gain worldly things. For this reason they put much importance to the world. ” I said, “Huzoor, the Arabs before Islam gave importance to their words and they were not religious people. ” Huzoor ra said, “Yes. They were thinking of getting ahead, but the point is that with these people [i. e. , the Pakistanis] they want to sit idle. They are lazy. ” MAY 17, 1952 I asked, “Huzoor, why is it that the Christians have been carrying on missionary activities in Africa for years?” He said, “The ignorant people believe what they have heard from those Christian missionaries. In the Gold Coast the majority of those natives have become Christians. Since we started some mission work there, some have become Muslims. ” I then asked, “Huzoor, were they first Muslims?” Huzoor ra said, “No. They were pagans. ” I then said, “Huzoor, what will the Christians do with them if they are ignorant people?” Huzoor ra said, “They want a number. If any religious trouble begins, these Africans will take place [i. e. , take sides] with those Christians. They will say we are Christians. ” I said, “Huzoor, I cut my wasiyyat from 1/3 rd to 1/6 th. I gave a statement to the Office of Wasiyyat that it should be done in the