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118 – the story of al-haj Rashid ahmad american by the Chenab Express. Huzoor ra said, “It is not the question of leaving tomorrow, why did you not leave today?” I said, “Huzoor it was not my program to leave on the 11 th , that was Mr. Kunze’s program, and when I found that some of my work would go unfinished I did not try to fulfill his program. ” Hazrat S a hib ra said nothing and entered into his car. The next day I came to see him before I left. We exchanged salaams and he gave me an envelope which had a handwritten letter in English and some money. I took this envelope and departed for the train station with my family. ______ Prior to our departures, Hazrat S a hib’s wife invited Mr. Kunze and I along with our wives to dinner. As we sat there waiting for Hazrat S a hib ra to come, Hazrat S a hib’s son, Mirz ā N as ir, Dr. Munawar, Mubarak, H a fiz Anwar and more (some when Huzoor ra arrived) and everyone began to sit for the meal. Huzoor ra said you all are the guests of honor and sat alongside with me. There were many different conversations. I spoke against the idea that there should be a person to work amongst the White and a person to work amongst the Colored in America. Huzoor ra said, “We here do not know the complete picture of the conditions there. We only think that knowledge that we have been informed with from there, that states that some missionaries work amongst the White and others amongst the Colored. Upon this, we here say alright, try it and we will see. ” I said, “Huzoor, but when the people here can see that things are defective, why will they give consent for such a scheme?”