Cherished Memories of Africa — Page xvii
xiv Preface (By Muniruddin Shams Addl. Vakilut Tasneef London) I had the opportunity of going through the book, ‘Arze Bilal – My memories’ written by Maulana Munawar Ahmad Khurshid Sahib, Muballigh-e-Silsila , comprising of his memoirs. Many faith inspiring incidents have been recorded and I hope the readers will enjoy reading them and it will augment their faith. When went on a tour of the Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone following a directive by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (ra), Respected Munawar Ahmad Khurshid Sahib was performing his duties as the Ameer and Missionary In-charge of the Gambia and the neighbouring region. It was my personal observation that he had established good rapport with people in the SeneGambia region. Most remarkably he did not hesitate to, and was not afraid of, visiting even the highest ranking officials. He had a very loving and close relationship with the jama’at members. He mixed with them and shared meals with themand for that the local brothers respected him and listened to him. I travelled with him to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and everywhere these features of his behaviour figured prominently. Although he was not a master of the local languages, he used them without hesitation and thereby won the hearts of the locals. During the tour, I also had the opportunity to see other missonaries and hold meetings with them and learnt how our muballighs continued to deliver the message of truth under most difficult circumstances.