Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 175
157 days thereafter in a critical condition but succumbed to it ultimately. ـال واالکرام ـہ ربک ذوالجـ ـی وجـ ویبقـ. ـہ فان ـن علیـ کل مـ May Allah, the Almighty grant him high ranks in the heaven, Amin! Sana Cham Shaheed I arrived in the Gambia for the first time as a murabbi in 1983. Our mission was located in a narrow street in Banjul. Daud Hanif Sahib was the Amir then. He had a small scantily furnished office which could hardly accommodate four chairs in addition to a simple chair for the Amir. I saw a young Gambian man coming to the mission. He had only one arm. He was introduced to me as Mr Sana Cham; he lived in Sukuta town and was a teacher in a school. I observed that he came to the mission house almost daily and continued to work for the jama’at till late in night. The transport system was very problematic those days and the journey to and fro probably took a minimum of two hours. It was difficult to figure out how and when he reached his house. It appeared that he had devoted himself to the jama’at. He had the honour of being member of the executive council uninterrupted. He was Sadr Majlis Ansarullah for a long time and had the good fortune of serving well. He never let anyone realise that he only had one arm. He was a brave and courageous person and was in the forefront of every activity. He was in-charge of the finance department of the jama’at. He performed all his duties diligently. Credit of Ahmadiyyat in Guinea-Bissau Sana Cham used to visit Guinea-Bissau quite often. He had contacts with all sections of the society. He was greatly interested