Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 195
177 Divine decree prevailed and he passed away. May Allah grant my remarkable companion high ranks in heaven, Amin! A devoted preacher Abdul Qadir Bhatti Death is sure and inevitable that no living being can escape. Notwithstanding, untimely death of certain loved ones leaves many a hearts grieved. Mr Bhatti’s departure like this during his youth aggrieved many friends and dear ones. But. ق اوہ ق یر ق ریت ںی سج ںی ی ق یںیہمہا ق ا ق ر ق Towards the end of December 1998, as I was preparing to set out on my routine trip to Senegal, three young men came to my place. I was acquainted with one of them i. e. Nasir Ahmad son of Mahmud Ahmad BT, the Principal of Nasir Ahmadiyya High School, Basse. The other two were complete strangers. One of them was Rana Nadeem Khalid and the other Abdul Qadir Bhatti; Both had come to join Nasir Ahmadiyya High School as teachers. Their sudden arrival like this worried me a bit as they had come a long distance to see me while I was leaving for Senegal. Anyway I told them of my programme. They were very pleased to hear that and enquired if they could accompany me to Senegal. I told them that travelling in the area that I was going to was very hard as there was no proper arrangement for food or lodging. Bhatti Sahib reassured me saying that they would not cause me any worry nor complain about anything. During this trip we visited more than fifteen places in the remote area. We organised small meetings at every place where these guests also delivered speeches.