Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 224
206 An interesting Journey in Guinea-Bissau A Tabligh delegation was on a tour of various jama’ats in Guine Bissau. They were travelling on a mission’s car. The car had a dangerous accident during the trip; it was badly damaged but Allah miraculously saved the passengers. The car was beyond repair but it was necessary to bring it to the Gambia for insurance claim. Driving the car was impossible. Hiring a truck for the purpose was very costly. From Guinea-Bissau we had to pass through Casamance in Senegal to reach Banjul, the capital of the Gambia. The accident took place near Farim on a spot quite a distance from the main highway. The track was untarred and difficult. Murabbi Tahir Mehdi Imtiaz Sahib (who by the Grace of Allah, is used to handling every difficult job diligently) and I reached the site of accident in my car. We tied the damaged car to my car with thick ropes. I started driving my car while Mehdi Sahib controlled the steering of the other car. Putting our trust in Allah, we set out on this long and arduous journey – untarred tracks, a foreign country, unfamiliar people and dusty atmosphere. We had covered our heads to protect from the dust. That made us look rather strange. It was evening time while we were still in a town in Guinea- Bissau. Therefore, we decided to spend the night there. How do we, the foreigners, spend the night in the village? That was the question. Per chance, we met a person on the roadside. We told him our unfortunate experience. He took pity on our miserable condition and allowed us to spend the night in the verandah of his house. We laid down on a board. Despite of lack of a