Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 279
261 Huzur granted his request which made him very happy. That reflects his resources, financial condition and other problems. These days he is living as a very successful doctor in America. Allah has blessed him with affluence. I hear that he has built a hospital in Sialkot district for service to humanity. A few years ago, doctor sahib came to London where I met him. We spoke of the old days. He said, ‘I think that all these Divine blessings are the result of my few days service in Africa – a reward of service in the way of faith. ‘ Miraculous Cure Hameedullah Zafar Sahib was appointed as murabbi in Guinea- Bissau under the administraion of the Gambia Mission. He is a very hard-working and untiring young man. (He was later appointed as Ameer of Guinea-Bissau in 1997). Once he arranged a meeting with some MPs and tabligh and tarbiyyat programmes in some jama’ats. He invited me to participate in these programmes. I was suffering from severe gout those days. (I have suffered from gout since 1998. Sometimes I get severe attacks of this malady. The pain starts from the big toe and the whole body is affected by it. It becomes difficult to walk). Apparently it was difficult to travel in that condition. However, I thought I was just lying in the bed at home. I could lie on the back seat of the car, if I went on the journey. The family also strongly advised me against it saying that the journey was very long, going to Senegal first and then to Guinea-Bissau and that it