The Devotion of Life — Page 404
404 Initially our doctors were housed in mud brick houses, although now, by Allah’s grace, we have fourteen full fledged hospital buildings and others are being built. When this was not the case, dignitaries would visit our hut anyway, the rich, Government Ministers, and even the wife of the Head of State visited our hospital. When people wondered why, a minister replied that in spite of various facilities available to him, he preferred our facilities because he found cure for his ailments only at our facilities. This cure is the result of the scheme that God has created to elevate the name of Islam. ” (Hayat-e-Nasir Vol. 1, pages 546-547) Fearful of the grand results of these hospitals established for the benefit of humankind, a Christian Priest had this to say: “The day I left Sierra Leone, the first Islamic Medical Missionary arrived there. The local press did not give too much coverage to this event, and as far as I know, no Christian leader took notice. I feel that this is the sign of the second advent of Islam. Muslims are adopting Christian methods and this Islamic Medical Mission is a part of the programme which the Ahmadiyya Jama’at is carrying out, and which is the forerunner of an Islamic revolution in West Africa. ” (Al Fazl 13 th November 1973, per Secretary Majlis Nusrat Jahan)