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Chapter Ninewould enlighten the land and provide the sustenance to spirituallyrectify the people. Read the story of his efforts to bring Ĥađrat toSouth Africa in his own words. He says:I was restless to bring Ĥađrat to South Africa but whenever Iobserved his condition I would stay quiet. Still, I never lost hope,and then a few years back I saw a dream that predicted Ĥađrat’scoming. I saw in a dream that people are being informed in theStanger Masjid [Stanger, South Africa] that Ĥađrat is arriving inone or two days. In the dream I am anxious, thinking how is thisgoing to happen and how are we going to make arrangements onsuch short notice? Finally, the day came and nothing has been arrangedand yet I am looking for a place near the masjid to installthe commode [for Ĥażrat].This dream raised my hopes. After the journey to London, thesubject came up as to where Ĥađrat would spend the next Ramadan.Ĥađrat said, “Africa should be given priority over the U.S., sinceour good friends like Shaikh Yūsuf Tutlā live in South Africa.”Thereafter, I stopped over at Madina enroute to the conventionin Deoband in March, 1980. Hađrat said to me,‘What brings you here?’ Ĥađrat’s permanent servant, Abū al-Ĥasan replied,‘Ĥađrat, he has come to take you with him.’ Ĥađrat replied,‘My beloved, I am frail and can barely make it to the BlessedPrecinct, but pray for me.’ This raised my hopes even more. Thenafter the tablīgh convention in U.S., I came to Faisalabad, Pakistan.The moment he saw me Ĥađrat said,‘I have been thinking about you for a couple of days. We arecoming to your place.’ I said,‘Ĥađrat, On this journey?’ He replied,‘You can discuss that with Abū al-Ĥasan and ‘Abd al-Ĥāfiż.’ Soall three of us sat to discuss the matter. Abū al-Ĥasan said,‘as for now, the plan is for Ĥađrat to travel to Sahāranpūr andstay there for three to four months after Ramadan. And then wewill need some time to acquire the visa and papers to travel to87