A Diamond of Africa: The Illustrious Life of African Ahmadi Sheikh Amri Abedi
Biography & Memoir, Religious
| Author: | C. Naseer Ahmad | ISBN: | 9780985450212 |
| Publisher: | C. Naseer Ahmad | Publication: | April 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. Naseer Ahmad |
| ISBN: | 9780985450212 |
| Publisher: | C. Naseer Ahmad |
| Publication: | April 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The life of Sheikh Amri Abedi—African Muslim, spiritual sage, poet, and political leader—is the story of a remarkable man who rose from poverty in colonial East Africa to become a star of the global, peace-loving Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
From the rural shores of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa in the 1920s to the spiritual community of Rabwah, Pakistan, to the bustling seaport of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, A Diamond of Africa recounts the spiritual formation of one of the Muslim world’s unsung heroes. Sheikh Amri Abedi emerges from the poverty of his childhood to become a missionary, a Muslim scholar, the mayor of his country’s capital, a leader of his country’s independence, Justice Minister of the new nation and—amid the tumult—the conscience of a generation.
A Diamond of Africa is a story of triumph against many odds, of perseverance, piety, and true goodwill towards all.
The life of Sheikh Amri Abedi—African Muslim, spiritual sage, poet, and political leader—is the story of a remarkable man who rose from poverty in colonial East Africa to become a star of the global, peace-loving Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
From the rural shores of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa in the 1920s to the spiritual community of Rabwah, Pakistan, to the bustling seaport of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, A Diamond of Africa recounts the spiritual formation of one of the Muslim world’s unsung heroes. Sheikh Amri Abedi emerges from the poverty of his childhood to become a missionary, a Muslim scholar, the mayor of his country’s capital, a leader of his country’s independence, Justice Minister of the new nation and—amid the tumult—the conscience of a generation.
A Diamond of Africa is a story of triumph against many odds, of perseverance, piety, and true goodwill towards all.
