The Afghan Martyrs — Page 88
unveiled. This had been ordained by the Creator of the Heavens. As you may have read in 'Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya', a lot earlier, through a clear revelation, my Lord had advised me of what was. to follow. Allah knows and you do not, and possibly what you dislike is for your own good. Soon after the martyr departed from this temporary abode, most willingly and eagerly he presented his soul to the Almighty. And soon after martyrdom, while they were still asleep, calamities began to befall the cruel tyrants. Then they made attempts to escape from the town of Kabul. However, they were caught wherever they went. Where can the transgressors escape to? In these events there is a lesson for those who fear God. II It is stated that soon after martyrdom Syed Ahmad Noor Kabuli, a pupil of Hadhrat Sahibzada, brought some of the Sahibzada's hair to Qadian for benediction and prayers for him. He presented them to the Promised Messiah (PBUH) who put them in a bottle and hung it in a room used exclusively for prayers adjoining the Mubarak Mosque. Whenever he looked at them he would be reminded to supplicate for the Sahibzada. In a Persian poem referring to the martyrdom and explaining the philosophy of sacrifices, the Promised Messiah (PBUH) said: "This stalwart, a beloved of God" has in the end displayed his mettle. By instantly sacrificing his life for his Beloved he has distanced himself from the transitory abode. As in every direction there are hundreds of thousands of pythons this arena of life is full of hazards. Hundreds of thousands of tongues of flame rise into the skies and hundreds of thousands of perilous torrential floods are on their way. 88