The Afghan Martyrs — Page 102
on to Ameer Habeebulla Khan. On hearing the full story the Ameer isolated him in a portion of the palace and started making confidential enquiries. When he was convinced that the report by the mullah was correct he arranged to raid the 'Academy for Adult Education' and arrested Doctor Abdul Ghani and all his associates. The school was closed down and each and every one of the students was put to death. As Doctor Abdul Ghani was a British subject he was imprisoned for life. While in prison, the doctor's wife somehow succeeded in escaping from KabuL However, she left behind the wealth the doctor had amassed in Kabul and was obliged to flee completely empty handed. But the scope of the Divine wrath remained in force and soon after she crossed the border from Afghanistan she died in Landi Kotal. There she had no resources, no legacy and no heirs or relations and the question arose as to who should bear the expenses of burial. By mutual contributions some local residents collected enough to pay for the burial. That was the end of the lady whose husband occupied an exalted rank in the Royal Court and who was a tutor of the King. Abdul Jabbaar, a young son of the doctor had taken up permanent residence in Kabul. One day while he was out shopping in the bazaar someone struck him from behind with a sword. His head was severed from the body and fell at a distance. In prison, as if he was living in a grave the doctor had to bear the grief of the death of his young son. His condition was in exact accord with what is stated in the Quran, i. e. "in Hell they will neither die nor live and then every breath that they take would be a burden. II The doctor rotted in the Afghan jails for eleven years for the outrage perpetrated on the Sahibzada. Although alive he was in Hell. After eleven years of imprisonment the King banished him 102