The Afghan Martyrs — Page 107
This is how the family returned to their ancestral home. After a period of four years the residents of the Khost region rebelled against Ameer Amaanulla Khan. As the martyr's family were loyal to the government and had made efforts to quell the rebellion, in their absence some rebels burnt their houses and felled all the trees in the orchards. As the rebellion had been orchestrated on the excuse of Ahmadiyyat and as the famHy were well known as Ahmadis, the government apprehended and imprisoned Syed Meer Akbar, Syed Abul Hasan, Sheikh Abdus Samad and Ameen Gul. Seven days later the two aforementioned were released while the others remained imprisoned for nineteen months. During that time the remainder of the family were sent to Durgai where there was relative peace and quiet and where the local residents supported the Ameer. As at that point of time Syed Mohammad Tayyab was free, due to his efforts some prominent people of Khost once again petitioned the government on the same lines as they had done on two earlier occasions. Then on one side the Defence Minister ordered that they may be freed, and on the other instructed the official in whose custody they were not to free them but to have them sent to him. He said he would take the family to Kabul where Mohammad Tayyab and Abdul Salaam, along with other male members of the family were arrested. Gul Mohammad, the aforementioned official told Syed Mohammad Tayyab that he would seek clarification from the Defence Minister as to which one of his two contradictory orders was to be given effect to. On hearing this Syed Mohammad Tayyab escaped during the night and joined his family. On arrival he saw three horsemen in the process of arresting Syed Abdus Salaam. Preparations were then made to shift the whole family elsewhere. Those brothers who were in custody also asked the others to go and leave them in God's care. Accordingly, at dead of night, while the horsemen were on one side of the house, Syed Abdus 107