The Afghan Martyrs — Page 108
Salaam and the entire family escaped from the other side. Syed Mohammad Tayyab stayed behind to rearrange some household goods and then in the morning. he followed the others. When the horsemen learned that with the help of the local official and some other residents the family had escaped, they gave chase ~nd arrested all of them at Gurbaz and brought them back to the village. On arrival there a kind and considerate person named Bahraam bailed out all the women and children while the menfolks remained in custody and were taken to the Khost Cantonment. There Syed Abdus Salaam remained imprisoned while the others were released. A few days later the magistrate of Khost was transferred and so the family filed another petition before his successor pleading that they be freed as they were completely innocent. On perusal of the file he freed Syed Abdus Salaam on his own and referred to his seniors concerning the other two brothers. He was asked to make further enquiries from the local Chiefs as it had been alleged that Ahmadiyyat was the basis of the rebellion. Prominent people in Khost corroborated that the family were wholly innocent and totally free from all blame. They asserted that as they were above reproach and were the offsprings of a principled family they could never have taken part in any agitation against the government. They further attested that since their father's death they had been loyal and faithful to the government. Finally their release was ordered. But a little more than a month later the Governor of Khost ordered that they should be arrested and sent to Kabul. Syed Abul Hasan was arrested and taken to the Cantonment. There the District Magistrate released him on bail and asked him to go and fetch the other two brothers. On his return the whole family held mutual consultations as they entertained well founded suspicions regarding the government's intent and therefore they felt they should leave the country forthwith. On 2nd January 1926 they reached Bannu where the 108