The Afghan Martyrs

by B. A. Rafiq

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The Afghan Martyrs — Page 86

"Go to the Pharaoh, I am with you. . . . . . " He also said that it had been revealed to him that due to turbulence both the heavens and the earth were shaking and shuddering like a person suffering. from shivering fever but the worldly did not believe that this event would ever come to pass. He said again and again that repeatedly he had been receiving a revelation, "Present your head without hesitation for the welfare of the land of Kabul as this is what the Almighty has ordained. " Mian Ahmad Noor states that the Moulvi remained imprisoned for a month and a half. We have already recorded that he remained in prison for four months. There is disparity in the two versions but there is general agreement concerning the real event. II (Tazkira-tush-Shahaadatain) The Pure Person of. Abdul Lateef After the martyrdom of Simibzada Abdul Lateef the Promised Messiah (PBUH) said: "Dh Abdul Lateef. May thousands of blessings be upon you as in my own lifetime you have demonstrated and proven your truth. " Again he wrote: "His faith had gathered such great momentum and potency that I fear that even if I liken him to the greatest of mountains the analogy will not do justice to him. . . . . With what words can I praise this sage who in following me, discarded his wealth, honour and life as if he was throwing away worthless garbage. . . . . With firm belief, with every moment he continued to make progress. Where can I find words to recount the steadfastness displayed by the departed stalwart?" (Tazkira-tush-Shahaadatain) 86