The Afghan Martyrs — Page 44
Abdur Rahman stayed in Qadian for a while and during that period he regularly despatched a 'diary of events' to the Sahibzada. Later Moulvi Abdur Rahman visited Qadian several times and on each visit spent many months in the company of the Promised Messiah (PBUH). On each occasion he took books with him written by the Promised Messiah (PBUH). Even at the end of his last visit in 1901 he took some books with him. In these books the question of the prohibition and deferment of 'Jehad' had also been discussed. Someone reported this matter to King Ameer Abdur Rahman, and also sent him an excerpt from what the Promised Messiah (PBUH) had written. Immediately the King ordered Moulvi Abdur Rahman's arrest and he had him killed by strangulation whilst in prison. 'Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return'. (2: 157) However we have not been able to ascertain from any records whether the Sahibzada was questioned while the charges against Moulvi Abdur Rahman were being investigated. The Sahibzada' s Visit to Qadian At that stage it became very exacting for the Sahibzada to remain separated from his beloved master. It appears that he had become eager and indeed impatient to be sacrificed at the altar of the flame. As he was being kept informed his pupils such as Hadhrat Moulvi Abdur Rahman, Hadhrat Syed Abdus Sattar Shah and Hadhrat Moulvi Abdul Jaleel, all of whom, in accordance with his wishes had been visiting Qadian off and on, his faith in the Promised Messiah (PBUH) became firmer and firmer. 44