The Afghan Martyrs — Page 78
hands with him. He made this statement on hearing from the angels. What he really meant was that after six days he would be given the life that is normally endowed to sages and saints. Before the seventh day, the day of the Almighty, he said he would become alive. It must be remembered that the 'friends of Allah' and those who are martyred in the way of Allah are brought to life within a few days. The Almighty says, 'Do not count those who are slain in the cause of Allah, as dead. Indeed, they are living. 'II (3:170) This is what the martyr was referring to. In a vision I saw an extensive branch of a Cyprus tree which had been cut off from our garden. It was green and very beautiful. A man was holding it and someone said, "Plant this branch in the ground near my house next to the berry tree that was cut off earlier and then it will flourish again. ". Simultaneously I received a revelation, "Cut off from Kabul and came straight towards Us. II I interpreted the revelation to mean that the blood of the martyr fell on the soil like a seed and would, after fertilization lead to the growth of our Jamaat. On one side I saw this vision and on the other the martyr declared that he would be brought to life in six days. The import of my vision and the statement of the martyr is the same. By his martyrdom the martyr has left an example for our Jamaat and in fact my Jamaat was in need of an meritorious example. II Appearance of Divine Signs After the Event of Martyrdom The late Abdul Ahad Khan Kabuli, who after partition of the sub continent was privileged to live in Qadian as a Dervish relates: "On the very day when the Sahibzada was martyred my elder 78