Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 86
86 AHMADIYY AT received the revelation: 'Offer your head! Offer your head!' He also received the revelation: 'Go to Pharaoh. ' While the Sahibzada Sahib was still in British territory he wrote a letter to Brigadier Muhammad Husain, Commis- sioner of Police, Kabul, explaining why he had not been able to go on pilgrimage and requested that the Brigadier should submit his explanation to Amir Habibullah Khan and ascer- tain whether the Amir would permit him to proceed to Kabul to pay his respects to him. The Amir sent back word that he should proceed to Kabul by all means and personally explain everything to the Amir to enable him to decide whether the claim ofHazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was true, in which case he himself would also accept him. Sahibzada Abdul Latif proceeded to his home in Khost, and 'shortly after' was summoned to Kabul under guard. On his arrival there he found that the Amir was much incensed against him. Without any inquiry from him, the Amir directed that he should be committed to a cell in the citadel in which the Amir himself was residing and should be kept in durance vile pending the pleasure of the Amir. His person was secured with heavy chains and fetters. He passed four months in a wretched condition in this cell. On, several occasions it was intimated to him that if he would repudiate the claim of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad that he was the Promised Messiah, he would be set at liberty, and would be restored to all the privileges, dignities and honour that he had previously enjoyed. But the Sahibzada Sahib remained firm in his belief and each time sent back the reply that he was an intelligent and knowledgable person who was equipped by God with the faculty of distinguishing between truth and falsehood. He was convinced after full study and investigation that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the Promised Messiah. He rea- lized that in making this affirmation he was putting his life in jeopardy and was inviting the ruin of his family, but he held his faith above every worldly comfort and consideration. The Sahibzada Sahib had held a very high position in the country and had up to then passed his life in great comfort.