Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 344
344 tion various other factors by which this number may be affected. It must also be remembered that martyrdom is not the only means through which man’s spirit of sacri- fice may find fulfilment. There are many other ways in which this spirit may fulfil itself. Indeed there are other ways which offer a higher and a nobler fulfilment of the spirit of sacrifice than even martyrdom. To revert. One of the two martyrs was Sahib- zadah Sayyid Abdul Latif ra , of Khost, in Afghanistan, who was held in such high esteem in that country that he had been selected to perform the coronation cere- mony of the late Amir Habibullah Khan. When the Sahibzadah Sahib received news of the Ahmadiyya Movement his attention was caught and he began to study the literature of the Movement. As a result of this God opened his eyes and he entered the Bai‘at of the Promised Messiah as. As he was desirous of seeing the Promised Messiah as in person he obtained the late Amir Habibullah Khan’s permission to perform the pilgrim- age, intending to pay a visit to Qadian on the way. So he came to Qadian, saw the Promised Messiah as and prof- ited by his company. He became so much absorbed in his love for his Master that he decided to postpone his going on the pilgrimage and stayed on at Qadian to add to his knowledge and strengthen his faith. After a stay of some months he prepared to go back to his native land and, as he was leaving Qadian he remarked that he felt that his motherland was summoning him to open there the way for the acceptance of the truth through the sacrifice of his blood. 'I see,'he said,'handcuffs round my wrists and fetters on my legs. ' Accordingly as soon