Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 347
347 with the Ahmadiyya Movement, has permitted some errors to creep into his narrative, but on the whole it presents a correct picture of the event in simple, pitiful language. Its value is enhanced because Mr. Martin was quite a disinterested person. The second martyr was Maulawi Abdur Rahman who had been a disciple of Sahibzadah Abdul Latif. His martyrdom took place before the martyrdom of the Sahibzadah Sahib. He was ruthlessly strangled to death because of his being a follower of the Promised Messia- h as. Besides these two martyrs who were executed by the order of the Afghan government, there have been several other cases of Ahmadis who have been martyred by the fanatic people of the country. It was only during the last month that the news came that two Ahmadis were cruelly put to death by the people on account of their faith in Ahmadiyyat. Besides death, there are Ahmadis who have had to endure other troubles and torments for the sake of their faith. On every such occasion they have shown a spirit of complete resignation to the will of God and have borne all manner of persecution with patience and fortitude. For instance, during the course of the present year there was a rising in Khost against his majesty the Amir of Afghanistan. When the rebels found them- selves helpless against the forces of the State, they, in their fury, fell upon the helpless Ahmadis of the district and burned to ashes two of their villages on the excuse that the Ahmadis had instigated the Amir against them.