The Devotion of Life — Page 213
213 The First Life Devotee Martyr Missionary of the Jama’at The first week of December 1923 brought mixed emotions of delight and grief for the Ahmadiyya Community. Delight because Hadrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib ra , Missionary from England and USA, triumphantly returned to Qadian on 4 th December 1923; grief because on 7 th December 1923 the sad news of the death of Hadrat Maulvi Hafiz Ubaidullah Sahib ra , Missionary from Mauritius was received. Mentioning him in his Friday Sermon, Huzur ra said: “Maulvi Hafiz Ubaidullah was from our country and he proved by example that he understood both devoting one’s life for faith and to honour this pledge as well. The first martyr of our Community was Hadrat Syed Abdul Lateef ra , or maybe the second as prior to him one of his students was martyred. However, he was not from India, rather he was from outside of India. Ubaidullah attained the first opportunity of martyrdom from India. ” (Al Fazl 14 th December 1923) Second ‘ Tehrik’ for With the needs of the Community ever growing, the need for life devotees too kept increasing. In 1928 Hadrat Musleh Maud ra demanded for a second time that the youth of the Community devote their lives. Huzur ra said: