The Devotion of Life — Page 522
522 Freedom at Last! Narrated by Hadrat Maulana Zahoor Hussain, the first preacher of Ahmadiyyat in Russia and Bukhara: Among the many dutiful brave sons of the magnificent era of Hadrat Musleh Mau’d ra , Maulana Zahoor Hussain’s name will always be remembered. Following Hadrat Musleh Mau’d’s ra announcement about preaching the truth in Russia, he left for Russia. There, he was arrested and imprisoned for two years under extremely harsh and miserable conditions due to the allegation that he was a British agent. He wrote an autobiography. Tears would flow from anyone who should read his autobiography. He states: “Because I was immersed in acidic fluids for many hours, large spots and sores and wounds had developed on my back. Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad (Khalifatul Masih IV rh ) during his childhood and youth saw these wounds on my back many times; tears always flowed from his eyes. ” (Maulvi Zahoor Hussain, Mujahid-e-Awwal Russia and Bukhara, p 84) Maulvi Zahoor Hussain Sahib writes in his autobiography: “On many occasions it seemed that I was about to die. However, it was the earnest prayers of the Khalifa appointed by God, which saved me from death on every occasion. At last, I was miraculously released and returned to Qadian. ”