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Fazle Umar 175 lack reality. I do not know and, therefore, cannot say what my reaction to the situation would be. I hope and pray that God of his Grace and Mercy will bestow upon me the strength and firmness that would enable me to react to the situation as the Sahibzada Sahib reacted. But I am a weak human being and all I can say at the moment is that I shall continue to supplicate for God’s Grace and Mercy. ” When he arrived in Kabul he was arrested and confined in a cell like a dangerous criminal and was charged with apostasy from Islam. He rejected every suggestion made to him that he should repudiate the Messiah of Qadian but like all his predecessors in that situation, he remained firm in his faith, in the full consciousness that he could do so only at the cost of his life. During the period of his confinement he found an opportunity of scribbling a note on a piece of paper and arranged to have it conveyed to his host in Peshawar. The note, which has been carefully preserved by his host, read: “Sir, I am now face to face with the contingency that you had mentioned to me and, by God’s Grace, I am able to inform you that I am resolved to follow the example of the great martyr, the Sahibzada Sahib. ” In due course he carried out his resolve with great firmness and presence of mind. It is worthy of note that not a single Ahmadi who was called upon to lay down his life in this cruel manner on account of his faith exhibited the slightest fear at any time or showed any inclination towards repudiating his faith. May Allah receive the souls of all of them into His mercy. When the news of Naimatullah Khan’s martyrdom was received in London, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih and his party were overwhelmed with grief and pity for the young martyr. A protest meeting was held in Essex Hall, Essex Street, in which several British public men spoke and expressed their horror at the cruel murder of the young martyr and their sympathy for his parents. There was universal condemnation