An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 357
357 • Two of his followers would face martyrdom. • These followers would be killed for no cause and it would not be connected with any political crime. • And after their martyrdom, that country would face destruction. Certain points were not clear in the prophecy, the name of the country was not identified in it, but the way it was revealed, it appeared that the martyrdom would not take place in the British territory. Almost 20 years passed, but nothing happened. A part of it was, however, fulfilled in 1901, when Maulav i ‘Abdur Ra h m a n of Kabul faced martyrdom, and the other part of the prophecy was fulfilled on July 14, 1903, when Sahibz a da ‘Abdul La ti f was stoned to death in Kabul. Sahibz a da ‘Abdul La ti f was a leading and respected divine of Afghanistan, and sometime towards the end of 1902, he contemplated to perform Hajj. After seeking the permission of the Amir of Afghanistan, he left Kabul via Khost-Peshawar-Lahore and reached Qadian. Soon after his arrival in Qadian, he had a meeting with the Promised Messiah as after Z uhr prayer. Giving the first impression about his meeting with Sahibz a da ‘Abdul La ti f, the Promised Messiah as said: From the moment I met him, I swear by God in Whose hands is my life, I found him ( Sahibz a dah ‘Abdul La ti f) totally lost and submerged in my love and devotion and in the truth of my claim, and it was not possible to see such a deep dedication in any human being. ( Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain , p. 7, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 20, p. 10) The Book When the martyrdom of Sahibz a da took place, it caused a wide spread indignation among all right-minded people. This event occupies an important place in the history of the Ahmadiyyah Movement.