Kabul Witnesses a Sign — Page 9
9 only arrived recently in Kabul after a forced absence of about. 20· years from their country. Under circumstances like these fhey could naturally make no headway in gaining the Amir's special favour and promotion to the highest positions. But Nadir Khan was gifted with intelligence and sagacity in such an unusual° measure that he proved his extraordinary fitness for the military post to which he was appointed. Moreover God brought about his rapid promotion in this way. Rebellion broke oqt in th_e southern provinces and the Royal forces that were despatc;:hed to quell it suffered a heavy defeat. Thereupon to Nadir Kpatj was entrusted this difficult. task, H. is efforts to 1n1ppress t~e rising met with a signal success. Nadir Khan, 'in coo'sequep9e,, got a promotion and began generally to be looked JJpO:n p;s· -- 9tj¥- of Afghanistan's wisest generals. ·. . As Commander-in-Chief and Minister of War (2) Amir Habib Ullah Khan met with quite ah ·qnexpected end outside Kabul. Inayat Ullah Khan, Habib Ullah Khan's eldest son and successor who was at tb,e time of his father's assassination with him in company with his father-in·law and uncle, Nasr Ullah Khan, Amir Habib Ulla. h's younger brother, bejng suspected of having a hand iri the ·ass~ssh~·ation became deprived of the Kabul throne and Amanullah Khan w·as crowned as Amir. ln order to secure his accession to the' throne Amanullah Khan had to enlist the aid of Shah Ghashi Abdul Quddus who was a near relative of Nadir Khan. So though Amanullah Khan suspeclecl ~adir Khan to have been implicated in the murder of his father, he was reinstated in his post after only a few days' incarceration. Immediately after that war broke out between the British and Afghnistan in which unusual success attended Nadir Khan in all his pursuits and under· takings and he was promoted to be Commander-in-Chief and Minister of War. This war proved to be a source of great biessings for him. He advanced a step further toward the AfghJ!,n throne as he rose very high in the esteem and affection of the people of the southern provinces and impresaed thorn deeply with his wisdom and abilities. Afghanistan aecomes Independent (3) When the Promised Messiah received this revelation, the status of Afghanistan was merely that of a principality but in this revelation Na. di,: Khan was described as a Shah. ,(King),. . . . . . . ~- -. . . . -. .