The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 89
Part III—Introduction 89 result of my stance on these issues. Would you please sign your name on this paper acknowledging that my stance on these issues is correct and that I am speaking the truth?” Hazrat Sahibzada ra agreed and signed the document. Hazrat Sahibzada ra told the tax collector a few teachings of the Promised Messiah as and, because the tax collector was a respected and pious individual, he became very happy upon hear- ing them and said, “Truly, these teachings are right on the mark and definitely contain truth within them. ” Hazrat Sahibzada ra thought that if this tax collector were to believe in the Promised Messiah as, perhaps many others would follow suit, since he is a respectable and knowledgeable individual. In this hope, Hazrat Sahibzada ra gifted the tax collector a valuable horse and then set off for Lahore to the Shahi mosque where he saw the turban of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a source of blessing. From there, he went to Qadian Daarul Aman Wal Amaan [place of security and peace]. In Qadian, Hazrat Sahibzada ra used to relate to us strange and wondrous events to us. Once, he mentioned to us, “People get killed for things much less controversial than the things I tell people. It is God’s will that whenever I tell people something, no one is able to raise any objection against it. ” He also used to say, “I had already recognized God. I had even reached His door and knocked on it. But the Promised Messiah as has taught us the way to knock on the door. I have benefited from him in that now I know the method of knocking so that the door is opened. Many times I have thought to myself that I write “servant” [Ghulam] on my arms because my body has become just like the Promised Messiah’s as. ”