The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 4
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 4 As a result of these qualities, many people started to follow him; it is said that the number of his followers reached nearly 50,000. His followers knew him as “Sahibzada” and “Shahzada. ” Ameer Abdur Rahman was the King of Afghanistan at that time. When the King heard of his growing popularity, he brought him to Kabul, the capital of the country. Out of all the people, the King selected Shahzada Sahib ra to crown him and so, on October 3rd, 1902, Shahzada Sahib ra crowned the King. Shahzada Sahib ra always spoke the truth and was a courageous individual. When Ameer Habeebullah Khan [son of the afore- mentioned King] inherited the throne, everyone pledged their allegiance to him. The new King also called on Shahzada Sahib ra to pledge his allegiance. However, Shahzada Sahib ra solemnly affirmed, “I will only pledge allegiance if you promise not to con- tradict the Shari’ah [Islamic law]. ” This incident exhibits his brav- ery, as he did not even desist from speaking the truth in front of the King. Now we will relate the story of how Shahzada Sahib ra accepted Ahmadiyyat. We have already explained that Shahzada Sahib ra was a very famous and prestigious scholar. He had read in the Hadith that in the Latter Days when Muslims would have deviated from the true path, Allah would send a Mahdi. Shahzada Sahib ra had assumed from the state of the world and other signs that this was that promised time. He would discuss this topic in his lessons and speeches. Shahzada Sahib ra was a very wise man and a recipient of many true dreams. Allah had informed him numerous times through dreams that the Imam Mahdi had arrived. Thus, Shahzada Sahib ra embarked on his search for the Mahdi and prayed in this regard. Allah Almighty accepted his prayer, and very soon after he