The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 6
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 6 When Shahzada Sahib ra returned to Kabul, he sent a select number of his students to Qadian to further investigate [the mat- ter]. In December of 1900, Shahzada Sahib ra sent Maulvi Abdur Rahman ra, along with a few other students, to the Promised Messiah as. He sent, along with them, his letter of bai’at and gifted the Promised Messiah as with beautiful and valuable clothes. At the request of Shahzada Sahib ra, Maulvi Abdur Rahman ra visited Qadian many times, and he himself accepted the Promised Messiah as and entered the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He visited Qadian for the last time in 1900 and, on his return he brought back a few books of the Promised Messiah as. Someone informed to the King that, without asking for permission, Maulvi Abdur Rahman ra visited Qadian. The King ordered that he be arrested and left the rest of the matter to the maulvis. 1 They issued a fatwa 2 declaring him to be a kafir [non-believer] and ordered that he be assassinated. He was imprisoned and was suffocated to death by having a cloth wrapped around his neck. Thus, this com- panion gave his life in the way of God. To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. When Habeebullah Khan became the king after his father Ameer Abdur Rahman [passed away], Shahzada Sahib ra asked him for permission to go to Hajj. The new King, who was also a student of Shahzada Sahib ra, agreed and bestowed him with many camels, horses, and some money for his journey. So, Shahzada Sahib ra left Kabul and went to India via Bannu after visiting his 1. Maulvi is a term used for the religious clergy. 2. Fatwa is a religious edict that the religious clergy issue on matters of faith. [Publisher]