The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 12
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 12 Although he was unable to go to Hajj due to various obstacles, he had instead gone to Qadian. He mentioned in the letter that he had intended to go for Hajj and on the way, he had the oppor- tunity to visit the Promised Messiah as, whose obedience is an order of God and the Prophet Muhammad sa. When Muhammad Hussain read the letter, he did not immediately show it to the King, and instead, waited for the right opportunity. However, before he could present this letter to the King, the brother of the King, Sardar Nasrullah Khan got word of the letter. Being the deputy to the King and a strict opponent of Shahzada Sahib ra, he confiscated the letter and reported it to the King. Shahzada Sahib ra also wrote letters to many other high-rank- ing acquaintances in the government. He wrote to them that an individual in Qadian has claimed to be the Promised Messiah as and the Mahdi. Shahzada Sahib ra further explained that he has spent time with [the Promised Messiah as] and has found his claim to be truthful. He also urged them to accept the claimant in order to be saved from God’s punishment. All of these letters were delivered to the King. The King sum- moned the leading maulvis in the land, asking them of their opin- ion with regards to Shahzada Sahib ra. They unanimously declared him to be a non-believer and an apostate. Consequently, the King sent an arrest warrant to the Governor of Khost for Shahzada Sahib ra, and decreed that an envoy of 50 horsemen bring him to Kabul. Nasrullah Khan, the King’s brother and emissary, deliv- ered this message to the Governor of Khost. In the meantime, God had already informed Shahzada Sahib ra of the impending arrest and martyrdom. On one occasion before his arrest, Shahzada Sahib ra was out