The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 15
Part I—Shahzada Sahib’s Imprisonment 15 and the house was put under constant guard. The Governor, how- ever, showed him special favor and allowed his closest relatives to visit him in the house, where he was being kept. One day, Shahzada Sahib’s ra students visited him in the house and stated that they could get him out and that the officers would not be able to stop all of them. Shahzada Sahib ra told the students not to plan anything of the sort and informed them that God wants to use him in the service of His religion. After a few days when the Governor of Khost realized that Shahzada Sahib ra himself was deterring others against any insur- rection and that there was no impending danger, he sent him to Kabul with eight horsemen. During this time, Shahzada Sahib ra received a letter from the King himself, stating that he should come without any fear or apprehension and if the claims of the Messiah were true, then the King himself would accept the message. Before Shahzada Sahib ra arrived in Kabul, word had spread that he was brought here by deception. He passed through the market in Kabul followed closely by eight officers. Many people of the market also followed him all the way to the King’s court. Shahzada Sahib’s Imprisonment The King harshly treated Shahzada Sahib ra and ordered that he be imprisoned in the Ark castle. This was a grand castle in which the King lived. The King commanded that he be made to wear a chain-like restraint called “ Ghare Gharab ” which weighed nearly 100 pounds. This restraint was wrapped around his body, covering