The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 34
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 34 He responded: He is my friend. The state of Ahmad Noor ra is such that whenever I start teaching Bukhari 1, he becomes like a val- ley and the Ahadith flow inside of him like water. This is why I turn towards him while teaching. These lessons used to be delivered in the mosque of Mirza Muhammad Hussain Khan, who was an appointed governor of Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan. After Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan Sahib passed away, his son Habeebullah Khan inherited the throne. When people gath- ered to swear allegiance at the hands of the new Ameer, he also ordered Hazrat Sahibzada ra to come and pledge his allegiance as well. Hazrat Sahibzada ra boldly said, “I will only swear allegiance to you on the condition that you will not do anything that con- tradicts the Shari’ah. ” Hazrat Sahibzada ra was called to coronate the new Ameer with the traditional head garment as a way of attaining blessings. When only two or three turns were left in the wrapping of the head garment, the high judge ( qazi ) requested that he be allowed to wrap the garment around the Ameer’s head a few times as well, so that he may also receive some blessings. Therefore, he was also given the honor to wrap the garment around the Ameer’s head a few times. After a while, Hazrat Sahibzada ra sent his family back to Khost and sent me with them as well. Two or three months later, 1. Bukhari is one of the most famous and trusted books of Hadith.