The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 52
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 52 sent to him. At that time, I happened to be in his village. His chil- dren said that their father has requested some money, but there is no one who can deliver it to him. They asked me if I could take the money to him and I agreed. The weather was cold and it was a mountainous route. I was travelling alone. When I was on the mountain of Mangal, heavy rain started to pour and I thought to myself that the weather and the route are both very dangerous—I may very well die here because of the cold. It was raining intensely. I addressed the rain and said, “Today, the companions of the Promised Messiah as have come here. One is in prison and the other is trying to deliver him money. You, too, O rain, are from God and we too are His peo- ple. Stop! Don’t rain on me. If you insist on raining, then rain behind me as I walk. ” So as I walked, the rain fell at a distance of 20 steps behind me. My friend’s house was nearly 16 miles away. Miraculously, as soon as I set foot in his house, the rain started to pour with even more intensity. I spent the night there, and in the morning, I again set off on my journey. When I arrived at a place called Gharak, I saw nearly a few hundred goats of the nomadic people sprawled lifelessly on the ground because of the intense cold and rain. There were some dead camels as well, due to the snow and freezing temperatures. Beyond Gharak is a town called Khushay, which I had to reach. But by the time I reached the mountain of Gharak, the sun had already begun its decline. I was stuck because my final destina- tion was too far and there was no place to stay where I was. Here, too, it started to rain and it also started to hail. I quickly ran into a cave to shelter myself from the rain. After a short while, the clouds parted, giving way to the sun and it also stopped raining. I then