The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 56
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 56 body out. As a precautionary measure, we appointed a person to be on constant lookout and the rest of us started to remove stones until we had completely cleared the area. When his body started to emerge from the rubble, a very strong and pleasant fragrance emanated from him. This fragrance was many times better than the scents that we had brought for the burial. The people who had come with the platoon member started to say that maybe this is the person that the Ameer stoned to death and maybe that is why such a pleasant fragrance is coming from him. I said to them that this is that person who would always recite the Holy Quran and would constantly remember Allah. This is the reason for the fragrance. When we lifted him from the ground to wrap him in the shroud, I saw, in a vision, 50 men along with a horseman, on the other side of the mountain, patrolling the area and they were mak- ing their way towards us. At that time, there used to be patrols at nighttime and no one was allowed to wander around outside. If someone were to be found outside, he would immediately be killed without even being questioned. I quickly informed the oth- ers to disperse because the patrol was approaching. There was also a bright full moon that night. When we all moved out of the way, a horseman along with many others came on the road that led to Meegazeen. They headed towards Meegazeen and, after a short while, they left the area from that same road. We then took the body of Hazrat Sahibzada ra and placed it in the casket. The body was incredibly heavy and we had great diffi- culty lifting it. I then turned towards the body and said, “Sir! This is not the time to become heavy. We are all caught in a dire situ- ation and there is no one else to help lift you. So please, become