The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page ix
Foreword You saw the truth when no one else could see it. 1 These memorable words were uttered by the Imam Mahdi as to Hazrat Sahibzada Syed Abdul Latīf Shaheed ra. Sahibzada Abdul Latīf Shaheed ra was regarded as a sage in his own right, surrounded by tens of thousands of disciples, the envy of all scholars, the most trusted asset of the King, and the spiritual icon of his nation. Yet, having recognized the Imam Mahdi, Sahibzada Abdul Latīf ra considered himself wholly worthless and utterly meaningless in comparison to the Mahdi and proved it by giving his own life in the most profound manner. For this he was bestowed the honorific title Syed-e-Shuhuda, i. e. Chief of the Martyrs, and was the subject of an illustrious book, 1. Eik Shehzade Ki Sachi Kahani— The True Story of a Prince, Hafiz Muzaffar Ahmad, p. 19. [Publisher]