The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 80
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 80 sufi-like worshipper]. If you would like to go with me then you have to only wear a dhoti and walk like a malang. ” Hence, Hazrat Sahibzada ra and Maulvi Sahib wrapped their dhoti and went to Amritsar in the appearance of a malang. Hazrat Sahibzada ra did not like having his chest bare so he wrapped a cloth to cover his chest. When they arrived in Amritsar, they went to a Hanafi maulvi in the Kashmiri neighborhood. This maulvi had a great deal of books in his library. Hazrat Sahibzada ra figured that since he had a lot of books, he could derive a lot of benefit from them. Therefore, he would spend the days and nights studying books. He remained in this period of anonymity to such a degree that no one came to know of him, nor did he make any new acquaintances. Only rarely would he visit the poor Malang people. He would make the people of the area very happy because Hazrat Sahibzada ra was a rich man. Money would be sent to him from his home from which he would provide the people with many commodities, whilst still wearing the Malang outfit. This would make the people very happy. Hazrat Sahibzada ra would encounter strange and wondrous experiences. One day he related, “I smell the blessed grave of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in Medina here in Amritsar, as strong as if someone had a scented handkerchief close to him. ” On another occasion, Hazrat Sahibzada ra mentioned, “One day I found out how far Maulvi Jaan Gul was in comparison to me in spirituality. He was, in fact, very far below me. I then asked Jan Gul how far he thought he was from me. He measured in balisht [the maximum distance between one’s thumb and pinky finger] and said, “Three balisht. ” I said to him, no, the difference between