The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 84
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 84 Governor reported to Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan that, “There is a maulvi that is propagating incorrect beliefs and there is a dan- ger of rebellion from him, what does your highness advise?” The Ameer responded, “Send the Maulvi to me and, if he refuses, then quickly arrest him and bring him in handcuffs. ” Since this maulvi had a lot of followers, the Governor set off with his army with the excuse of going hunting. As they were returning from their hunt, some of the officers said that, “We should stay at the house of the maulvi in this village. He is an elderly man and a kind individual. ” The Governor had already intended to arrest this individual, but had kept this intention hidden from his officers and so the Governor denied and said, “He is a poor man and we do not want to be a burden on him. ” Eventually, under the insistence of the officers, the Governor proceeded towards the Maulvi’s house and, when they arrived, he ordered his army to surround the house. He then showed the Maulvi the arrest warrant and said, “If you would like to happily go to the Ameer then let us go, otherwise we will have to take you forcefully in handcuffs. ” The Maulvi refused and one of his students stood up and exclaimed, “Our teacher will not go!” The Governor ousted the student and then handcuffed the Maulvi and left. When the Governor approached the military encampment, he encountered a few students of the Maulvi along the way. They requested permission for the Maulvi to be allowed to stay with them for one night in their house and they promised to return him to the encampment the following day. The Governor agreed and gave them permission to take the Maulvi. In the early morn- ing, the Governor discovered that the Maulvi had fled. It was a dark night and the Maulvi was running on a high