The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 68
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 68 had respect from the King and even had great influence in the Government. For what did he sacrifice all of this? Only for the sake of Allah’s contentment and the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah as. He showed the fortitude of a mountain in the face of the harshest adversities. I myself am a resident of a town situated between mountains and jungles. As a result of accepting the Promised Messiah as, Allah made me among the companions of the Prophet Muhammad sa 1300 years later. This is because in hadith it is recorded that if a Muslim sees the Prophet Muhammad sa in a dream, he is counted among his companions. I was blessed with all of these things in the service of the Promised Messiah as. During that time, I used to bring the dough needed for food in the Promised Messiah’s lan- gar [kitchen] and if the Promised Messiah as ever needed to send someone to Batala for any work, he would send me. I was also with him during the trial in Gurdaspur. Huzur as had appointed Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib ra to summon me from my house whenever the Promised Messiah as needed anything. Then, when I would enter his room, the Promised Messiah as used to ask, “Has Ahmad Noor arrived?” And I would respond in affirmation. Once, when we were in Gurdaspur, I was walking behind the Promised Messiah as. The Promised Messiah as stopped to go to the bathroom and I brought him water to clean himself afterwards. Then he said to me, “Go with me wherever I go. It is a dangerous time and some people therefore run off, but you are fearless. You should continue serving me, the opportunity to do so will not always be there. ” I concurred that the reason I moved here was so that I could serve him. Whenever Huzur as would travel back and forth from Gurdaspur, I would run alongside the horse-carriage