The Afghan Martyrs — Page 92
"Surely the land of Kabul will witness the repercussion of their having shed blood. Surely the blood has not been shed in vain. Earlier, when poor Abdur Rahman of my Jamaat was unjustly killed the Almighty remained silent. However after this death He will not remain passive. Mighty and appalling results of this affront will appear. I have heard it said that soon after the martyr was killed and thousands of stones were tossed at him, cholera spread in Kabul in an epidemic form and many Chiefs of the Realm became casualties. Some relatives and dear ones of the Ameer also perished, but there is plenty more to come. A saint was put to death with such barbarity that we do not find any parallel in the history of this age. By mercilessly killing an innocent person a senseless Ameer has brought utter ruin upon himself. Oh the land of Kabul, be a witness that a horrendous crime has been committed upon your soil. Oh the ill fated land, as on your soil a great atrocity was committed you have been degraded in the eyes of the Almighty. II (Tazkira-tush-Shahaadatain Page 72) Soon after martyrdom of Sahibzada Abdul Lateef Allah's retribution unfolded in the form of cholera. There was complete chaos all around, hundreds of people began to die every day and it became difficult even to bury the dead. In this connection Angus Hamilton a British author, wrote that on 15th July, in the town of Kabul and in the North Eastern provinces cholera began to spread with such severity that it was adjudged worse than the epidemic of cholera experienced in 1879. The wife and a son of Sardar Nasrulla Khan, many other members of the Royal Family and thousands of inhabitants of Kabul died. There was complete upheaval in the town. Completely oblivious and disregarding what was happening around him every individual remained concerned solely with his own life. (Afghanistan by Angus Hamilton - Page 45) 92