The Afghan Martyrs — Page xi
PREFACE On the 14th of July 1903 the soil of Kabul was stained red with the blood of Hadhrat Sahibzada Syed Abdul Lateef, may Allah be pleased with him. Referring to the martyrdom of the Sahibzada exactly 86 years later the present Supreme Head of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, may Allah support him, delivered a sermon in the 'Bait ul Huda' mosque in Sydney, Australia. Because of the relevance of the sermon with the Eid of sacrifices, it is reproduced in the following pages and it forms an essential and integral part of this book. Whilst I was engaged in writing this book I made a humble submission to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV and requested him to write a few lines pertaining to the book. In answer he said, liMy sermon should suffice". Hence at the beginning of the book the sermon is being reproduced. My book 'Shaheedan-e-Rah-e-Wafa' written in Urdu has, by the grace of Allah, found wide acceptance. Through a number of letters and verbal messages, very many have conveyed to me their wholehearted approval. Alhamdolillah. Innumerable friends have expressed a desire to see an English translation of the book so that those living in Europe, America, Canada and other English speaking countries, the younger generation and new converts to Islam may become aware of the tremendous sacrifices made by the 'Martyrs of Kabu}t. IX