Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 93
THE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 93 his property, and his limbs were cut offbit by bit in public till in great torment only his torso was left. It was then skinned and he finally perished. Qazi Abdur Rauf left Kabul and his son, Qazi Abdul Wase, who was appointed his successor, was cruelly murdered in 1929. Sardar Nasrullah Khan, brother of Amir Habibullah Khan, had behind the scenes taken keen interest in the incar- ceration and condemnation of Sahibzada Sahib. He was also present at his execution. He was later suspected of treason and was brought to Kabul in chains by the order of Amir Amanullah Khan and was committed to prison. The shock upset his mind and sometime later he was killed in his cell by suffocation. One of his sons had died of cholera which followed on the martrydom of Sahibzada Sahib and another son was assassinated after his father's death. Amir Habibullah Khan himself was shot dead by some person unknown on 20 February 1919 at night in his camp near Jalalabad and was buried there. The rebels of Shinwar raided Jalalabad and stoned his grave. His son Sardar Hayatullah Khan was subse- quently secretly hanged under the order of Bacha Saqua. The Promised Messiah set out in some detail the particulars of the two martyrdoms of Maulvi Abdur Rahman and Sahibzada Abdul Latif in his book Tazkaratush Shahadatain which was published in 1903. In this book he admonished the members of his Community in the following terms: If you will adhere to truth and faith, angels will instruct you, heavenly comfort will descend upon you, you will be helped by the Holy Spirit, God will be with you at every step and no one will be able to overcome you. Await the grace of God steadfastly. Listen to abuse and keep silent. Endure being beaten and be steadfast. As far as possible do not resist evil, so that you may be accounted acceptable in heaven. A t the end of the book he announced: Harken, all ye people. This is a prophecy of Him Who had created heaven and earth. He will spread this Community of His in all countries and will make it supreme over all, through reason and