Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 15
- BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE AHMAOIYYA MOVEMENT 15 TWO MARTYRS (Nusrat Jahan Bashir) Do you know the story of Abdul Rahman and Sahibzada Abdul Lateef? They were two great men who became martyrs by giving their lives for Islam. It happened like this: In 1893, God told the Promised Messiah (peace be on him), "Two goats will be slaughtered and everyone who is here will meet his end. " This revelation meant that two loyal and innocent followers of the Promised Messiah would be put to death, and death and destruction would follow the killing of these two martyrs. About twenty years after this, some books written by the Promised Messiah found their way into the country of Afghanistan and into the hands of an Afghan citizen named Sahibzada Abdul Lateef. He was very well known and was much respected for his goodness, piety and knowledge. He read the books and was so touched by them he decided the Promised Messiah was true. He wanted to perform Baiat (take the pledge of loyalty) so he sent a pupil of his, Abdul Rahman, to Qadian for him. Once in Qadian, Maulvi Abdul Rahman signed the Baiat for the Sahibzada and also for himself. He too believed in the Messiah of God. Maulvi Abdul Rahman returned for home with more books written by the Promised Messiah. He was so impressed with what he had seen and come to know that before going to his house he went to the King to tell him about the Promised Messiah. But what Abdul Rahman did not know was that some other people had gone to the King before him and had filled the King's mind with bad thoughts about the Promised Messiah and Abdul Rahman. They told the King that Abdul Rahman had gone against Islamic teachings by accepting the