Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 332
to the place of execution. While he was. carried in. this state of torture, he was mocked; abused and cursed. The Amir with his Muftis and Maul vies watched and enjoyed this painful sight. When he was buried to his waist in earth, the Amir once more approached him and gave him promise of pardon ;! on condition tof his renunciation of -his faith, but no words could tempt him to such a heinous d. eed as the renunciation of truthifor the sake of a few days* comfort. Upon this there ; was again; a tumult :amon g; the barbarous Qazis and Muftis that he was a Kafir and should be stoned to death without. further delay. The Amir then ordered the Chief Qazi to throw the. ; first stone. The Qazi requested/the Amir that as he was the Buler, he should take the initiative. ; But the Amir excused himself saying that it was a matter of religion in which supreme authority lay with the Chief Qazi. At last the first; stone wals thrown by the Qazi which gave Maul vi Abdul Latif a fatal wound. The next stone was thrown by the unfortu> nate Amir, and after this there was a volley of stones from all sides -and within, a few minutes the martyr disappeared sin the heap of stones. Orders were then given by the Amir for watch to be kept on his dead body because he had: said that he would rise after the sixth day. This occurred on the 14th July 1903. : ; The incidents that have- been related above, have been taken from the reports, of different men, some of whom are the opponents of this sect and who. took part in the stoning,. while others are the Martyr's secret disciples. It is probable that the cruelty of the Amir has not been fully repres- ented on account of his fear* Such martyrdom was decreed by heaven for Sliahzada Maulvi Abdul Latif. God knows / :. - what requital is reserved for the tyrant for this cruel deed.