The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page x
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra x Tadhkirah-tush Shahadatain, i. e. A Narrative of Two Martyrs, written by the Promised Messiah as himself in 1903. Our book is comprised of two complementary narratives writ- ten by devoted companions of Hazrat Sahibzada ra, and is being presented for the first time as a book in the English language. They are preceded by a summarized account by Hafiz Muzaffar Ahmad Sahib, originally published in 1983. We offer heartfelt prayers for Talha Saifi, his publications team, and for Usama Awan, who translated this book from the original Urdu. The Imam Mahdi’s statement, “You saw the truth when no one else could see it,” carries a lesson for every listening heart. True testimony, shahadat, is bearing witness against popular odds even if it means one must offer one’s life. Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya’s pledge makes a powerful demand that if required one should be ready to “sacrifice my life” and Hazrat Sahibzada ra is the perfect embodiment of it. The pages that follow remind us that this pledge is not intended for proclamation, but for practice. Wasalaam, Bilal Rana Serving as Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, United States of America, May 26, 2017