The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 2
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 2 also respected in the eyes of the royal family of Afghanistan. One of his ancestors, Ameer Abdur Rahman, would receive pension from the King of Afghanistan. People of his family were mostly recognized by the name “Sahibzada. ” Whenever the Promised Messiah as would write to Sahibzada Abdul Latif ra, he would address him as “Shahzada”, and that is the term we will use to refer to him from here forward. His family was renowned for their religious knowledge in the area, as well as for their hospitality. Shahzada Abdul Latif ra was born to a wealthy family. Allah had provided everything for him in this home. There was never a shortage of anything. Yet, Shahzada Sahib ra, from his childhood, was fond of religious works more than worldly works. He used to himself relate that he loved reciting durood 1 even in his childhood and would derive great enjoyment from its recitation. Shahzada Sahib ra received his primary education in Khost, and then travelled to Peshawar for higher education. He spent many years in Peshawar, learning from the finest teachers and scholars. Afterwards, he journeyed towards Lucknow where he learned under the tutelage of a famous scholar by the name of Maulvi Abdul Hayy Luknowi. He developed a great affinity for Shahzada Sahib ra. Once, students of Maulvi Abdul Hayy com- plained to him that he shows preference for Shahzada Sahib ra and shows great affection for Shahzada Sahib ra. Maulvi Sahib responded, “I like him because his name is ‘Latif ’ and his mind is ‘Latif ’ as well,” meaning that he was an astute student. 1. Durood, or salawat ala annabbi is a special prayer in Islam which trans- lates to sending blessing on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. See 33:57 of the Holy Quran for more information on this practice. [Publisher]