The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 18
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 18 stated that he is ready to debate the maulvis and if he is proved wrong, then he is willing to accept the punishment. The King agreed and arranged for a debate between Shahzada Sahib ra and the maulvis in the Grand Mosque of Kabul. On the day of the debate, many people gathered in the mosque and the police brought in Shahzada Sahib ra in chains and hand- cuffs. To debate him, 8 muftis1 and maulvis were already present with a group of almost 80 assistants to look up various citations. On the other side was Shahzada Sahib ra—and, of course, Allah. Those present at the debate said that the entire debate took place on paper and no one heard any of the arguments. The debate started at seven in the morning and continued until three in the afternoon. Various topics were debated, including the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah as, jihad, and the death of Jesus as. During the debate, eight men stood guard at the head of Shahzada Sahib ra with naked swords. The maulvis had been commanded not to allow Shahzada Sahib ra to ask questions, and that they should do all of the ques- tioning. They asked Shahzada Sahib ra his views about this indi- vidual who claims to be the Promised Messiah. Shahzada Sahib ra answered that he is a truthful man and God has commanded him to be the reformer of this age, in accordance with the Holy Quran. He further said that he had personally seen Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as and had never seen such a person in his life; he undoubtedly was the Promised Messiah. At this, the maulvis raised a commotion and said that, “He is a kafir just as you are a kafir !” Shahzada Sahib ra bravely retorted: 1. A Mufti is a religious cleric who issues religious edicts. [Publisher]