The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 21
Part I—Last Opportunity to Save His Life 21 Shahzada Sahib ra emphatically declared that the King should not entertain any hopes of him deserting the truth. Those present said that the King would plead for Shahzada Sahib ra to recant his faith, but Shahzada Sahib ra would refuse with resounding conviction. It was apparent that Shahzada Sahib ra had already resolved that he would be willing to be killed in the way of the truth. Even after having come face to face with death, this brave prince’s feet did not retreat in the slightest. Despite the King’s insistence, Shahzada Sahib ra firmly stood his ground and did not renounce his faith. Eventually the King, tired and irritated by Shahzada Sahib’s ra fearless resolve, wrote a lengthy letter. In it, he cited the fatwa of the maulvis and ordered that Shahzada Sahib ra be given the pun- ishment of a kafir. He then had the paper hung around Shahzada Sahib’s ra neck and ordered that his nose be pierced so that a rope could be used to drag him to the site of the stoning. Thus, the innocent Shahzada Sahib ra had his nose pierced and a rope was fed through it, causing him great anguish. All the while, the mob mocked and laughed at the punishment he was about to face and took him to the site of the stoning. This prince had handcuffs of iron around his wrists and a rope through his nose, which those mobsters used to pull him; but he remained content and hastily advanced towards his martyrdom. A maulvi asked him why he appeared to be so happy and Shahzada Sahib ra responded: The handcuffs that you see are, in reality, the jewels of the religion of Prophet Muhammad sa. Though I am seeing the