The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 23
Part I—Shahzada’s Agonizing Sacrifice in the Way of God 23 my faith? I will certainly do no such thing. I am ready to give up my life for the truth. The Judge then hurled the first stone at Shahzada Sahib ra, after which the wretched King followed. Then stones rained in from all directions and thousands of stones began piling on top of Shahzada Sahib ra. So many rocks were thrown at Shahzada Sahib ra that they formed a huge pile, completely covering his body. Consequently, he resigned his soul to the will of the Almighty—to God we belong and to Him we shall return. This prince was slaughtered like a goat, despite being on the side of truth. In the face of all of this, he showed such strong resolve that not even the sound of an “uhh” escaped from his mouth. This martyrdom occurred on July 14th, 1903. After Shahzada Sahib’s ra martyrdom, his wife Shahjahan Bibi Sahiba and his orphaned children faced many troubles and were even imprisoned. But they stayed loyal to Shahzada Sahib’s ra admonition and demonstrated great patience. Similar to Shahzada Sahib ra, Shahjahan Bibi Sahiba would repeatedly express that if she and her children are killed as a result of accepting Ahmadiyyat, she would not recant her faith; instead, she would be evermore thankful to God. Two of her sons, Syed Muhammad Saeed Sahib and Syed Muhammad Umar Sahib also died in Afghanistan after facing extreme hardships. Eventually in 1926, Shahzada Sahib’s ra family migrated to Bannu.