The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 26
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 26 did not escape God’s wrath, either. An assailant killed him on February 20th, 1919. The maulvis who issued the fatwa against Shahzada Sahib ra also faced Godly punishment for their actions. Shahzada Sahib ra dearly loved the Promised Messiah as. He wrote a Persian poem in his praise. In the poem, he describes his love for the Promised Messiah as in the following words: Even angels are stunned when they witness your beauty and the beautiful people of heaven are of no comparison to your beauty. You came with the blessings of the uni- versal King Hazrat Muhammad sa as an Imam. With your words you have uncovered many secrets that had been hidden for many years. The Promised Messiah as also had great love for Shahzada Sahib ra. After his martyrdom, he wrote a special book about him entitled Tadhkirat-us-Shahadatain [“The Narrative of Two Martyrdoms”]. In this book, the Promised Messiah as discusses the martyrdom of Shahzada Sahib ra and his student Maulvi Abdur Rahman Sahib ra. He also praised Shahzada Sahib ra and described his qualities in this book. The Promised Messiah as also relates an incident with regards to this book. He explained that in October of 1903, when he began writing the book he experienced extreme flank pain. Huzur as prayed to God, pleading that he wanted to write a book about the deceased, but this pain prevented him from doing so. Immediately, he received the following revelation: ً من رب رحيم ال سالم قو