The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 32
The Martyr—Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra 32 Introduction I set out to write the accounts that I have either personally wit- nessed or have learned while sitting in the presence of Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed ra —all success is with Allah. Hazrat Maulana Sahibzada Abdul Latif Sahib Shaheed ra was from a village called Syedgah, located near the river of Shamal in the province of Khost. He was of the Syed lineage. All of his ancestors were great leaders in the land. He was between 60 to 70 years old when he died. He was very hospitable and generous towards guests. He also held a deep and intense love for the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Thirty or forty of us used to live in his guest house and we would constantly engage in spiritual and religious discussions. He would also arrange meals for all of us. He had a hall adjacent to the mosque that could easily accommodate 100-200 hundred people. People would first gather to offer prayers, and then sit in this hall to engage in religious discussions. When it would again be time for prayers, everyone would gather in the mosque and, afterwards, return to their respective houses. There would be no talking directly before or after prayers in the mosque. Adjacent to the mosque, there were a few rooms where his students used to live. Towards the north of the mosque was a small river that would run from the West to the East and would also run through the courtyard of his house. The village in which he used to live was called Syedgah. Whenever there would be a famine in the region, he would sell all of his grain and help the poor. He also owned land in a few other