The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 57
Part II—Hazrat Sahibzada Shaheed’s Travel to Qadian 57 lighter. ” As soon as I uttered those words his body became so light that I offered to lift him by myself. But the platoon member said, “No, I’ll lift the body. ” He took my turban and used it to lift the casket. There was a cemetery nearby where we placed the body and I bid the platoon member farewell because he was a government worker [who would need to report for work in the morning]. In the morning, I paid someone who was visiting the grave- yard to help me bring the casket into the city. In the north of the city is a mountain by the name of Bala Hisaar ; on the other side of it is a cemetery belonging to Hazrat Sahibzada’s ra ancestors. We laid him to rest in this cemetery. I then stayed in Kabul for another month so that I could find out if someone would be arrested for removing Hazrat Sahibzada’s ra body. If it would be me, I stayed to ensure that my family would not also unduly suffer. After a month, I came home and explained to my family that I had to go [to Qadian]. However, at that time, someone [falsely] reported to the Governor that I claimed to perform the Hajj when, in actuality, I was going to meet Mirza Sahib in Qadian. Thus, the Governor sent people out to arrest me. My brother and nephew were not home at the time, but they took my uncle and me. There, I told the Governor, “Your concern is with me and the report is also against me, so let my uncle go. ” Because the Governor was my friend, he set my uncle free and kept me captive. Then I said to him that if I were per- forming the Hajj, I would have sold some of my land in order to afford the trip and that he is free to inquire and see that my land is just as it was before. I also told him that I am a land worker and do not have enough wealth to perform the Hajj without having