The Martyr - Hazrat Sahibzada Abdul Latif — Page 65
Part II—A Few Accounts of the Author, Ahmad Noor 65 appeared like a bazaar. There was a line for hell and all of its doors were closed and locked up and on the other side, all of the doors of heaven were open and people were walking about hap- pily. In the middle, there was a market. The people of the market were like the araaf 1 and traveled to both sides. Afterwards, I was brought before Allah and He asked me what I desired. I replied, “I only desire that I be sacrificed for You. ” Then I observed that God’s hospitality was far superior to all other people’s hospitality and his splendor was greater than all others. On the one hand was His boundless love and affection, and on the other hand was His unlimited intimidation and fear. Then I quickly recited the following verse in front of Allah: آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه و المؤمنون كل آمن باهلل و ملئكته و كتبه و رسله ال نفرق بين أحد من رسله و قالوا سمعنا و أطعنا غفرانك ربنا و إليك المصير This Messenger of Ours believes in that which has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the believers: all of them believe in Allah, and in His angels, and in His Books, and in His Messengers, saying, ‘We make no dis- tinction between any of His Messengers;’ and they say, ‘We hear, and we obey. We implore Thy forgiveness, O our Lord, and to Thee is the returning. ’ (2:286) Then I saw that the Prophet Muhammad sa and the Promised 1. Araaf is an Arabic term that comes in the Quran (see 7:47). In the commentary of the Holy Quran, The second Caliphra has interpret- ed them to mean those who will be at an elevated position in heaven. Meaning the martyrs, the prophets, and other elites among the believ- ers. [Publisher]