Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 95
95 Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra was sentenced to be stoned to death on the 14th of July, 1903. He was led through the crowded streets in chains and taken to the place of execution. On the way, he was asked by a Maulawi why he was walking so quickly even with all the chains on him, and Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra replied ‘I am walk- ing briskly because I am impatient for a rendezvous with my Master. ’ There was not the slightest trace of fear on his face when the first stones were thrown by the Amir and the Judge who had sentenced him to die. Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra was martyred whilst reciting a verse of Surah Yusuf, ‘Thou art my helper in this world and the hereafter. Let death when it comes find me in a state of complete submission to Thy will and join me to the com- pany of the righteous. ’