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92 who were part of a delegation during negotiations with the British over territorial rights. During the course of these discussions, he came across an Ahmadi clerk, Sayed Chan Badshah, who told him about Hazrat Ahmad as and his claim to be the Promised Messiah as. Sahibzada Abdul Lateef was very excited as he had also received revelations from God that the time of the Mahdi was imminent. Sayed Chan Badshah gave Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra one of the Promised Messiah’s as books to read, Aa’eenah-e-Kamaalaat-e-Islam. That book changed the life of Sahibzada Abdul Lateef; as he remained absorbed in reading it all night and was totally convinced that Hazrat Ahmad as, the author, was indeed the Promised Messiah as. Sahibzada Abdul Lateef was most anxious to establish contact with Hazrat Ahmad as, so as soon as he returned to Kabul from the negotiations with the British he sent one of his most trusted followers, Maulawi Abdur-Rehman, to Qadian to meet with Hazrat Ahmad as and to hand him a letter of bai‘at. Maulawi Abdur-Rehman met the Promised Messiah as and stayed in Qadian for some time. He continued to visit Qadian on a number of occasions and would always take back books for Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra. On his return to Kabul from one of his visits to