Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 93
93 Qadian, Maulawi Abdur-Rehman had in his possession some pamphlets which contained the true Islamic teach- ings about jihad. At that time, there was a lot of agita- tion in the Frontier areas against the British, which was described by the Afghan mullahs to be a jihad. Hazrat Ahmad as had condemned this violence against the British in his pamphlets. Upon reaching Kabul, Maulawi Abdur Rehman made public his views on jihad, and was immediately arrested and put into prison for daring to criticize the Afghan Mullahs. He was subsequently stran- gled to death on the orders of the Amir of Afghanistan, Abdur Rehman. He thus became the first martyr from among the followers Hazrat Ahmad as. A few weeks later, the Amir felt the wrath of God. He suffered a severe par- alytic stroke and died shortly after. Towards the end of 1902, Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra set out from Kabul with the intention of performing Hajj. He had also planned to travel to Qadian and finally meet the Promised Messiah as. He had intended to stop for only a few days in Qadian, but upon meeting Hazrat Ahmad as, he was so greatly affected that he ended up staying for several months. When the time came for him to leave and head back to Kabul, the Promised Messiah as accompanied him for many miles outside of Qadian. The moment of separa- tion was very painful for Sahibzada Abdul Lateef ra, he