Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef (ra)

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Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef 12 travellers, and poor people who used to eat at his home. Once when the number of his guests was reduced to 80, Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul- Lateef ra was greatly concerned. So he gathered his entire family and asked them to pray for Allah the Almighty to increase the number of guests. Moreover, whenever there was a famine in his area, he would distribute his entire har- vest of wheat to the needy. was a great scholar. He was fluent in Arabic, Persian and Pashto. He had a vast library of scholarly and rare books on the commentary of the Holy Quran, Hadith, Islamic law, and history. He loved reading and would sometimes go on read- ing all night. Owing to these qualities, many people, estimated to be about 50,000, accepted him as their guide and mentor.