Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef (ra)

Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef (ra) — Page 64

Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef 64 Before his arrest, while he was still in his house, Allah the Almighty gave him an indica- tion of the portending trial. He raised his hands and, looking at them, said: ‘O my hands, will you bear handcuffs with good grace?’ His wife, standing near him, was frightened and asked: ‘Why do you talk like this?’ replied: ‘You shall know after Asr Prayer. ’ It happened exactly as he had said. 13 At the time of Asr , fifty riders arrived to arrest as ordered by the governor of Khost. Although the gover- nor of Khost held Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul- Lateef ra in very high regard and asked the riders to do the same, he also had to obey the Ameer. After completing the Asr Prayers, they gave him the message from the governor of Khost: ‘The