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07/14/1903: 116 years ago today, Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed (1853-1903), Islamic Scholar & Royal Advisor to King Abdur Rahman Khan & Habibullah Khan of Afghanistan, was stoned to death for becoming a disciple of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as).
The first Ahmadi Muslim martyr.
The first Ahmadi Muslim martyr.
The Afghan govt asked him multiple times to leave Ahmadiyyat & be spared. His response:
"I am carrying the chains, shackles & handcuffs for the sake of Prophet Muhammad & to me they are like ornaments. I'm walking briskly because I am impatient for a rendezvous with my Master."
"I am carrying the chains, shackles & handcuffs for the sake of Prophet Muhammad & to me they are like ornaments. I'm walking briskly because I am impatient for a rendezvous with my Master."
He was an eminent scholar & academic. He had thousands of pupils all over Afghanistan & beyond. He had great influence on the Afghan kings & its darbars & had the honor of placing the Amir's crown on the head of Habibullah Khan himself on the eve of his coronation in 1901.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) wrote:
"The Amir has committed a great folly & has ruined himself by his merciless killing of such an innocent person. O land of Afghanistan, bear witness that a grave offence has been committed in thee."
InnaLillahWaInnaIlaihiRajiun! #WeRemember
"The Amir has committed a great folly & has ruined himself by his merciless killing of such an innocent person. O land of Afghanistan, bear witness that a grave offence has been committed in thee."
InnaLillahWaInnaIlaihiRajiun! #WeRemember
Correction: He was the second Ahmadi Muslim martyr. First one was Maulvi Abdur Rehman Sahib, also martyred in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1901.
His great grandson: @MCAcidFlow
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