Ruhani Khazain Volume: 20
Original Language: Urdu/Arabic
Number of Pages: 128
Name of the press: Ziaul Islam Press, Qadian

This book comprises two sections—one in Urdu and the other in Arabic—and was written and published in October 1903. The Urdu section gives heart-rendering details of how Sahibzada ‘Abdul Latif (ra) was charged and stoned to death and the other portion in Arabic is in three parts each dealing with important spiritual issues.

In the Urdu section, while unfolding particulars of trial and martyrdom of Sahibzada Sahib, he explained in detail his beliefs and stated with a majesty that comes only with divine force:

O ye people, listen, this prophecy is from Him Who Created this earth and heaven that He will spread this Jama‘at in all the countries and make it victorious through the power of arguments and reasoning. Those days are coming, rather near, when there will be only one religion in the world which will be respected and valued. (Tadhkiratush-Shahadatain, p. 64, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 20, p. 66)

In the Arabic portion in the first part, he advances the argument that Islam is no longer obliged to use sword and the victory will come through prayers of the Promised Messiah (as).

The second portion deals with the origin and significance of revelation and spoke of the attributes that are found in persons who are recipients of the revelations. And the third portion deals with attributes of those who enjoy the closeness to God and are dear to God.

During the time when the Promised Messiah (as) had just announced his Mission that God had commissioned him to undertake the reformation of the society, the Promised Messiah (as) had a revelation informing him of the following:

• Plans would be made by the Promised Messiah's (as) opponents to murder him but God would foil all such attempts.
• An agitation would be launched against him. 
• Two of his followers would face martyrdom.
• These followers would be killed for no cause and it would not be connected with any political crime.
• And after their martyrdom, that country would face destruction.

Certain points were not clear in the prophecy, the name of the country was not identified in it, but the way it was revealed, it appeared that the martyrdom would not take place in the British territory. Almost 20 years passed, but nothing happened. A part of it was, however, fulfilled in 1901, when Maulavi ‘Abdur Rahman (ra) of Kabul faced martyrdom, and the other part of the prophecy was fulfilled on July 14, 1903, when Sahibzada ‘Abdul Latif (ra) was stoned to death in Kabul.

Sahibzada ‘Abdul Latif (ra) was a leading and respected divine of Afghanistan, and sometime towards the end of 1902, he contemplated performing Hajj. After seeking the permission of the Amir of Afghanistan, he left Kabul via Khost-Peshawar-Lahore and reached Qadian. Soon after his arrival in Qadian, he had a meeting with the Promised Messiah (as) after Zuhr prayer. Giving the first impression about his meeting with Sahibzada ‘Abdul Latif, the Promised Messiah (as) said:

From the moment I met him, I swear by God in Whose hands is my life, I found him (Sahibzadah ‘Abdul Latif) totally lost and submerged in my love and devotion and in the truth of my claim, and it was not possible to see such a deep dedication in any human being. (Tadhkiratush-Shahadatain, p. 7, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 20, p. 10)

The Book

When the martyrdom of Sahibzada took place, it caused widespread indignation among all right-minded people. This event occupies an important place in the history of the Ahmadiyyah Movement.

The Promised Messiah (as) decided to write a book on the event giving details of the heart-rending event. The Promised Messiah (as) wanted to complete the book by October 16, 1903, before proceeding to Gurdaspur in connection with another case, but then he had terrible kidney pain and felt, perhaps, he would not be able to complete the work. He prayed in the small hours of the morning, God granted him a miraculous recovery from the pain and the next day, he completed half of the book.

In the book, the Promised Messiah (as) gave a pen-picture of the moving event of the way Sahibzada ‘Abdul Latif faced martyrdom with courage and steadfastness. In the beginning of the book, he accounted for the signs that took place in support of his mission and gave a word of advice.

The book also contains one of the Promised Messiah’s (as) daring and challenging prophecies:

Ye all people, Listen, this prophecy is from the One, Who created the heavens and the earth, He will cause to spread this Jama‘at to all corners of the world. He will grant supremacy to them with convincing logic. Those days are coming, nay are near, when there will be only one religion in the world which will be seen with all respect and reverence. God will grant this religion such extraordinary blessings and graces that each and everyone who intends to destroy it will remain barren and the supremacy of the Jama‘at will remain forever till Doomsday. (Tadhkiratush-Shahadatain, pp. 64-65, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 20, p. 66)

(An Introduction to the hidden Treasures of Islam, pp. 397)