Another Great Prophecy Fulfilled — Page 7
7 one of mocking indifference and heedlessness, the above warning did not produce any deep impression on men's minds. The disbelivers in God's Messiah and Mahdi still remained unconvinced and sceptical, and they still ridiculed him, even more so perhaps than before. Prophecies about Future Earthquakes So God decided to send down more and yet greater afflictions, so that men might take a warning and attend to the voice of His holy apostle. He revealed to the Promised Messiah that there would come yet more earth· quakes in diverse parts of the world, more dreadful and more devastating than anything that had hitherto been experienced by the world, some of which would resemble the Day of Judgment in their severity. On April 8, 1905, the revelation came down: "Yet another and fresh sign: there shall come an earthquake as terrible and devastating as doomsday. 0 ye men, fly for refuge. Truth, coming, shall put falsehood to rout. " (Al-Inzar, April 8, 1905. ) Again, on April 9 and l 0: 'We shall soon show a great sign in your favour: We shall destroy and level with the ground all their buildings. " (Al-Badr, No. 2, 1905 ) Again, on April 15 "I shall come to your help mighty hosts. " suddenly and without (Al-Badr, No. 3, 1905) warning with my This last revelation was repeated quite a number of times. Then again, on the same 15th April, the Promised Messiah had this dream: "A great earthquake has occurred, which appeared to be more terrible than the last one. " Then again, after three days, on the night of April 18, he had this dream: "A mighty earth- quake has occurred, and the earth, rent and torn, is being blown into the air like cotton being carded. " Then again, on the 23rd of the same month this revelation was received: "An P. arthquake has occurred, a most terrible earthquake. " (Badr 1905, No. 4. ) Again on May 23, 1905: "The earth has been overturned. " (Badr 1905, No. 7. ) On August 23: "The mountain toppled down and an earthquake followed. Do you kn::iw wh') I am? I am Lord G::id, and I exalt whom I please, a,qd di!:!&rl!. C~ who~ I please. " (8adrl 905, ~o. ~ 1. ) On Septembe~