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Khalifatul Masih, Head of the Ahmadiyya Com. niP. nity, in th·e. course· of a:re~arkably lucid article devoted exclusively to the subject of this prophecy, published just recently in a tract form and widely circulated throughout the world, has explained it in its relation to other revelations of the Promised Messiah, foretold that King Nadir Shah would come to an unthnely end. This pwphecy met with a remarkable fulfihne. nt on November 8, 1933, when the Afghan King was. suddenly as~~ssiμ~t~d by a young man and the whole of Afghanistan was plunged into mourning Now as the revelations relating to this-earthquake-were received just after ·the revelation_ concerning the Afghan King's death, it clearly follows that it was to- take place. subsequent to that event. The first revelation to come after the 3rd of May, 1905, relating-to the earthquake in question, runs as follows: "Again, with the coming of Spring God's. revelation will be fulfilled (Badr, 1905, ·No. . 6. )" Thi!! revelation was· received ·on the ·9th of May, that is, six days after the prophecy which predicted the death of the. Kin. g of the Afghans. Th-at this revelation relates to some. earthquake is proved by the following. comm~nt of the Prom:ised Me_ssiab, which he made regarding it: "The last earthquake having occurred. in the spring seas. Q. n, God in this revelation informs me that this· second - earthquake win also ha12pf:ln abou. t the. same tiQie. of the ·year·" Alwasi;y;yat, (Edition 1905 p. 14). '·Then -again on the same day this second _revelatiop was ·received: "They ask if this news re_garding an e. arthqt1ake is really true. Tell them 'By God it shall happen even as God's word foretells'. " (Badr, -1. 905, No. Ji). TMn ugain, ~n~xt day, on the 10th ?\-fay, 19. 05 'Will the divine visitation really materialise? If so, what will its extent be?'" This revelation als. q, b~yond all doubt, relates to an earthquake, and it was for thi_s r_eason t)lat a{t~r the Promised Messiah had announced it to the worlq, ma~y of his opponents often inquired of him as -tb whether this earthqμake prophecied by him was really going- to tak~ place, and wanted to know the details of the coming· eve. nt l!Pd ~QITle ·cdistincti:ve marks ·by which -it ·would. 'be