A Call to Faith — Page 28
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 28 So much so, according to these ahadith, Christians would prevail over the world in terms of their strength and might. Indeed, this disorder is intimated in the Holy Qur’an itself when Allah the Exalted says: 23 َ ُِّ حَدَبٍ یَّنْسِلُوْن ك ِّْ وَھُمْ م When Gog and Magog are let loose they will hasten from every height and prevail over the world. It is further clear from the Bible Gog and Magog are the people of Christianity. Gog symbolises Russia and Magog alludes to a great power which rules over its territories in peace. 24 That is to say, the British Government. In both these nations, Christianity is the religion of royal patronage. So it is manifest the problems which were to inflict the Muslims as foretold by the Holy Prophet sa were to coincide with this disorder, that is, the era of Christian ascendency. This chaos has already risen, indeed it has begun to show signs of decline as is evident from the state of Russia. Thus it is impossible the condition of the Muslims would not have deteriorated in accordance with the 23 Surah Al-Anbiya’ , 21:97 [Publishers] 24 Ezekiel , New Revised Standard Version, 38:3, 39:6 [Publishers]