The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 146
146. Essence of Islam-V your hearts? There must be a reason, why do you not look for it?. . . . If God had not given me all these tidings beforehand, then I would be a liar, but if these tidings have been recorded in my books for the last twenty-five years and I have been constantly warning you ahead of time, then you must be mindful lest you come under. Divine censure. You have already heard that I had published the prophecy regarding the earthquake which occurred on 4th April, 1905, one year before it occurred. That prophecy contained not only the words: ; but also the revelation: عَفَتِ الدِّيَارُ مَحَلُّهَا وَمُقَا مُهَا which means that, in some parts of the Punjab, buildings would collapse and disappear. I need not dwell on how very clearly this prophecy has been fulfilled. . Then, in the same month of April, I published another prophecy in which God had revealed to me that just as the earthquake of 4th April, 1905 had struck in spring, the other earthquake would also strike in spring, and not before. That earthquake, therefore, could not strike earlier than 25th February, 1906. 45 Hence, for eleven months, there was no earthquake. But, when the date of 25th February, 1906, had passed, such a severe earthquake struck at 1:00 a. m. on the night of 27th February, 1906, right in spring, that even English newspapers such as The Civil & Military Gazette had 44 45. A jolt of quake. [Publisher]. The date when spring formally begins in India. [Publisher]