The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 143
Earthquakes and Wars 143 them all and shall become the enemy of thy enemies. . He says: You alone have I chosen for the manifestation of My mysteries, and the earth and the heavens are with you as they are with Me. You are to Me as is. My Throne. In support of [this revelation] there is the following verse in the Holy Quran, which distinguishes God's chosen Prophets from other people: لَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِةٍ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَّسُولٍ 42 i. e. , the clear knowledge of the unseen is only given to. His chosen Messengers. No one else has any share in it. Hence members of our Jamā'at should not stumble, nor should they give any credence to those who oppose me and have not pledged allegiance to me through. Bai at, or else they will come under Divine wrath. . Whenever some foul-mouthed person makes a prophecy, God puts the true believers to the test, to see whether they accord such a person the regard and honour that is due only to God and to His Messenger. He also sees whether or not they are firmly established upon the truth that has been given to them. . Remember, when these five earthquakes will have occurred, and the degree of destruction which God has willed will have taken place, His mercy shall once again surge forth and, for a time, extraordinary and terrifying earthquakes shall cease. The plague too shall disappear from the land, as God addressed me and said: يَأتِي عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ زَمَانٌ لَّيْسَ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ 42 Al-Jinn, 72:27-28 [Publisher]