Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 116
116 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION praise you and call down blessings upon you. Blessings of Allah extend to you from the Throne to the earth. I have descended for your sake and shall manifest My Signs for you. Diseases will spread in the land and many lives will be lost. God is not such as to change His decree about a people until they carry out a change in their views. He will take this town Qadian under His protection after some tribulations. " Were it not for the sake of honouring you, I would have destroyed the whole of this town. I shall safeguard all those who are within the four walls of this house-none of them shall die of the plague or earthquake. God is not such that He would chastise those among whom dwell. The house filled with our love is an abode of peace. The earthquake will occur—and with great severity-and the earth will be turned upside down. On that day the sky will produce a visible pall of smoke. 2* And on that day the earth will turn yellow; that is, there will be signs of severe famine. I shall bestow respect and honour upon you after your enemies try to humiliate you. ³ you They desire that your affair should remain incomplete, but Allah does not intend to leave you until He completes all your 1. The word is spoken in Arabic on occasions when protection is granted to someone after some sufferings as Allah the Almighty says: d ['Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter?' (Surah aḍ-Duḥā, 93:7)] We rescued them and helped them] أوَيْنَهُمَا إِلى رَبُوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَ مَعِينٍ and as He says reach an elevated land, a restful place with springs of running water', (Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:51)]. (Author) 2. Meaning that, these are the Signs of the earthquake which will be apoca- lyptic. There will be a famine a short while before it and the earth will remain barren. It is unknown whether the earthquake will strike immediately after it or after some delay. (Author) 3. Meaning that, before the major Signs appear, it is imperative that I be in- sulted, diverse types of evil things be said, and allegations be made. Thereafter, the fearsome Signs will appear from the heavens. This is the way of Allah; first is the turn of the disbelievers, and the second is that of God. (Author)