Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 248
248 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION 3. THIRD SIGN-Is the appearance of a comet which was destined to appear in the time of the Promised Messiah. It has long since appeared. Its sighting prompted some English newspapers of the Christians to comment that the time of the Messiah's advent had arrived. 4. FOURTH SIGN-Is the invention of a new means of transport which is a special Sign of the advent of the Promised Messiah. As is written in the Holy Quran: وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُظَلَتُ Meaning that, the Latter Days are those when she-camels will become obsolete. Similarly, there is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that: وَلَيُتْرَكَنَّ الْقِلَاصُ فَلَا يُسْعَى عَلَيْهَا Meaning that, in that age 'she-camels will become useless and no one will travel on them. ' During the days of the Hajj, the journey between Makkah and Madinah is undertaken on she-camels, but the day is close at hand when railways will be constructed for this journey and then it She-camels will] لَيُتْرَكَنَّ الْقِلَاصُ فَلَا يُسْعَى عَلَيْهَا will be true for this journey that become useless and no one will travel on them. ] 5. FIFTH SIGN-Is the suspension of Hajj. It is recorded in an authen- tic hadith that the Hajj will be suspended for a period of time during the era of the Promised Messiah. This Sign, too, was manifested in 1899 CE and 1900 CE etc. on account of the plague. 6. SIXTH SIGN-Is the publication of books and manuscripts on a large scale, as is indicated in the verse: 1. Surah at-Takwir, 81:5 [Publisher]