Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 523
REMEDY FOR PLAGUE-CHARĀGH DIN'S DECLARATION WHEN AHMADI 523 in accordance with my submission, I declare with full certainty that this ominous visitation will, by God's grace, be removed from that specific person, home, nation, city, or that part of the country where an exemplary kind of pure transformation is brought about because the real cause of it all is sin and the opposition to the Imam of the Age. Therefore, as long as the real cause of this affliction is not removed and the fire of God's wrath, which has been lit due to opposition and sin, is not eradicated, this chastisement will not be averted from the world. But I am afraid the world—taking this submission of mine lightly and ignoring it—will lose the opportunity of acceptance of prayer, closing the door of repent- ance. This happens when mischief crosses the limits and the time for the final verdict arrives. Then, even the prayer [for mercy] of the Prophets in favour of the opponents is not accepted. Look, Hadrat Nuḥas [Noah] prayed for his son Kan'ān who was one of the deniers and disbelievers at the time of the deluge, but his prayer was not accepted (See Sūrah Hūd, Rukū' 2¹). Similarly Pharaoh, when he was on the verge of being drowned, expressed belief in God but it was not accepted. Of course, repentance is accepted [by God] if one repents prior وَلَنْذِيُقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْآ to that specific time. The Holy Quran says meaning that, repentance is accepted دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ when there are only the slightest of signs of impending chas- tisement. I, therefore, remind people again and again that this is merely the beginning of the divine chastisement of the world that has become manifest. Its peak and end is most ter- rible. Therefore, people ought to turn to God before that hour of death and destruction. They should obey God, the Holy Prophets, and the Imam of the Age. They should try to repent 1. Actually this reference appears in Ruku' 4 of Surah Hüd. [Publisher]