Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 617
EPILOGUE-SIGNS 617 It should be noted that there is a fine point related to the prophecy that there will be a terrible earthquake and that it will also rain today; which is that the earthquake emanates from within the earth and the rain descends from the heavens above. Thus, this is a prophecy in which the heavens and the earth are both joined so that the prophecy may see its fulfilment in both these aspects, for it is beyond human power to make such a prophecy on one's own in which both the heavens and the earth should be so brought together. Indeed, such a matter is beyond the capability of a human being that exactly when the sun is shining brightly and rain has ended, he should prophecy that it will rain today, and then it actually rains! O readers! I have recorded here, by way of illustration, all those divine Signs¹ related to my claim which I had intended to write down. God, the Lord of Glory, be thanked a thousand times, for He demonstrated these Signs in my support solely out of His grace and benevolence. I did not possess the power even to produce a shred of evidence in my support be it from earth or from heaven, but He, who is the Lord of heaven and earth and the yoke of whose obedience is borne by every particle of this universe, caused a sea of Signs to flow in my support. He demonstrated such support for me as I could not even imagine. As for me, I testify that I was not worthy of such honour, yet the God of Honour and Glory manifested these miracles for my sake purely and solely out of His limitless mercy. I regret that I was unable to achieve the level of obedience and piety in His path which was my heart's desire, and I could not serve His Faith as much as I would have liked to. I will carry the anguish with me that I could not accomplish 1. On 9 March 1907 a telegram was received from London, which was published in the Civil and Military Gazette. The telegram reported that, 'The self-styled Prophet Dowie is dead. Dowie, who had claimed to be a Prophet in the [United States of] America and about whom I had prophesied that God would not spare him in con- sequence of his false claim, died of paralysis. US praised for all this] A great Sign has appeared. (Author) [So Allah be