Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 122
122 Political Conditions The political situation prevailing at the time of the Promised Messiah as has been foretold by the Holy Prophet s as so clearly that the present time is a living picture of it. Here are some of the most distinctive features: The Holy Prophet s as said that among the signs of Doomsday is that so many afflictions would befall the Muslims that they would become like the Jews. 59 This analogy implies the loss of political power and influence so that Muslims, like the Jews, would live at the mercy of others. How true this description is! Muslim empires have disappeared and barely a sign of them is left now. Time was when the Muslim flag flew in all parts of the world but today it has no place to stand. Muslim rulers are dependent on Christian nations to keep their hold on power. Allah help us! Another sign of the time of the Promised Messiah as foretold by the Holy Prophet s as was that Syria, Iraq and Egypt would slip out of the hands of their rulers and chaos would ensue. The Holy Prophet s as said: هَا َّ َا وَمَنَعَت ْ مِصْر ُ إِرْدَب ھ َ نَار ی ِ َهَا وَد ی أْم ُ مُدْ َّ َا وَمَنَعَت ِ الش ھ َ َمَهَا وَقَفِيز ھ ْ مَنَعَت ِ الْعِرَاق ُ دِر 60 ْ َا وَعُدْتُم ْ مِن ْ حَيْث ُ بَدَأْتُم ْ وَعُدْتُم ْ مِن ْ حَيْث ُ بَدَأْتُم ْ وَعُدْتُم ْ مِن ْ حَيْث ُ بَدَأْتُم ھ َ نَار ی ِ وَد Iraq will refuse to share her produce and her prosperity. So will Syria, so will Egypt. And you [the Arab peoples] will become as divided and disunited as you were once. That is to say, chaos will reign in Arab lands. This prophecy has been fulfilled. Iraq, Syria and Egypt have freed themselves