Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 306
306 He also said that the plague would not abate until people had reformed themselves. What happened after this is terrible beyond words. The plague started in Bombay and it was expected to be the worst-hit area, but it recovered and Punjab became the centre. So deadly was the outbreak that up to 30,000 people died in a week and several hun - dred thousand died in a year. Hundreds of doctors were appointed and all kinds of treatment were tried but to no avail. With every coming year, the plague reappeared with added virulence so that the government became a helpless onlooker. Many then started to realize that this plague was the consequence of denying the Promised Messiah as. As a result of witnessing this terrible sign, hundreds of thousands accepted the Promised Messiah as. The plague did not abate until the Promised Messiah as was told by God, ‘The plague is over, only fever remains. ’ After this, the plague started to decline steadily. According to some other revelations, the plague might break out again in this country and in others. May Allah protect His humble servants. This prophecy is so clear that it compels friend and foe alike to admit to its truth. It is unfortunate if someone still refuses to believe. Anyone who has eyes to see will agree that: 1. The warning about the plague was given a long time before its occurrence and at a time when it was impossible to predict the outbreak of epidemics. 2. When the plague made its first appearance, people were warned that the epidemic would appear annually. 3. People were also warned that the plague would hit Punjab