Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 280
280 (2) Revolution in Iran The second prophecy, out of the many made by the Promised Messiah as , relates to the King of your neighbouring country of Iran. On January 15, 1906, the Promised Messiah as received the revelation: 10 تزلزل در ایوان کسری ٰ فتاد The palace of Chosroes has been shaken. As was the practice, the revelation was published in all the Urdu and English newspapers and periodicals published by the Ahmadiyya Community. At the time of its publication, the King of Iran was in a very secure position. In 1905, he had accepted his people’s demand for the establishment of a Parliament and the country was rejoicing over this. The King, Muzaffarud-Din Shah, was growing in popularity. Everyone praised him for giving rep - resentation to his people without any bloodshed. The rest of the world looked hopefully towards Iran because this experiment in democracy was new for Asia, with the exception of Japan. The world was, however, unaware of the pitfalls it entailed. This is why the publication of the Promised Messiah’s as prophecy at this time seemed too improbable, and yet all things are minor in the eyes of God. Iranians were still celebrating their newly gained freedom when, in 1907, the King died at the age of 55. He was succeeded by his son, Mirza Muhammad Ali. Even though the new King confirmed the constitutional changes and the continuation of the Parliament, the world soon started to see signs that pointed