Kabul Witnesses a Sign — Page 19
~nown as Nadir Shah and after meeting a most tragic end at the hands of a foolish and wicked enemy of Afghanistan has made the whole country, a~ it were, cry out, "Alas ! where is Nadir Shah gone!" (10) The revelation of the Promised Messiah also implied that the death of Nadir Shah would happen in conseqtien~e of a most sudden calamity because the words "Alas, where is Nadir Shah gone! " seemed to imply not o_nly sorrow and grief but surprise, and dismay as well and surprise is always felt and expressed at a sudden and unexpecte4 a~ciderit. The words of the revelation clearly show that it had been stated therein that Nadir Shah would not die a natural death but th~t his death would take place in consequence of a suddep event and would happen· at a time and in a manner quite unexpected. The details that qave ~ppeared in the newspapei;s a~opt Nadir Shah's assassination most unequivocally and empha~ically demonstrate that this part of the prophecy has also been fulpllep to the last letter. It is stateP: that ~adir Shah ha~ c9i;pe to preside over a meeting in the Dilkusha Pali;1;ce Gardens at which prizes were to be given to students who had taken part in a football match. In that ~rowded meeting at wqich- his 1J1ipister!j- and many other proininent people were present he·wa~ talking- to some students when one out of those very students to encourage whom Nadir Shah had personally COHJe to preside over the meeting, fired ;:i. t him three point blank shots from a distanc~ of about ~ yard and the whole' assemblage was at. on·c~ '. ' ~ ~ '·. . . . . converted from a joyfμl into a mournful ~ompany. Th~ shock- ing suddenness with which_t]lis ~ost ):>ewilde~ing ~veqt :occurred is evident frqm the stai;tling rapidity with which the assassin fi~ed i;endering all efforts to save- the, King puga,to:i:y. General Mahmud -Khan, the dead Kin~'s. yoa,pger hrothe~ ~nd hiS Minister for War was present on t]l~ occasi~n. HE! was so deeply affected and overwhelmed witq grief by thtl suddenness pf this tragic and hair-ra. isinE? event that q~ is stati;:q to hav~ fainted. People ran into the stneets crying dist. r~Gtedly ~'tJ:ie Shah is assassinated, the Shah ii! assassinated. '' All the -details of the assassination ungenia. bly deqiq. pstra_t~ th~t tμc:: :whole affair too~ place in such an amazingly short time as to Mve left the wμole nation dazed aed stupefieq. . _(! 1~ This prophecy clearly app~ar~d fo pos_ses!? th~ nnphcattpn. that the qeath of Nadir Shah would take place at a