Lecture Sialkot — Page 14
14 L ECTURE S IALKOT serve the heavenly feast. This prophecy, mentioned in the Holy Quran, refers to the advent of the Promised Messiah and it is for this reason that it has been men- tioned after the account of Gog and Magog—two nations that have also been mentioned in the earlier scriptures. They are so named because they will make extensive use of Aj i j i. e. fire. They will dominate the world and attain every height. Then, a great transfor- mation will be brought about by heaven and the era of peace and harmony shall finally be ushered in. Fur- thermore, it is mentioned in the Holy Quran that in those days many mines and hidden things will be dug out of the earth, the eclipse of the Sun and the Moon shall take place, and the plague shall spread far and wide, and camels will be rendered useless, because a new mode of transportation would appear to replace them. This is what we see today. All commerce and trade which was conducted in the past by means of camels is now being carried on through railways. The time approaches fast when pilgrims too will travel to Madina by train and will fulfil the prophecy mentioned in the Hadith: 9 To sum up, these are the signs of the latter days which have been fulfilled word for word, thus proving that 9 And the she-camels shall be abandoned for riding. [Publishers]