Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 142
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 142 Hadrat Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen submitted that these types of words such as Qiy a mah [the Last Day], fan a [annihilation], etc. , at times occur for a particular period or for a particular nation. The Promised Messiah as said: This is correct. God Almighty has been the Creator since eternity, but His Oneness also demands that He annihilate everything at some point in time. 1 ُّلُك ْنَم اَهْيَلَع ٍناَف ُّلُك ْنَم اَهْيَلَع ٍناَف All that is upon it is going to perish. Whenever that may be, we cannot say when the time will come, but such a time will cer- tainly come. It is, for Him, a marvel of His power. If He desires, He can fashion a new creation again. It is apparent from all heavenly books that such a time is sure to come. If the omnipotence of God is taken into consid- eration, this is not far fetched nor capable of comprehension. One jolt of an earthquake causes cities upon cities to become desolate. This shows the powers of God Almighty. During times of peace, people recall logic and wax philosophical but when God Almighty displays His power, all philosophy is for- gotten. Dr Mir Muhammad Ism a ‘ i l mentions that when the earthquake of 4 April 1905 occurred, an atheist Hindu student of his college started proclaiming R a m! R a m! 2 instinctively. When the earthquake subsided, he said that he had made a mistake. In short, such people are not reformed until Allah the Almighty manifests a marvel of His power. He has power over 1. S u rah ar-Ra h m a n , 55:27 [Publisher] 2. ‘R a m, R a m’ is a common greeting and mantra in Hinduism. It is used as a form of salutation and devotion to Lord R a ma, a prominent Hindu deity. [Publisher]