The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 83
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI "Alarm and bewilderment would be caused in the whole world and travellers will be put to great trouble, calamity would come all of a sudden. Young men will be turned grey by the shock. Mountains would be blown up and many people would go mad. The whole world will feel its effects but the plight of the Czar of Russia will be particularly miserable. The foundations of Governments will be shaken; naval fleets will be on the lookout for enemy fleets and will scour the seas in search of enemy vessels; there will be naval duels; the earth will be turned upside down and God would appear with his hosts to punish the transgressors and the oppressors. The calamity will also affect the birds of the air. The Arabs will prepare for war and the Turks will be defeated in Asia Minor but would recover a portion of their lost territory. Signs of this calamity will appear in advance but God will delay it for a time. In any case, it will overtake the world within sixteen years of the publication of the prophecy but not during his (i. e. , the Promised Messiah) life time. " (Baraheen-a-Ahmadiyya,. Part V, and Haqiqatul Wahy). . Those familiar with history will agree as to how this prophecy was literally fulfilled by occurrence of First World War and how the plight of the Czar of Russia became most miserable. . He prophesied that there will be total of five great world wide catastrophes and some so severe that they will resemble the Day of. Judgment. There will be parts of the world where life will become totally extinct. This probably is a reference to destruction by nuclear war. One of his revelations was: "A Warner came to the world but the world did not accept him but God will accept him and will manifest his truth by means of mighty attacks. "(Tazkira). Another revelation is: "I will show you the manifestation of this sign five times. " (Tazkira). In the Holy Quran there is a graphic picture of the present age. For instance, there is a prophecy about Yajuj and Majuj (The. Gog and Magog). This is a prophecy about two groups of nations in latter days. According to the Promised Messiah, Gog and Magog are. North European Christian nations. Writing at turn of century he 83