Signs of the Living God — Page 40
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 40 Similarly, on page 120 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V he says: It is possible that it may not be a common earthquake but some other dire calamity, which would be an example of the Judgment Day, the like of which has not been witnessed before, and which would bring about great destruction of life and property. 26 After consulting these passages, any reasonable person can see the Promised Messiah as did not say for certain the prophesied calamity was a literal earthquake. Rather he always stipulated that it could be another ruinous misfortune which would devastate lives and property. Now consider for a moment what type of calamity other than an earthquake itself would cause the destruction of both life and property while bearing similarity to this disaster. Is not the answer to this a war? In the Holy Qur’an too, war has been likened to an earthquake. When Solomon as was set to attack Queen Sheba the Holy Qur’an quotes her as saying: 26 Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V , Ruhani Khaza’in Vol. 21, p. 151 [Publishers]