Tabligh Guide — Page 97
(American Edition) 97 Another revelation is: “I will show you the manifestation of this sign five times. ” (Tadhkirah) In the Holy Qur’ān , there is a graphic picture of the present age. For instance, there is a prophecy about Y ā j ū j and M ā j ū j (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 named them as Russia and Britain and their allies. He predicted that these nations after subjugating other nations will fight with one another. He explained the Qur’ān ic prophecy that these nations were destined to make great material and scientific progress. In the words of the Holy Qur’ān , “They will hasten forth from every height” (21:97). Referring to Gog and Magog and their final conflict, the Holy Qur’ān says: “And on that day, We shall leave some of them (Gog and Magog) to surge against others, and trumpets will be blown. Then shall We gather them all together. And on that day, We shall present hell, face to face to the disbelievers; whose eyes were under a veil, not heeding My reminder and they coul d not even afford to hear. ” (18:100 -102) The Promised Messiah further predicted that God will unify all nations through him but in the process there will be many catastrophic signs shown to the world. History may be analyzed from two different angles. The first is the obvious and apparent. For instance, any student of history can tell us the obvious reasons which led to the First World War and later to the Second World War. Similarly, the present tensions and conflicts in the world which may lead to a Third World War are apparent. The other angle is spiritual. Thus the spiritual reasons for the great world wars and worldwide catastrophes are the spiritual decay and decadence of modern civilization; and through worldwide catastrophes, God desires to bring about a great change in the present day world — a spiritual transformation, the means for which have been provided in the Holy Qur’ān as explained by the Promised Messiah — the World Reformer of this Age. As explained by him the dawn of a new age is about to set in. God desires to establish His faith in the hearts of men as in the days of prophets of old. Ever since the appearance of the Promised Messiah in the last decade of the 19th century, the world is undergoing rapid changes in every sphere of life and all this is a series in a chain of events destined to bring about a great revolution. Unity of God will be established as the faith of men and world will be unified ending the period of mutual conflict. A millennium of peace and spiritual progress will follow. This has been predicted by the Promised Messiah.