The Will — Page 20
20 THE WILL-AL-WAŞIYYAT Meaning that this earthquake will be an example of the Day of Judgment. And again He said: لَكَ نُرِى أَيْتٍ وَنَهْدِمُ مَا يَعْمُرُونَ 17 Meaning that, 'We shall show signs for you, and shall demolish the structures as they build them. And again He said: بھونچال آیا اور شدت سے آیا زمین تہ و بالا کر دی۔ 'An earthquake struck. It struck with ferocity. It turned the earth upside down. It means that a severe earthquake will strike and will turn the earth, that is, some parts of the earth, upside down as happened in the time of Lot. And again He said إِنِّي مَعَ الْأَفْوَاجِ أَتِيَكَ بَغْتَةً Meaning that, 'I shall come [to you] suddenly with My hosts. Of that day no one shall know So it happened with the town of Lot. Till it was turned upside down no one knew of it, and all were busy eating, drinking and enjoying themselves when all of a sudden the earth was turned upside down. Hence, God says that here, too, the same thing will 1. ✩ There is another revelation, too, regarding this: تیرے لئے میرا نام چمکا ‘It was for you that My Name flashed for you. -Author