Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 10
10 written that the sun and moon shall be darkened and that stars would fall, and these signs have also been clearly fulfilled, as the sun and the moon suffered an eclipse in 1894 in the manner prophesied, as also the number of shooting stars increased to an extraordinary extent during his time. Again, in accordance with the prophecies, the powers of Heaven have been shaken, as the dominion of Religion is at an end and men care no longer for matters spiritual. All these prophecies which had foretold the advent of the Messiah clearly indicate that the present is the time when the Messiah should have ap- peared. The Testimony of the Age that this is the Time for the A pearance of the Promised one. Apart from the previous, prophecies, the condition of the world itself demands the advent of a Prophet. For, where can we find today the Light and the Faith of which we read in connection with the Prophets ? Who can show the signs and miracles which men were wont to witness at the hands of the Prophets and their companions ? We find a great deal written in the books of each religion, but where can we find the practical proof of it ? Where is the gift of prophecy which the companions of Moses pos- sessed ? Where are the signs which the disciples of Jesus were wont to show? The books of every religion talk of a living God, but is that living God living today also ? Does He still maintain with His servants the relations which Jehovah was wont to maintain with the followers of Moses or the Heavenly Father with the disciples, or Yazdan with the Zoroastrians, or Allah with the Muslims ? If not, what reason can be assigned for this change ? And, has this change occurred in God, or in man? We find that, in order to avoid having to face this question and to admit that this change has occurred, the contents of the revealed books of different religions are sought to be explained away, and