An Admonitory Sign — Page 10
[ 10 ] God, the Almighty, sometimes there are such visions and revelations that are fulfilled over and over again. It appears from some verses of the Holy Qur’an that some signs are recurrent and are fulfilled repeatedly. Therefore there is also this possibility. Besides this, God Almighty may fulfil this sign with greater detail if He so desires. Secondly when we reflect on this incident, many lessons are found in it. First is this that when God Almighty decides to apprehend any nation, the chastisement takes many ways. Sometimes He apprehends them from an ave- nue that the nation could not even expect, or imagine that any untoward event will happen from that quarter. After the riots of 1974, the nation was repeatedly caught by var- ied trials. For example, as the result of unexpected rains on the barren hills of Balochistan, such a flood came to Sindh. No one could have ever imagined that the dry mountains of Balochistan would become the cause of the flood. But due to the flood of the mountains of Balochistan, a large area of Sindh was ruined. Thus prominent headlines to this effect were printed in the newspapers. So when the chas- tisement of Allah the Almighty comes, no one can predict it as He has many different ways to chastise. He is all Powerful and Omnipotent. He shows sign of His prowess. He can order anything on earth whenever He desires. Then the place that was supposed to be source of security, becomes the cause of danger. Therefore when God determines to apprehend someone, he cannot stay safe. This subject, too,