Another Great Prophecy Fulfilled — Page 2
be the bringers of misfortune in the world, for they are blessed in their persons and bring nothing but blessings to mankind, but because people reject them, oppose them, persecute them and hold them up to ridicule. God says in the Holy Quran : "Alas for people, every time We send a mes· se:1ger among them they denounce him as a liar and hold him up to ridicule. " It is for this reason, that every divine te1cher who appears in the world is accompanied both with blessings and with judgments of Heaven. But since G'Jd's mercy is infinite and all-encompassing and is pre- dominant over His wrath, His punishments only work within certain specified limits and are subject to many restrictions. God's holy Word says : " God will not chastise a people so long as they feel repentance for their sins and ask pardon of Him for them. " And again " We do not chastise until we have first raised a warner. " It is thus a divine law that when sin, iniquity, and trans· gression become rampant in the world, God sends an admonisher and gives the people a chance to mend their ways and to con- form themselves to the teaching of God's holy apostle. But if they fail to take heed, God's visitations overtake them in sundry ways and destroy them. Sometimes, in accordance with the same law, it so happens that in different parts of the world, t. hrough their own iniquities and misdeeds, people become deserving of divine judgments, but God withholds His punish· men ts till such time as He has raised an apostle. And when that apostle has made his appearance, chastisements, which have been long overdue, at once overtake them. Besides thus punishing those who merited His punishments, these visitations serve to warn the world in general and to draw its attention to His Messenger. Often, in order tc:> afford an additional proof to prove his truth, God infc:irms His apostle beforehand that a certain thing will take place in a certRin part of the world. In brief, it is a9 eternal divine law that the advent of a Prophet is accompained by the descen~ on mankind of God's favours an i blessing;; a ,a His wrath and displeasure. The signs showin~ God's wratQ a~ l have alread:y