Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 347
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 347 I am now almost seventy years [of age], and a period of more than thirty years has passed since God had informed me in clear terms that I would live to the age of eighty, or that five to six years more or five to six years less. So in this scenario even if God Almighty were to cause much delay in the appearance of this severe calamity, there are, at the most, 16 years—not more than that—as it is essential that this incident should take place within my lifetime. 1 ٭ However, it is not the intent of the prophecy that the fulfilment of this prophecy will remain in abeyance for the full sixteen years; rather, it is possible that this prophecy may be fulfilled within the next one or two years, or even earlier. Nor is there a promise of God that my age will necessarily exceed eighty years. Rather, the hope implied in the words in the revelation of God is that, if God so desires, my age could even somewhat exceed eighty years. The actual words of the Revelation that pertain to this promise, however, fix the age between 74 and 86. In any case, it is a false allegation against me that I have not defined the time limit for this prophecy at all. God says again and again in His revelation that, ‘We shall demonstrate this Sign for you’, and, ‘Tell them that this Sign shall be a witness to my veracity; I will descend for you and show My Signs for your sake; I shall come to you with my hosts at the time when no one will be aware. ’ No one knows of the time but God. Just as it happened in the time of M u s a [Moses] when Pharaoh and H ama n remained deceived until the flood of the river Nile over- took them, so will it happen now too. God also said, ‘Prepare the ark 1. ٭ There is another revelation of God Almighty: ابت رھپ وپری وہیئ یک رھپ اہبر آیئ دخا [Spring is here again, and again God’s word is fulfilled]. This shows that the promised earthquake would happen in spring, and as some revelations show it would probably be the morning time or near it. And the time probably is near when this prophecy should be fulfilled, and possibly God might delay it a little. (Author)