Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 350
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 350 prophecy, it seems most probable that it is an earthquake and the first earthquake also testifies to this, and the following verse of the Holy Quran supports it too: 2 ٭ ,1 َمْوَي ُفُجْرَت ُةَفِجاَّرلا اَهُعَبْتَت ُةَفِداَّرلا Besides, the Scriptures of God Almighty also direct our attention to it that, at times, such prophecies are fulfilled figuratively, though the char- acter of being extraordinary and of being unusual occurrence remains in them. In my own opinion, ninety out of a hundred indications are that it, indeed, will be an earthquake and not anything else, it speaks of the shaking of the earth and the collapse of buildings. This is what my understanding is. Beyond it, God knows well His hidden secrets, and it is possible that He may at a later stage disclose to me more than this, for He has power over all things. It is a strange statement of yours and a strange opinion that you say that Hadrat ‘ I s a [ Jesus] did not provide any interpretation of the earthquakes mentioned in his prophecies, and hence those prophecies were specific. It is obvious that in these prophecies Hadrat ‘ I s a as did not speak of any terrible, destructive, and extraordinary earthquake. The land where he lived, hardly any year would have passed in which there was no earthquake. History establishes the frequent occurrence of earthquakes in that country—and, even some terrible ones too. Hadrat ‘ I s a as himself must have witnessed many earthquakes while he was in that country and had not yet travelled to Kashmir. 3 ٭ 1. S u rah an-N a zi‘ a t, 79:7–8 [Publisher] 2. ٭ ‘On that day, the earth will make an agitated movement, and then there will be another agitated movement. ’ This means that two terrible earthquakes will strike close to Qiy a mah [the Day of Resurrection]. The second earthquake will come after the first. (Author) 3. ٭ I have proven that the ascension of Hadrat ‘ I s a as to heaven is no more than a myth. Rather he, having survived the cross, travelled through Persia and