Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 426
Qae part of the prophecy related to the recent. worldwide war. This has been clearly fulfilled. The second part pointed out the great purpose which the war and other momentous ehanges:which j were to take place on earth were destined; to work out, and as one-part of the vision has turned out to be true, it may well be etpected that the other part will also be fulfilled in due time. Hazrat Mirza Bashirvud*DeeTi Mahmud Ahmady our present head) wrote to bis-master saying^ ? :; > -. " I have been praying for the betterment; of the condition of Islam during all my journey. About 10 days ago. . . . . -. ;. ; ;. <;. Ul saw 'myself with Mir Sahib (Hazrat Mir Nasir -Nawab) and m'other. I heard the sound of loud thunder in the- heavens and there was such: great noise as is produced by ; the' continuous roaring of guns. ; Intense darkness prevailed 'though at certain intervals there were occasional: spells of lights : After this awful state - of things there' appeared a light in the heavens and the words La ildha illallahu Muliammadur-Itasul'iil-iillali, 'There is n@ God but Al-lab, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God* were written on the heavens in bold and bright characters. I asked Mir Sahib whether he saw the words and lie replied in the negative. I told him that -these words were written in the heavens. Then some* body said something in a loud voice the purport of which was:--- " Great changes are taking place in the heavens, the result of which will be good for you. " God knows best. May He have Mercy on Islam ! - The above vision was shown to Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad in response to his prayers for the betterment of the condition of Islam ; and- its spread in the world. He was told that great changes were to come to pass which were all- meant for the good of Islam. The great thunders in the heavens and the prevalence of darkness with-theoceasionals intervals of light