The Economic System of Islam — Page 134
134 Prophecy of the Promised Messiah as Regarding Russia Now let me turn to a prophecy about Russia that God revealed to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, informing him that Russia’s Czar was about to face a very serious calamity: ( Bar a hin-e-Ahmadiyyah , part 5, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 21, p. 152) That is: The day is coming when the Czar of Russia would be re- duced to a very miserable plight. As we all know, the reigning Czar and his family were captured and killed after the Red Revolution after suffering untold privations and humiliations. It is one of the most painful and tragic episodes of human history. Another prophecy made by the Promised Messiah as in regard to Russia was recorded by him as follows: 26 On January 22, 1903, I saw in a vision that the sceptre of the Czar of Russia had come into my hand. It was very long and beautiful. But examining it carefully I found that it was a gun, though it had not the appearance of one. It had secret barrels and outwardly appeared to be no more than a sceptre, while it was also really a gun. ( al- H akam , no. 4, vol. 7, January 31, 1903, p. 15:3) 26 In Tadhkirah second English edition a reference to this vision/dream appears on p. 591 with some variation of words, under the date January 30, 1903. (publishers)