The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 139
EARTHQUAKES AND WARS. The Divine Prophecy regarding the Coming of Five. Earthquakes, the Words of which are: "FIVE TIMES SHALL I SHOW YOU THE. DAZZLING MANIFESTATION OF THIS SIGN". This is the meaning of this Divine revelation: God says that, in order to testify to the truth of my claim, and so that people may realize that I am from Him, five terrifying earthquakes will occur, one after the other, at short intervals. They will bear witness to the truth of my claim and each one of them will display such brilliance that the beholder will at once be reminded of God. Such a terrifying effect will they have on people's hearts and so extraordinary will be their power, intensity, and devastation, that people who behold them will lose their very senses. All this will be the result of Divine jealousy, for people did not recognize the hour. God says, I was hidden, but now I shall reveal Myself and shall display My Brilliance and liberate My servants, just as Prophet Moses as and his people were liberated from the hands of Pharaoh. . These miracles shall be manifested in the same way as those performed by Moses as in the presence of. Pharaoh. And God says that He shall make a clear distinction between the truthful and the liar, and He shall support the one who is from Him, and oppose anyone who opposes him. So, O you who hear, you 139