The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 144
144. Essence of Islam-V. This means that a time will come when the hell of the plague and earthquakes will come to an end in this country and no one shall be left in this hell. Just as it happened in the time of Noah, that after the death of a large number of people a period of peace and security was granted, the same would happen in this case. After this revelation, God says: ثُمَّ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَيَعْصِرُونَ i. e. , the supplications of the people will be heard, rains will come on time, and orchards and fields shall bear fruit in abundance. A period of happiness shall begin and extraordinary calamities shall disappear, lest people should think that God is only Qahhār [the. Avenger] and not Raḥīm [Merciful], and lest they should consider His Messiah to be ill-omened. . Remember, it was necessary for a large number of people to die at the time of the Promised Messiah, and it was also destined that earthquakes and the plague should occur. . This is the meaning of the Hadith wherein it is written that people would die with the breath of the Promised. Messiah, and his annihilating breath would work as far as his eyes would see. One must not conclude that in this Hadith the Promised Messiah has been called an enchanter who would take people's lives just by looking at them. What it really means is that wherever his pure breath-his words would spread in the world, people would deny him, reject him, and abuse him, so much so that their rejection shall become a