Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 353
21 August 1907 353 1 َو ْنِا ْنِّم ٍةَيْرَق اَّلِا ُنْحَن اَهْوُكِلْهُم َلْبَق ِمْوَي ِةَمٰيِقْلا ْوَا اَهْوُبِّذَعُم اًباَذَع اًدْيِدَش َو ْنِا ْنِّم ٍةَيْرَق اَّلِا ُنْحَن اَهْوُكِلْهُم َلْبَق ِمْوَي ِةَمٰيِقْلا ْوَا اَهْوُبِّذَعُم اًباَذَع اًدْيِدَش Its very meaning is that in the Latter Days the plague will spread across the whole world. It is written in the Noble Hadith that if there would be ten people in a house, seven will die and three will be saved; and among the Signs of the Mahdi is that a severe plague will spread due to the opposition shown to him. 2 It is amazing indeed that it is written with respect to the lunar and solar eclipses occurring during Ramadan that it has never happened since the creation of the world. This is an extraordinary phenomenon. These earthquakes and the plague, too, are extraordinary matters as well, but they do not ponder and go on demanding sign after sign. These will not be good for them. God Almighty says, ‘What will be your predicament at the time when the Signs appear?’ (Then the Promised Messiah as went on speaking about the Sign of Lekh Ram. ) Cooperation with the Government The Promised Messiah as mentioned the letter of the Caesar in connec- tion with the plague and said: I have communicated through an announcement that I am ready to offer all types of support to the Government in such mat- ters. I will also stress upon my Jam a ‘at that it must take special 1. There is not a township but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment ( S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:59). [Publisher] 2. S a hih al-Muslim, Kit a bul-Fit a n wa Ashr at is-S a ‘ati, B a bun f i ’ A yatillat i Tak u nu Qablas-S a ‘ah. [Publisher]