Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 162
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 162 4 April 1905 Sign of a Powerful Earthquake At 6:15 a. m. , a powerful earthquake struck suddenly. All the houses and objects started to shake and sway, leaving people shocked and apprehen- sive. This was a fitting time to observe the condition of the Messiah as of God, as it is recorded in the a ha d i th that when faced with such heav- enly and earthly events, the countenance of the Noble Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would deeply exhibit the fear of Allah; at the slightest appearance of clouds, he would become restless, and begin pacing in and out [of his home]. Hence, on this occasion as well, the Prophet of Allah practically demonstrated the truthfulness of this saying: رہ ہک اعرف رت اتس رتاسں رت [‘The one who excels in cognition, exceeds all others in fear of God ’]. As soon as the earthquake began, he, along with the people of his household, his family and children, all began to supplicate before Allah the Exalted, and prostrated themselves to Him. The entire family, including the fol- lowers, stood, bowed, and prostrated before their Lord for a long time. They trembled with fear at Allah’s Self-Sufficiency, Independence, and need of no one. Allah the Exalted, by His grace and beneficence, protected all the buildings from falling, and safeguarded all lives from perishing. No such incident happened, like the reports of destruction and death from other cities. In fact, even buildings with single-brick walls with some cracked or even dislodged bricks remained intact, and not even a single brick fell. Since the tremors of the quake were repeatedly felt every 10 minutes, and its effects lasted the entire day, the Promised Messiah as thought it appropriate to relocate for a day or two to his garden house instead of staying in his three-storey home.