Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 233
11 June 1905 233 the wicked. If the time and date of the event were known, even the most wicked could prepare to save themselves. If the proph- ecy becomes objectionable for not specifying the time, then the prophecies of the Holy Quran are to the same effect. People raised the same kinds of objections there as well. 1 ىٰتَم اَذٰه ُدْعَوْلا ىٰتَم اَذٰه ُدْعَوْلا. When will this promise be fulfilled? Tell us the time and date. But the fact is that prophecies of impending punishment do not specify the time; otherwise, the disbelievers can escape and save themselves. The Promised Messiah as said: One objection raised is that natural disasters and earthquakes occur all the time, so what is special about this particular proph- ecy? There will surely be some earthquake or calamity before the Day of Judgment. The answer to this is that this prophecy specifically states that it will occur in my support, in my lifetime, and the people of this age will witness it. Moreover the distinction is that it will be so severe that no one would have ever witnessed it before. The Promised Messiah as said: Another objection is that the revelation: عَفَت ِ الدِّیَار ُ مَـحَلُّھَا و َ مَقَامُھَا عَفَت ِ الدِّیَار ُ مَـحَلُّھَا و َ مَقَامُھَا [Temporary residences and permanent ones will be wiped out. ] is a line of a couplet written by a k a fir [disbeliever], so how can this be a miracle? 1. S u rah Y u nus, 10:49 [Publisher]