Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 359
1 May 1908 359 The Promised Messiah as said: Mir Muhammad Ismail shared an incident related to the 4 April 1905 earthquake, that there was an atheist who did not believe in the existence of God, but when the earthquake struck, he began to chant ‘ Ram, Ram!’ [‘O God, O God!’]. Once that moment passed, he was asked what all that chanting of Ram, Ram! was about when he did not believe in God? He replied embarrassingly, ‘Oh, I made a mistake. I couldn’t think straight. ’ In short, if God so wishes, He can destroy [all] with just one earthquake. Nothing is impossible before God. Even now, God has informed me of an earthquake, that it will come and will come suddenly ً بَغْتَة ً بَغْتَة —everyone will be busy with their respective work without any worries. Philosophical thoughts also come to mind in times of comfort. When a calamity befalls, everything is forgotten. The earthquake that struck on 4th April—I had foretold its coming as well. And this plague that has wreaked havoc throughout the world—I had also informed about it before- hand. I had published it in my books and public announce- ments. It was not just word of mouth. Thus, it appeared exactly as prophesied but God is not done yet. He has decided to warn the world and will not stop until, with powerful assaults, He compels the world to concede. For me, every night is new. Only God knows what is about to happen and what all is going to happen. One should always remain fearful and worried and should continue to supplicate. 1 1. Al- H akam, vol. 12, no. 32, p. 1–5, dated 10 May 1908