A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 94
94 and God would descend with His hosts to punish the world for its transgressions; that the Arabs would strive for their national progress; and that has the world had forgotten God’s name and His remembrance, so would he destroy cities and provinces and their ruins would afford pitiable sights, and that all this would occur within sixteen years. Elsewhere he wrote that as he knew not whether he would be alive at the time of that terrible conflict, therefore he had already prayed for the victory of Britain as a return for the religious freedom which was allowed under their Government. The word “earthquake,” occurring in the prophecy, signifies a tribulation; and in the Holy Quran itself it is used as meaning war. The Promised Messiah, when publishing this prophecy, wrote that it meant some visitation which would destroy cities and fields. Noble Prince! the words of this prophecy are sufficiently explicit and do not stand in need of any commentary. We have seen how this war suddenly unfurled its wings and overshadowed the greater portion of the earth’s surface; fleets patrolled the seas and kept in readiness for action, mountains were literally blown up; cities and provinces were devastated and exhibited heart-rending spectacles; the whole world was involved in the conflict; travellers were detained for years and their near and dear ones yearned for them; rivers actually ran red with blood, the young became old and the sane became mad by the shell shock and thousands lost the use of their senses; the earth’s surface was so disturbed that an outlay of billions