The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 96
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI practices of modern civilization. Thus it is the spiritual decadence of modern civilization which is the greatest danger. The remedy has been pointed out. The most important righteous action on the part of super powers is the total destruction of their nuclear arsenals and their missiles in the shortest possible time so as to free mankind from this curse which may one day destroy it. Instead of policies of arrogance of power, and mutual rivalry and animosity, resulting in fanning of regional conflicts and wars around the world, they should learn to work for true human welfare. . The Divine Warner has warned in clear words. Now it is up to the Muslim world to respond. The choice is clear. . According to the understanding of this prophecy about the third World War by Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad and Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, the second and third Successors of the Promised Messiah, and according to their predictions, the end of the Third World War (which will be nuclear) will be the beginning of the victory of Islam. Let the whole world be aware of the prediction. . It seems that the time of fulfillment of this prophecy is close. . According to the understanding of this writer, the Third. World War will begin by a sudden nuclear attack on the United States by Russia. Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, 4th successor of the. Promised Messiah and present head of the Ahmadiyya Movement, has mentioned in one of his lectures, (Qur'ān Class) that on the basis of one dream he had, he thinks that the Third World War will be initiated by Russia. . The last three successors of the Promised Messiah have interpreted some verses of the Holy Quran as containing a prophecy of nuclear destruction in this age. For example such an event is described in Sura Al-kahf (18:100-103) and in Sura Al-Rahman (55:34-38) and also in a few other places in the Holy Quran. As we have described repeatedly the prophecies about worldwide catastrophes and nuclear war in the Holy Quran and in the writings of the Promised Messiah, some people might think that we Muslims or. Ahmadi Muslims in particular wish for such a disaster to occur so that this prophecy should prove true. There is nothing more farther from 96