The Quetta Earthquake - A Mighty Divine Sign — Page 8
8 not rather, put such a one to shame, and expose his imposture ( And yet for the sake of the Promised Messiah. He has sent signs and visitations, without number. Is it not tinle, that people should ponder over the question, accept the warner, enter the protec- tion of God, and become heirs to His Grace? v Ahrar propagandists and newspapers are misleading people, by saying, that the prophecy about earthquakes was already contained in the Holy Quran, and that, therefore, it could not, possibly, be regard- ed as that of the Mirza Sahib-our Founder. But they see not, that although the prophecy had been in the Holy Quran, for \vell over 1,300 years, yet nobody was able to take it out, and offer it as a sign of his truth. Our Founder, however, did not merely pro. . . phesy about earthquakes; be also claimed that the Quranic pro·- phecy about them related to his own tim~. He proved thus that he himself was the Promised One of the Holy Quran. How else,. can we account for the fact that as soon as our Founder announ- ced his prophecy abJut earthquakes, the prophecy contained in the~ Holy Quran began to fulfil itself? Does it not prove that the very· same God, Who revealed the Holy Quran, sent the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) into the world? Indeed, it was be- cause of this. that as soon as time was ripe, God informed His messenger, that the ancient prophecy of the Holy Quran was at last going to be fulfilled. We n1ust also remember that the Holy Quran has itself taught, that its secrets are nev~r revealed, except to those who are pure of heart. If the Promise~ Messiah (on whom be peace) derived the prophecy from the Hoiy Quran, and if he published it, without him- self having had any revelation about it, then corrupt and sinful as he was--God forbid-according to the Ahrar, how is it that he was able, against the clear teaching of the Holy Quran, to prophesy from out of the Holy Book, the tin1e, the place and even the magni-