Signs of the Living God — Page 41
41 27 ً اَذِلَّة آ اَعِزَّةَ اَهْلِه�َ وَجَعَلُوْا َةً اَفْسَدُوْهَا ی قَرْ دَخَلُوْا اِنَّ الْمُلُوْكَ اِذَا That is, the obvious consequence of a war is that when a king enters another country as a victor, he turns the highest of its ranks into the lowest. And this is how the Holy Qur’an describes the severity of earthquakes. With reference to the people of Lot it says: 28 َا ه سَافِلَ عَالِیََا جَعَلْنَا That is, the highest ranks were turned into the lowest. Hence war has a profound resemblance with earthquakes both in terms of its impact and the effect it has on different ranks of people. This is particularly true of modern warfare by which entire tunnels are blown away and the convulsions they cause resemble those of earthquakes. His other objection that the Promised Messiah sa said the earthquake would strike in India and in his lifetime, stems from a lack of thought and reflection. With regards to the first contention, it ought to be clear the Promised Messiah as never said the earthquake 27 ‘ Surely, kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and turn the highest of its people into the lowest. Surah An-Naml , 27:35 [Publishers] 28 Surah Hud , 11:83 [Publishers]