Signs of the Living God — Page 44
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 44 during the life of the Promised Messiah as but in the time of another promised individual. Therefore, Allah the Exalted taught him the following prayer through divine revelation: رَبِّ اَخِّرْ وَقْتَ ھٰذَا O’ my God! Postpone the time of this earthquake which seems imminent. 31 God Himself then gave the following answer for it: اَخَّرَہُ ہللاُ اِلٰ وَقْتٍ مُّسَمًّی That is, Allah the Exalted has postponed it until the appointed time. 32 This last revelation foretold that this particular earthquake would not occur during his life. However, it also revealed that it would strike within the limits of the appointed time, for Allah the Exalted said the calamity had been postponed and put back [not terminated indefinitely]. We can see the Promised Messiah as mentioned two things regarding the timing of the earthquake. First, it would occur in his lifetime and secondly it would strike within a period of 16 years. 31 Tadhkirah , p. 808, 2009 Ed. [Publishers] 32 Tadhkirah , p. 809, 2009 Ed. [Publishers]