Tabligh Guide — Page 99
(American Edition) 99 to bring all under the protection of God but it was destined that what was written should come to pass. Truly do I say that the turn of this land, too, is approaching fast. The time of Noah shall reappear before your eyes, and your own eyes will be witnesses to the calamity that overtook the cities of Lot. But God is slow in His Wrath. Repent that you may be shown mercy! He who does not fear Him is dead, not alive. ” ( Ḥaqīqatul -Wa ḥ y: pp. 256-257) The prophecy and warning is very clear. He has explained in his other writings that by warning of ‘earthquakes’ in his revelation may be meant some other type of catastrophe which resembles earthquakes in suddenness and destruction. A reflection over his words makes it clear that worldwide catastrophic events which are world wars have been prophesied. Additional tribulations may also be meant. We think that two World Wars that the 20th century has experienced were foretold in this prophecy. His words also warn that a Third World War that will be a nuclear war will also occur. His words ‘Day of Doom’ and ‘A havoc shall sweep the surface of the earth which shall be the greatest since the birth of man. Habitations shall be demolished as if no one had ever lived in them’ and loo king at the prophecy as a whole makes it clear that a world catastrophe of the nature of a nuclear war is also prophesied and man is warned against it. The author has made it clear in his writing that all prophecies of punishment are conditional and can be averted if people repent, turn to God, perform righteous actions, giving up transgression and evil ways. The spiritual reason for worldwide catastrophes is the turning away from God, materialism and evil 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 superpowers 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 world to respond. The choice is clear. The last three successors of the Promised Messiah have interpreted some verses of the Holy Qur’ān as containing a prophecy of nuclear destruction in this age. For example, such an event is described in Sūrah Al-Kahf (18:100-103) and in Sūrah Al-Ra ḥ m ā n (55:34-38) and also in a few other places in the Holy Qur’ān. As we have described repeatedly, the prophecies about worldwide catastrophes and nuclear war in the Holy Qur’ān and in the writings of the Promised Messiah, some people might think that we Muslims ، or A ḥ madī Muslims in particular ، wish for such a disaster to occur so that this prophecy should prove true. There is nothing more farther from the truth than such an idea. Our purpose of writing about such