Tadhkirah — Page 950
950 February 20, 1907 Allah the Almighty says: [Urdu] I shall manifest a fresh Sign which will bring great victory. 1147 This Sign will be for the whole world and will be wrought by God's hands and from heaven. Let every eye wait for it, for God will manifest it soon as His testimony that this humble one, who is being reviled by all peoples, is from Him. Blessed are those who would take advantage of it. [Announcement February 20, 1907. Inner title page of the pamphlet: Qadian kei A rya aur Hamm, p. 2 R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 20, p. 418, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 3, p. 567] 1147 (A) Alexander Dowie died so soon after this prophecy that within a fortnight of the publication he met his demise. Thus it is a sure proof for a seeker of truth that it related to him, because, first, the prophecy specified that the predicted great Sign would be for the whole world and second, that it would be manifested soon. How sooner could it be, that the unfortunate Dowie could not complete even twenty days of his life after the prophecy, and was reduced to dust. The Christian missionaries, who had raised such an outcry in the case of A tham, must now pay attention to the death of Dowie. [Tatimmah H aq iq atu l -Wa hi, p. 75 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, p. 511 footnote] (B) Obviously, what could be a greater miracle than this? My principal function is the breaking of the cross. By Dowie's death, a great part of the cross has been broken for, of the whole world, he was the foremost champion of the cross. He claimed to be a prophet and had announced that through his prayer, all Muslims would be destroyed, Islam would disappear and the Ka'bah will be deserted. Now, God has destroyed him at my hand…. I can declare it on oath that he was indeed the swine, concerning whom the Holy Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessings of Allah, had said that he would be slain by the Promised Messiah. [Tatimmah H aq iq atu l -Wa hi , p. 77, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, p. 513]