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THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH 33 [continued] years ago, in 1311 A. H. this prayer was written in Hamā- matul-Bushrā: فَلَمَّا طَغَى الفِسْقُ الْمُبِيدُ بِسَيْلِهِ تَمَنَّيْتُ لَوْ كَانَ الْوَبَاءُ الْمُتَبَرُ See page 1 of the poem in Hamāmatul-Bushrā. Mean- ing, "When the storm of transgression arose, I asked God to send the plague. " No Date of Prophecy 34 1897 The Revelation that I have been graced with has disclosed to me these miraculous prophecies that have already ap- peared in the world, and thousands of witnesses attest to them, some of which have been mentioned here Similarly, on page 59 of Siraj-e-Munir, the prophecy was made regarding the plague that this catastrophe would also afflict those who did not accept the prophecy re- garding Lekhram, as God says: Date Prophecy Fulfilled A few years after this prophecy, the plague broke out in the Punjab. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَيُوةِ الدُّنْيَا Meaning, "Those who revered and worshipped the calf shall be visited by [Divine] wrath and shall be afflicted with debasement. " The wrath descending upon them in this world alludes to the plague. On page 60 of the same book is the revelation regarding the plague: يَا مَسِيحَ الْخَلْقِ عَدْوَانَا Meaning, at the time of the prevalence of the plague, people will say, "O Messiah, intercede on our behalf. " To- day, July 18, 1902, marks five years since the publication of this book. At that time, there was no expectation that the plague would break out. Consider the impressive nature of these prophecies of the unseen that have been published over the past twenty two years, with repeated warnings of the outbreak of the plague in the country. 206