Lecture Lahore — Page 50
50 Lecture Lahore uge from the evil of this time that the Holy Quran has taught us to pray: 32 غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ Another prophecy about this age is also found in Sūrah Al-Nūr: وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا 33 In its context, the verse means that Islam, in the latter days, will experience a great turmoil and will be in danger of extinction, but God will re-establish it upon the earth and bestow peace and tranquillity after great fear. This is also borne out by another verse: هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَ دِيْنِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ * i. e. , God is He Who sent His Messenger so that Islam may prevail over all other religions. This alludes to the time of the Promised Messiah, as does the verse: إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَفِظُونَ * According to the Holy Quran, the time of the Promised Messiahas will be similar to the time of Hadrat Abū Bakra. The evidence I have produced from the Holy Quran 32 "[Guide us in the right path; the path of those. . . ] who have not incurred displeasure, and those who have not gone astray. " 33 Al-Nūr, 24:56 [Publishers] 34 Al-Şaff, 61:10 [Publishers] -Al-Fatihah, 1:7 [Publishers] 35 "Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian. "—Al-Hijr, 15:10 [Publishers]