Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 222
222 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 I APRIL 1907 (During the walk) Instruction for the Ahmadis in Plague-Afflicted Areas In the morning the Promised Messiahas went for a walk outside with his followers. On the way, the Promised Messiahas addressed this hum- ble one [Mufti Muhammad Şādiq, Editor of Badr] and directed: Publish in the newspaper and inform everyone that these days are the days of God Almighty's wrath. Allah the Exalted has informed me many times through wahī [revelation]: غَضِبْتُ غَضْبًا شَدِيدًا I have been moved to severe anger. The plague continues to spread rapidly these days and is raging in all four directions. I pray to the God Almighty fervently for my Jama'at that He keep it safe, but it is proven from the Holy Quran that when God's wrath descends, then even the virtuous are affected with the evil, and then their resurrection will be according to their deeds. Behold! The storm of Prophet Noahas struck everyone. It is obvious that every man, woman, and child was not fully aware of the claim of Noahas and its arguments. The victories in wars that were achieved were all a Sign of the truthfulness of Islam, but in each one of them Muslims also were killed along with the disbelievers. The kafir went to Hell and the Muslim was recog- nized as a martyr. Similarly, the plague is a Sign for my truthfulness, and it