Ahmadiyya Prophecies regarding the Imminent Hour
Purpose
What has prompted this essay is a desire to cooperate with the Ahmadi Community to prepare for the imminent Great Catastrophe.
On March 19, 2016, at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, (May Allah always provide Him with guidance),
"warned the world stood on the brink of a catastrophic global war
in which nuclear weapons could be utilised to devastating effect."
His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V,
(May Allah always provide Him with guidance)
On March 19, 2016,
at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London
The Ahmadi Community has not only the benefit of guidance from this illustrious Caliph, but they also have the benefit of many specific and direct
prophecies by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah
(Peace be upon Him), concerning "the three signs" in connection with
The Great Catastrophe that is about to overtake humanity.
The Promised Messiah,
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
(Peace be upon Him)
(13 February 1835 - 26 May 1908)
Most all men of insight can see that the world
situation is deteriorating and that the possibility of world nuclear war
is increasing. What they fail to recognize is - "The Reason Why", which
is because humanity has turned away from God.
On March 19, 2016, at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, (May Allah always provide Him with guidance),
in which nuclear weapons could be utilised to devastating effect."
His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V,
(May Allah always provide Him with guidance)
On March 19, 2016,
at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London
The Promised Messiah,
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
(Peace be upon Him)
(13 February 1835 - 26 May 1908)
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) has said:
"God Almighty warns that
His wrath is about to descend upon the earth,
for the earth is filled with sin and vice."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
" My wrath has been kindled upon the earth because the dwellers of the earth have turned away from Me."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:It is human social and spiritual depravity that has brought about the present situation - and it would just continue to get worse and worse (if that seems possible) unless the Creator corrects it. Nuclear war will be the self-induced and permitted chastisement and correction, while the Earthquake that is symbolic of "The Hour" and "The Judgment Day" will end the nuclear holocaust.
"Seeing that worldly government disapproves of and deals severely with disobedience, then you can imagine, how terrible God's anger will be. Repent, therefore, for the days are near."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) has said:By confounded is meant that humanity would not attain the purpose for which it was created.
"Were God not to do this, (permit the chastisement -
that is symbolic of "The Hour",
"The Judgment Day")
the world would be confounded."
The Hour
"The Day of Judgment",
"The Day of Reckoning", and
"The Last Day".
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"An hour is coming which will be reminiscent of the Judgment Day."
The Prophet (Muhammad) (Peace be upon Him) said,
"The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until
- (religious) knowledge will be
taken away (by the death of religious learned
men),
earthquakes will be very frequent,
time will pass quickly,
afflictions will appear,
murders will increase and
money will overflow amongst you."
Narrated Abu Huraira
Hadith Bukhari Volume 2, Book 17, Number 146:
(See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Hadith Bukhari Volume 2, Book 17, Number 146:
(See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Analysis of the above
Hadith
About The Hour
Which of the following do you think are not happening today?
- 1. True Religion will die
- Are the IS teachers Spiritually Learned Men?
- If you think there have been more earthquakes
than usual this year, you're right.
A new study finds there were more than twice as many big earthquakes
in the first quarter of 2014 (the last period of official statistics)
as compared with the average since 1979.
We hear of more continuously.
- Events now happen with a rapidity unimaginable centuries,
or even decades, ago.
- Humanity is experiencing wars, refugees, AIDS, Ebola, Spiritual
Degradation in music and morals, increased conflict between the races,
and many other increased afflictions.
- There has never been before so much Terrorist activity, and the
atrocities of beheadings, crucifixions and so forth have never before
been so much "in your face" to the whole world.
- There has never been so much concentration of wealth, countefeiting
has never been so broad, financial instruments such as derivatives have
never before been so extreme.
Whatever theological meaning one may give to "The Hour" and "The Last Day" the prophecies being cited here only say that the prophecized events are SYMBOLIC of that time. That is to say, the events will be so horrendous that they will symbolize what is expected at "The Hour" and "The Last Day".
BUT- these events, as terrible as they may be, are NOT the end of the world. They are the end of "An Age", and mark the beginning of a new age of the "Fulifillment of God's Promise." They are the UNIQUE event described in the prophecies below of Daniel, Matthew, Mark and by the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) has said:
"Then arise and be warned that the end is near as had been foretold by the previous prophets."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
Three Signs
There are THREE SIGNS given by The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) that "The Hour" is imminent.
Actually, there are many signs -
The Blessed Messiah (Peace be Upon Him), since He lived before science had advanced sufficiently to explain what was being prophesied, often did not know Himself, exactly how or when the fulfillment of the prophecies would take place. In these three cases, it was simply because science had not advanced sufficiently for there be experience with what was being prophetically revealed.
Neither "The Hour", "The Last Day", nor "The Day of Judgment" is as such as people have imagined. For many centuries people have considered these in terms of "The End of Time", rather than the "End of an Age", which is then actually the beginning of a new one of fulfillment as promised to The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
"The Last Day", is the last day of the old age, not the last day ever. All sorts of concepts such as "resurrection", and "rapture", have been imagined in connection with these events. Whatever people may wish to think about those ideas, what is being presented here are scientifically determined events that are now occurring.
Actually, there are many signs -
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) has said:Nevertheless, we focus on these three signs/prophecies - because:
"Remember also that these Signs are not all but that many others will follow one after the other till man takes note of them and inquires in surprise: What is happening? Each coming day will be harder and worse than the one before."
- 1. They are UNIQUE and therefore easily recognizable. Happening only one time each in all of history.
2. They were given by many Prophets besides The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) long before they occured.
3. They were IMPOSSIBLE to understand at the time the prophecies were given.
4. Modern day science has now made them comprehendable at the time they are to occur.
The Blessed Messiah (Peace be Upon Him), since He lived before science had advanced sufficiently to explain what was being prophesied, often did not know Himself, exactly how or when the fulfillment of the prophecies would take place. In these three cases, it was simply because science had not advanced sufficiently for there be experience with what was being prophetically revealed.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:The Three Signs were:
"But I am not able to apply the world earthquake with certainty upon its actual manifestation. It is possible that it may not be a common earthquake but some other dire calamity, which would be an example of the Judgment Day, the like of which has not been witnessed before, and which would bring about great destruction of life and property. If no such extraordinary Sign appears, while people have not openly reformed their way of life, I shall in such case have been proved false."
- 1. Seemingly impossible Destruction.
2. "The Sign of the Moon" /
"The Moon of the Prophets" /
The "Splitting of the Moon".
3. The Earthquake of "The Judgment Day",
that would turn the earth upside down.
- 1. The first sign, "The capability of destruction" in such a manner that was unimaginable in all the centuries past.
2. The second sign, "The Sign of the Moon", or "the Moon of the Prophets" was the final warning before the coming Catastrophic Event - which will be "The Last Great Battle of Armageddon."
3. The third sign, "The Great Earthquake", symbolic of "The Judgment Day", will be the terminal event of "The Last Day" ending "The Last Great Battle of Armageddon".
Neither "The Hour", "The Last Day", nor "The Day of Judgment" is as such as people have imagined. For many centuries people have considered these in terms of "The End of Time", rather than the "End of an Age", which is then actually the beginning of a new one of fulfillment as promised to The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
"The Last Day", is the last day of the old age, not the last day ever. All sorts of concepts such as "resurrection", and "rapture", have been imagined in connection with these events. Whatever people may wish to think about those ideas, what is being presented here are scientifically determined events that are now occurring.
The First Sign
Capability of such Destruction
Such as has never been before
nor will ever be again.
World nuclear war is indeed the unique and ultimate Divine Chastisement, foretold in prophecies for millenia:
Daniel
is actually God's blessing and is the means of "shortening those days".
Among all the religious communities in the world, the Ahmadis have been particularly blessed in that they have been provided with special prophecies about these events. There is no other source to be found anywhere, with the details about the three signs, as are found in the Ahmadi prophecies. At the time the prophecies were given they seemed impossible because they were beyond the understanding of the "science of the time".
Daniel
12:1 ... and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.Matthew
24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.Mark
24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
13:19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.Tadhkirah
13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:The Earthquake that is symbolic of "The Judgment Day"
"Such destruction will overtake the earth
as has not happened since man was born."
is actually God's blessing and is the means of "shortening those days".
Among all the religious communities in the world, the Ahmadis have been particularly blessed in that they have been provided with special prophecies about these events. There is no other source to be found anywhere, with the details about the three signs, as are found in the Ahmadi prophecies. At the time the prophecies were given they seemed impossible because they were beyond the understanding of the "science of the time".
The prophecies about Armageddon and the
Apocalypse were incomprehensible for the last many centuries and even at
the time of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
Because of lack of understanding in the past, pictures were drawn of horse drawn chariots going through the air and great armies on horseback up in the clouds.
Because of lack of understanding in the past, pictures were drawn of horse drawn chariots going through the air and great armies on horseback up in the clouds.
Today, we know about aircraft/missiles and the effects of nuclear weapons.
We now know very well how the destruction of a city can take place in a single hour.
Such things were unknown when The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) and the earlier prophets wrote - but while the Three Signs things seemed impossible before, now God has made it possible for man to understand then through science.
The Promised Messiah has said that:
"This is the promise that you wished to be hastened.
I shall safeguard from the earthquake all
those who are in this house (firm in this covenant).
There is an ark and comfort."
Qur'an Surah 44 |
All the "signs" given by the Prophets (Peace be upon Them), prophetic, poetic, pictorial, potential, possible for the present day - seemed impossible in the day when they were given and so consequently were subject to wild speculation as to their meaning, interpretations which have often become dogmatic in their expression.
Today, "the splitting of the Moon", "a HAB event Earthquake", "great nuclear Mushroom Clouds of smoke, clearly visible as a grievous penalty", "the wind of fallout that turns their tilth yellow"; all these things with obvious appearance and scientific meaning, that were beyond the comprehension of ages past, and still rejected as signs by the unbelievers in the present day, have been made manifest.
Qur'an Surah 77 |
Qur'an Surah 30 |
Second Sign
Moon of the Prophets
The Second Sign, "the Splitting of the Moon", "The Moon of Prophets" is the final warning before The Great Catastrophe occurs.
The Second Sign
This ancient symbol of prophecy, long predating Islam and hence called "The Moon of the Prophets", should be universally recognized as the "The Sign of the End".
But no, there seems to be as much opinion about this as the reputed Christian debate of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. There are reports that the splitting of the moon was witnessed during the time of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and early traditions supporting this literal interpretation are transmitted on the authority of companions of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) such as Ibn Abbas, Anas bin Malik, Abdullah bin Masud and others. There is also the supposedly supporting physical evidence of the deep crevice on the moon, but while the crevice exists, it is not so credited by astronomers.
An alternate view held only by Ahmadis, is that the ancient prophecies relate to personal events in the life of the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him). Most particularly that a particular "Moon of the Prophets" during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him), is associated with the birth of his son Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893-1963), a great Ahmadi scholar and Author of "Seal of the Prophets" (published July 1920), in which the latter acknowledges that the given prophecy applies to himself, but goes on in his book to explain alternate concepts about "The Splitting of the Moon."
Relavent passages from "The Seal of the Prophets" will be found in Appendix One and details and usage of the phrase "Moon of the Prophets" in this regard, by the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him) in the Tadhkirah, are in Appendix Two.
All of the Promised Messiah's (Peace be upon Him) specific/honorific uses of the title do not detract from the actual historic generic expected prophetic event when it happened, nor from the Promised Messiah's (Peace be upon Him) prophesying the actual historic generic expected prophetic event.
After the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) made the last of His specific/honorific references to the "Moon of the Prophets", He clearly and emphatically stated in 1906, long after the births of ALL His children, that the expected actual specific historical prophetic event, had not yet occurred .
After presenting the alternative historical alternative arguments, the matter, however, has now become clear as the moon, because of the salient scientific fact that it is a unique event that has just recently occured, and which may be seen here.
The Second Sign
is the splitting/clefting
of the Moon
| Surah 54 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. The hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. 2. But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic." 3. They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time. 4. There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them), 5. Mature wisdom -- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not. 6. Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair. 7. They will come forth -- their eyes humbled -- from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad, 8. Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller! "Hard is this Day!" the Unbelievers will say. 9. Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!" and he was driven out. 10. Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do thou then help (me)!"
Quran (Yusuf Ali tr)
|
- The "Moon of the Prophets"/
"splitting of the Moon"
is not a settled issue among Muslims.
The general concept that
a star would be seen between the two points of the crescent
seems to be the universal symbol of the Muslim Faith
displayed in the flags of many Muslim countries.
This ancient symbol of prophecy, long predating Islam and hence called "The Moon of the Prophets", should be universally recognized as the "The Sign of the End".
But no, there seems to be as much opinion about this as the reputed Christian debate of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. There are reports that the splitting of the moon was witnessed during the time of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and early traditions supporting this literal interpretation are transmitted on the authority of companions of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) such as Ibn Abbas, Anas bin Malik, Abdullah bin Masud and others. There is also the supposedly supporting physical evidence of the deep crevice on the moon, but while the crevice exists, it is not so credited by astronomers.
An alternate view held only by Ahmadis, is that the ancient prophecies relate to personal events in the life of the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him). Most particularly that a particular "Moon of the Prophets" during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him), is associated with the birth of his son Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893-1963), a great Ahmadi scholar and Author of "Seal of the Prophets" (published July 1920), in which the latter acknowledges that the given prophecy applies to himself, but goes on in his book to explain alternate concepts about "The Splitting of the Moon."
Relavent passages from "The Seal of the Prophets" will be found in Appendix One and details and usage of the phrase "Moon of the Prophets" in this regard, by the Promised Messiah, (Peace be upon Him) in the Tadhkirah, are in Appendix Two.
All of the Promised Messiah's (Peace be upon Him) specific/honorific uses of the title do not detract from the actual historic generic expected prophetic event when it happened, nor from the Promised Messiah's (Peace be upon Him) prophesying the actual historic generic expected prophetic event.
After the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) made the last of His specific/honorific references to the "Moon of the Prophets", He clearly and emphatically stated in 1906, long after the births of ALL His children, that the expected actual specific historical prophetic event, had not yet occurred .
In 1906Such immense detail has been gone into here, because the association of the phrase "Moon of the Prophets", was a matter that concerneh some Ahmadis, and was therefore a matter that needed to be cleared up, to conform to the traditional Muslim view as evidenced by the Indian Muslim scholar Abdullah Yusuf Ali, who says the moon will split again when the day of judgment approaches.
The Promised Messiah said that:
" "The moon of the Prophets will come and your affair will be completed." To which may be added:
"Tell them: I have with me proof from Allah, then will you believe or not."
After presenting the alternative historical alternative arguments, the matter, however, has now become clear as the moon, because of the salient scientific fact that it is a unique event that has just recently occured, and which may be seen here.
How the Moon Was Split
And It's Significance
In 1905 the Blessed Messiah (Peace be upon Him)
reported that it had been revealed to Him that the calamity would begin
in less than sixteen years. Note and Note
Many students of the world situation are of the opinion that
Armageddon started on July 28, 1914 and that we are within the century,
or 100 year plus time period, leading up to the Great Final Battle of
Armageddon, and while no man knows "The Hour", this all falls within the
time parameters provided by The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).The last century has certainly been the most calamitous ever witnessed by humanity as a whole. It has been one long war, to end wars, and to finalize with a Great Earthquake that symbolizes "The Hour" and Final Judgment, a matter which is absolutely spiritually necessary to turn humanity back from its ever deteriorating path of materiality and immorality and towards the social and religious unity, which it is the Mission of the followers of the Promised Messiahas (Peace be upon Him) to lead humanity towards.
Full understanding of the meaning of "sixteen years" will not be possible until after the calamity has occurred, but then we will know from when the sixteen started counting. Here is an alternate, and compatible explanation of the "Sixteen Years".
ISS Launched Nov 20, 1998
Star observed Dec 6, 2013
is 15 years and 16 days a total of 5,495 days.
The actual observation of "The Moon of the Prophets" was just less than sixteen years from the launch of the ISS (International Space Station) on Nov 20, 1998, which is what made it possible. The first ever (and only known) scientifically documented "Moon of the Prophets' was on Dec 6, 2013, which was 15 years and 16 days after launch.
In the last 1906 reference that we have to the "Moon of the Prophets" in the Tadhzirah, the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) not only clearly and emphatically designates the importance of the sign of the "Moon of the Prophets" as a sign that His affair/mission will be completed and that the "Earthquake of Judgment" will occur, but also describes it as a HAB event in which "the earth will be turned upside down".
This last reference, to the world being "turned upside down" is taken poetically and symbollically by many of the followers of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), but it will literally occur, as has the "Moon of the Prophets", and as will be explained in the HAB Event section.
In both cases Allah causes His ancient prophecies
to be specifically and literally fulfilled
at the designated time.
The Moon of the Prophets
with the star between the Crescent Points
Only Allah can prophesy such a single unique event
for thousands of years
before the specific meaningful time that it happened.
with the star between the Crescent Points
Only Allah can prophesy such a single unique event
for thousands of years
before the specific meaningful time that it happened.
This image shows the International Space Station transiting the Moon.
Juan Gonzalez-Alicea captured the image on Dec. 6, 2013
from western Puerto Rico using a Canon 7D with a 300 mm lens.
Credit: Juan Gonzalez-Alicea / Sociedad de Astronomia del Caribe
Juan Gonzalez-Alicea captured the image on Dec. 6, 2013
from western Puerto Rico using a Canon 7D with a 300 mm lens.
Credit: Juan Gonzalez-Alicea / Sociedad de Astronomia del Caribe
THIRD SIGN
The Tale of the Earthquake
The Earthquake of Judgment
no matter how previously large!
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:The Third Sign, The Great Earthquake, symbolic of "The Judgment Day", marks the conclusion of "The Hour."
"That will be the earthquake like the Judgment Day...Were I not forced to disclose all this out of my deep sympathy for my fellow beings I would not have mentioned it."
All these prophecies are now clear and specific - but their meaning was previously incomprensible until new scientific understanding became available.
- The prophecies literally mean what they say.
- Allah foretold for centuries what seemed impossible, but which has now become understandable.
- For those who are willing to open their eyes and see them, these prophecies are a mighty bounty as a final warning from Allah.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"God, the Majestic and Glorious, has also told me that both these earthquakes are Signs in support of my truth like the Signs which Musaas [Moses] demonstrated before Pharaoh and the Sign which Nuhas [Noah] showed to his people."
The Timeline
1. Splitting of the Moon (Last Prophetic Warning before The Great Catastrophe).2. The Great Catastrophe (The Hour - The Last Day - The Judgment)
3. The Great Earthquake, the HAB event, marking the end of The Great Catastrophe.
4. Beginning of the Promised Messiah's Mission (Peace be upon Him) to unify humanity.
Between the above two dates there were many mentionings of earthquake in the Tadhkirah, from which this study abstracted 92, and over seven thousand words, that seemed to hold the potential of being relevant to "The Great Earthquake".
Obviously, as we can see in the appendice of quotes, from throughout the Tadhkirah, "The Great Earthquake" is NOT an ordinary earthquake. It is special both in its nature and purpose, as well as its appearance and timing.
Nevertheless, The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), discusses many other earthquakes, so we shall take note of them here, so that none may think that we have overlooked them.
Categories of Earthquakes in the Tadhkirah
Small Earthquakes
Both in, and in addition to the material selected, there are in the Tadhkirah a great number of general references to earthquakes, both past and expected, most of a relatively small nature. There may be considerable damage of property and even loss of life in these earthquakes, but they are insignificant compared to "The Great Earthquake".
Five Great Quakes
In the Tadhkirah there is spoken of a series of quakes referenced as "The Five Great Quakes". These are variously identified but they are definitely not "The Great Earthquake" itself, and the five were specifically related to the time and locale of the revelation.
Subsequent Great Quakes in the World
Between 1907 and 2012 there were 15 earthquakes of 8.5 or higher on the Richter Scale - none of which qualify as the prophesized "Great Earthquake". They do appear in increasing frequency and intensity, even as they continue now, which is symptomatic of the approach of "The Great Earthquake", associated with the "Example of the Judgment Day", a term subject to various interpretations and levels of understanding.
| num | date | location | strength |
| 1 | November 10, 1922 | Atacama Region, Chile | 8.5 |
| 2 | February 1, 1938 | l Banda Sea, Indonesia | 8.5 |
| 3 | August 15, 1950 | Assam, India - Tibet, China | 8.7 |
| 4 | November 4, 1952 | Kamchatka, Russian SFSR | 9.0 |
| 5 | March 9, 1957 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, US | 8.6 |
| 6 | May 22, 1960 | Valdivia, Chile | 9.5 |
| 7 | March 27, 1964 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, US | 9.2 |
| 8 | October 13, 1963 | Kuril Islands, Russia (USSR) | 8.5 |
| 9 | February 4, 1965 | Rat Islands, Alaska, US | 8.7 |
| 10 | December 26, 2004 | Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia | 9.1 |
| 11 | March 28, 2005 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.6 |
| 12 | September 12, 2007 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.5 |
| 13 | February 27, 2010 | Offshore Maule, Chile | 8.8 |
| 14 | March 11, 2011 | Pacific Ocean, Tohoku region, Japan | 9.0 |
| 15 | April 11, 2012 | Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.6 |
The Bible describes what is a HAB event that which will "shorten the days":
Revelation
16:18 ...and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
This is the HAB event, as described by The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him). A HAB event is something that was beyond the comprehension of those to whom the prophecy was given. Science had not yet determined its possibilty, so the Ahmadis, according to Wikipedia, gave to it alternative explanations.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:Once again, because it was something beyond their comprehension at the time the prophecies were given, that people not knowing about nuclear wars, or HAB events that could literally turn the world upside down, or the realistic actual splitting of the Moon, that people chose to give these prophecies alternative explanations.
"The date this day is 15 April 1905. and In the Divine revelation the word Zalzalah (meaning a quaking or earthquake), is repeated again and again. - But I cannot yet with certainty take the word in its literal significance. It might be that it is not an ordinary earthquake but some terrible disaster which should bring about a scene of the judgment Day, and a severe destruction should come upon lives and buildings."
Source in Wikipedia given as:
Prophecies of the Promised MessiahWikipedia further states:
(Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian),
by Mirza Masum Beg,
from The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
for the Propagation of Islam,
aaiil.org
Ahmadis claim that the prophecy has several parts that all indicate it as referring to World War I.
1) The prophecy says that the earthquake will involve the whole world. But everybody knows that earthquakes never do that; they only involve parts of the world. Ahmadis point out that the word 'earthquake' is often used for war in the Qur'an:
Today, we can see that Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, is quite capable of literally doing, from a scientific point of view, that which has been prophecized. That which we don't understand from a scientific point of view we call a miracle, but in reality all creation is miraculous.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"I conceive that by the watch might be meant the hour of the earthquake, which is not known. [Allah knows best]. It also means that that hour would prove the hour of divine mercy for us."
The HAB Event
The Earthquake of Judgment
that will be symbolic of
The Judgment Day
.
The Hab Event in the Prophecies
of the Promised Messiah
(Peace be upon Him)
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
April 15, 1905 -
"Divine revelation has repeatedly employed the word earthquake
in this context
and has indicated that the earthquake will be an example of
the Judgment Day.
Indeed, it should be termed as "earthquake of Judgment" which is described in the ... (Opening verse of surah al-Zilzal, Chapter 99 of the Holy Qur'an.) (See below)
| Surah 99 Al Zalzalah (The Earthquake) In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. When the Earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion, 2. And the Earth throws up her burden (from within), 3. And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?' -- 4. On that Day will she declare her tidings: 5. For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration. 6. On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the Deeds that they (had done). 7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! 8. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it. |
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:"The Earthquake of Judgment" - that is symbolic of -The Judgment Day- prophecized by the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), is termed a HAB event (as explained now), and is one of the Three Great Signs, the First Sign being the capablity for The GREAT Destruction, the Second Sign being the splitting of the Moon, which is to warn of the imminence of -The GREAT Destruction, and the Third, The Great Earthquake- marking the fulfillment and completion of "The Hour".
" Show me the earthquake of the hour of Judgment. "
Explanation of the HAB Event In 1976, the American author Allan W. Eckert, wrote about a scientific theory that he called The Hab Theory. The theory was SO FAR OUT that he had to present it as an entertaining science fiction novel. However, he documented it throughout with footnotes, just as if it were a scientific dissertation.
A trip to the central reference library in Toronto and the help of several excellent librarians, in various sections of the library, determined that the references were legit and accurate.
The HAB Theory held:
a. The earth has shifted PHYSICALLY on its axis -
There Became Two Problems
several times in the geological past.
Something for which evidence was found by Immanuel Velikovsky,
Charles Hutchins Hapgood, and others -
and attributed to various causes.
b. According to Eckert, what caused the earth to shift was the build-up
of ice on one pole as compared to the other.
c. That these conditions are occurring again today.
A position almost universally rejected today - particularly in light of earth warming theories.
Two
One
All reputable physicists/astrophysicists until most recently -
(who have written about the theory)
have discounted it entirely because the weight of the earth
(particularly regarding its central iron core)
made a physical polar shift impossible in the earth's orbit around the sun.
For rejection of the "pole shift hypothesis" see Wikipedia Link which states:"Research shows that during the last 200 million years ... no super-rapid shifts in the Earth's pole were found during this period.
See particularly: Delusions in Science and Spirituality: The Fall of the Standard Model and the Rise of Knowledge from Unseen Worlds, by Susan B. Martinez Ph.D. Apr 2, 2015
"In other words, the earth has not and will not capsize or tumble over! as suggested by the "HAB" theory of Hugh A. Brown. Brown's theory (the "somersault") transforms pole shift into a grand catastrophe, wherein accumulation of ice at the poles upsets the equilibrium of the Earth, causing it to tumble over like an overloaded canoe ..."
[ Hugh Auchinchlos Brown was a real person who at age 91 presented his ideas in a book titled: Cataclysm's of the Earth in 1967 - but Herbert Allen Boardman is the hero in Eckert's 1976 novel The HAB Theory.]
While Eckert posited that the South Pole was getting heavier
all published evidence during the next decades
was to just the opposite.Global warming, for whatever reason appeared to be melting the South Pole.
There were extensive reports of MASSIVE icebergs
breaking off at the South Pole -
some the size of the State of Rhode Island.Solutions to the First Problem
By all reports the South Pole was greatly dimminishing.
Determined in 2013
Turns out that the earth FLOATS on a liquid core
that surrounds its hard inner core,
and can shift like an egg shell -
around the egg yolk.
Solutions to the Second Problem.
The Intermediate Liquid Inner Core of the Earth
Here is a new NASA announcement
That Strongly Supports The Coming HAB Event
"The Earthquake of Judgment"
Announced in November 2015.
Turns out that the South Pole is NOT melting.
It is GROWING!
Immensely! Rapidly!Greatly Increasing Weight
On The South Pole"The extra snowfall that began 10 000 years ago has been slowly accumulating on the ice sheet and compacting into solid ice over millennia, thickening the ice in East Antarctica and the interior of West Antarctica by an average of 1.7 cm (0.7 inches) per year. This small thickening, sustained over thousands of years and spread over the vast expanse of these sectors of Antarctica, corresponds to a very large gain of ice - enough to outweigh the losses from fast-flowing glaciers in other parts of the continent and reduce global sea level rise."
Further coincidental evidence of glacier growth.
What We Have Here!
Relatively Little Breaks-off the Edges
compared to what accumuates in the center
a. The earth is like a giant teeter totter.
Take weight off the low-side -
(in this case the North Pole of our egg)
which we know is melting so dramatically that
the North Passage is opening and the polar bears are having a problem.
b. Add weight to the high-side -
(in this case the South Pole of our egg)
by this gigantic snowfall for ten thousand years.
c. And SUDDENLY the teeter-totter surface of the earth can shift
and the Earth's poles physically move -
as the egg shell outer surface of the earth,
moves around the inner heavy egg yolk core
on the liquid egg white layer between it and the shell
(although egg yolks may not actually move that way)
so that the present north pole is no longer pointing at the North Star.
Why THIS is Significant NOW!
In one paradigm -
there are three things to occur in the End Times.
Most people are of the opinion:
One.
Armageddon - The hundred year - century long - war/conflict, prophecized in the Bible and which began in 1914.
Two.
The "Last Great Battle of Armageddon", sometimes called nuclear World War Three.
Three.
The GREAT Catastrophe! -The Earthquake of Judgment- that will be symbolic of -The Judgment Day- as prophecized by The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), that shortens the nuclear war so that humanity will survive.
Still the Bible in the Book of Revelation describes an event that appears to be nuclear war, something unimaginable (until recently) in the intervening centuries since it was written and Isa (Peace be upon Him) said:
a. There will never be a nuclear world war.
Humanity is too smart for that!
And if there were - it would destroy the world.
b. To them, this talk about Bible Prophecized Armageddon is but non-sense. Foolish belief in old myths and fairy tales that the world should have grown out of.
c. To them, "The Great Catastrophe", -The Earthquake of Judgment-, the HAB event, has no more validity than "The Great Pumpkin".
Matthew 24:22
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved:
but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
"Such destruction will overtake the earth, Moreover, describing the earthquake:
as has not happened since man was born.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"Were God not to do this, So: One, Two, Three, Four
the world would be confounded."
If it were not for the Great Catastrophe - the Final Battle would not be shortened, and all flesh would be destroyed. But, the earth SUDDENLY shifting upon its core will disrupt the technology. Satellite positions above the earth will have relocated. Magnetic fields will have different bearings. All technology will be disrupted and the war will not be able to continue. There will be great tsunamis and billions living in the costal cities will perish.
1. 1914 hundred year - century long - war of Armageddon
begins before 16 years after 1905 prophecy
2. Sign of the Moon in the 16 year period before the Final Great Battle of Armageddon (Ending 2016)
3. The Great Catastrophe - "The Earthquake of Judgment"
4. The Thousand years of Peace
But, mankind will survive to build anew the world in accordance with God's Plan. This is Divine Intervention, but as with all Divine Intervention it will appear to have natural causes.
If all this were to occur in the next
hour,
One, Two, (Buckle my shoe),day,
month or
year,
the non-believers will still consider
the prophecies to be coincidental.
Three, Four ....One. Armageddon beginning in 1914 and lasting about a hundred years.
Two. Within 16 years after the Sign of the Moon, The Final Battle of Armageddon will last less than a hundred hours.
Three. Immediately then, "The Great Catastrophe", "The Earthquake of Judgment", for a hundred or so minutes.
Four. The long promised thousand years of building peace, in fulfillment of the Mission of the Promised Messiah (Peace be Upon Him).
Most will not bother to study out the documented sources presented here.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
" [Allah the Almighty says] that: When most people will not believe and they will be occupied with laughter and mockery and will be entirely unaware of My purpose, I shall then demonstrate to them My Sign in such manner that the earth will tremble thereat. That day will be a day of mourning for the world."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"People will be seized in a wave of Divine wrath, so suddenly that a naked one will have no time to secure his loin cloth.
...In the twinkling of an eye the earth will be turned upside down"
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"Wake up O sleepers, this is not the time to sleep; The heart is all atremble in consequence of the warning conveyed by Divine revelation."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"I see the earth turned upside down by the earthquake;"
Fulfillment of the Mission
of The Promised Messiah
(Peace be upon Him)
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) had TWO major missions:
- First as a WARNER
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"God Almighty addressed me and said:
You are a Warner from Me.
I have sent you so thatthe guilty ones
might be separated from the righteous. "
- Second as a Unifer
Mosque Ghana
Mosque Israel
Regarding WARNING:
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him)
and each of the Khalifatul Masih (May Allah reward Their efforts
have done an admirable job in warning both their followers and humanity about "The Hour", "The Great Destruction", and the "Earthquake", that will be like "Judgment Day", although it does not appear that many are actually preparing themselves for it.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him)
and each of the Khalifatul Masih (May Allah reward Their efforts
have done an admirable job in warning both their followers and humanity about "The Hour", "The Great Destruction", and the "Earthquake", that will be like "Judgment Day", although it does not appear that many are actually preparing themselves for it.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"A warner came into the world
and the world did not accept him
but God will accept him
and will establish his truth
by powerful attacks."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"Then arise and be warned that the end is near as had been foretold by the previous prophets."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
" Would that my warnings were viewed in good faith."
Mosque Jamaica
Mosque Norway
Mosque Canada
Regarding UNIFYING:
While the Promised Messiah (Peace be Upon) provided a method to Unify humanity there is little indication that most Ahmadis are aware of it - nor that they are making any effort to make humanity as a whole aware of it.
This is a subject worthy of a presentation in itself - but will not be entered into here - because the first task at hand is to awaken humanity to the WARNING. This may be the very reason that each of the Khalifatul Masihas have not emphasized the method of unification, because a world that is not willing to do the first step is certainly not ready to hear about the second.
Nevertheless, it must be obvious that such a plan must exist to accomplish the Primary Mission of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) and it must be one that includes the masses of China, India, and yes, Europe and the whole of the world.
While the Promised Messiah (Peace be Upon) provided a method to Unify humanity there is little indication that most Ahmadis are aware of it - nor that they are making any effort to make humanity as a whole aware of it.
This is a subject worthy of a presentation in itself - but will not be entered into here - because the first task at hand is to awaken humanity to the WARNING. This may be the very reason that each of the Khalifatul Masihas have not emphasized the method of unification, because a world that is not willing to do the first step is certainly not ready to hear about the second.
Nevertheless, it must be obvious that such a plan must exist to accomplish the Primary Mission of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) and it must be one that includes the masses of China, India, and yes, Europe and the whole of the world.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
" But Allah the Almighty has repeatedly told me that He will glorify me greatly and will put my love in the hearts of people and will spread my Community throughout the earth and will make my sect prevail over all other sects. My followers will excel so much in knowledge and insight that they will confound all others with the light of their truth and their reasoning and their Signs. Every people shall drink of this fountain and this Community will spread with great force and will flourish till it encompasses the whole earth. There will be many obstructions and many trials but God will remove all of them and will fulfil His promise"
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:This is the most important part of the Mission of The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), which is unifying the whole of the world afterwards, and it is to that plan that we need to pay the greatest attention. It is a plan that has already been put in place by the Ahmadis, but which they have not yet adapted to the needs of the world.
"I have been commissioned for the whole population of the earth"
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"The same will happen here as happened in the case of the people of Nuhas [Noah] that after the death of a large number of people there followed a period of security."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"The end of your appointed term is approaching and We shall not leave any trace of things that might cause humiliation for you. Only a little is left out of the term appointed for you by your Lord
...The time has come and We shall keep up for you bright Signs forever. Thy time is near and We shall always keep up for you clear Signs as a testimony to your truthfulness. That which you are being promised is near. "
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
" You are a Warner from Me. I have sent you so that the guilty ones might be separated from the righteous."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"Earthquake of the Judgment Day and We shall demolish whatever they build."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"The extraordinary earthquake is still to come.
... It has been conveyed to me that the earthquake which will be an example of the Judgment Day has not yet come but is still to come."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"This will happen, this will happen, this will happen. Your event will take place afterwards. Your event will take place after all other happenings and natural wonders have been demonstrated."
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"I supplicated to be told when would the earthquake occur and received the revelation: "According to His ancient principle"
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"I have been commissioned for the whole population of the earth"
The intended future for the Ahmadis is unimaginably great if they are faithful to their mission to unify Islam and mankind.
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"There is no God but He, He knows and sees everything. Allah is with those who fear Him and perform virtuous acts nicely and carry out good deeds beautifully. For them will the gates of heaven be opened and for them there will be glad tidings in this life. You are being reared in the side of the Prophet and [you dwell on the tops of mountains]. I am with you in all circumstances."
Summary by the Author
From the summary
provided by The Promised Messiah
(May Allah's blessings ever be upon Him),
we learn:
The summary conclusion of the author of this essay is therefore:
provided by The Promised Messiah
(May Allah's blessings ever be upon Him),
we learn:
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1. The Event will be like Judgment Day.
2. The Event will be world-wide.
3. Such destruction will overtake the earth as has not happened since man was born.
4. The Event is necessary to prevent humanity from being confounded.
5. The Sign of the Moon marks the beginning of the Event.
6. The Great Earthquake is the end of the Event.
7. The Earthquake will be a HAB event that turns the earth upside down.
8. The prophecies of The Smoke and Yellow Earth will be fulfilled.
9. There will be famine and many deaths and suffering such as the world ever known.
10. This will be the end of the old system.
11. This will be the beginning of the Mission of Fulfillment
by the followers of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
12. (May Allah be pleased with the effort of the followers of the Promised Messiah.)
In Summation
This exhaustive list of quotes from the Tadhkirah, has been included here to assure that nothing has been excluded that might have made the previous summation a misrepresentation of any kind.The summary conclusion of the author of this essay is therefore:
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1. The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) prophesied a Great
Earthquake that would be symbolic of "The Judgment Day" and which would
involve the whole world" 2. The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) eventually had revealed
to Him that The Great Earthquake would be after His lifetime.
3. It was prophesied that The Sign of The Moon would precede The Great Earthquake. (Indications of a timing of less than 16 years are involved.)
4. The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) stated that the nature of the Earthquake was concealed from Him.
5. The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) gave descriptions of the earthquake that show it is a HAB event, a matter of scientific description that was unbelievable and incomprehensible during His lifetime.
6. The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) stated as had Isa (Peace be upon Him) before Him, Were God not to do this, the world would be confounded.
7. The Great Earthquake symbolic of "The Judgment Day" will mark the beginning of the Fullfillment of the Mission of The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him).
Appendix One
Miscellaneous Quotations
The operative point here is that "The Moon of the
Prophets" marks the "beginning of the fulfillment" of The Promised
Messiah's (Peace be Upon Him) mission/affair. In the "Writings", this is
treated of, over, and over, and over. The birth of a son in connection
with a particular moon is inconsequential in comparison. "The Moon of
the Prophets" is of the greatest relavence to the whole world. The birth
of the son is mentioned in connection to current moons - and has
personal significance to the Blessed Messiah (Peace be upon Him) and His
followers.
Ahmadis make a distinction between "The Moon of the Prophet" and "The Splitting of the Moon". In this essay, the splitting of the moon is the essential "The Moon of the Prophets", although it is recognized that in the Ahmadi Writings "The Moon of the Prophets" is used in other conotations.
Ahmadis make a distinction between "The Moon of the Prophet" and "The Splitting of the Moon". In this essay, the splitting of the moon is the essential "The Moon of the Prophets", although it is recognized that in the Ahmadi Writings "The Moon of the Prophets" is used in other conotations.
t000
Quotations from The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) VOLUME I by Hadrat Mirza Bashlr Ahmad M.A. (Peace be upon Him) regarding "The Moon of the Prophets"
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Seal of the Prophets - Volume I
Published by: Islam International Publications Ltd., U.K. This book was written in 1920 by the one that the Ahmadis consider to be the/a "Moon of the Prophets". "Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra was born to the Promised Messiah as on April 20, 1883,(sic) according to the Divine prophecy: "The Moon of the Prophets will arrive and your affair will become manifest- Soon a son will be born to you and grace will come close to you." He passed his matriculation with distinction in 1910 and did M.A. (Arabic) in 1916 in compliance with the wish of the Promised Messiah 35 . The blessings of Allah which accompanied him, the prayers of the Promised Messiah 35 in his favour, the guidance given to him by his elder brother, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra , and his God-given abilities enabled him to serve the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at throughout his life in various capacities. He was a great religious scholar and a prolific writer. He was a man of God and the recipient of Divine revelations and visions, but he would not disclose them, except rarely. He passed away on September 2, 1963 at the age of 71." |
Internet Source [Actually born in 1893 according to Wikipedia - which would have to be correct for him to have been 71 at his passing mentioned further down.] The title, "Moon of the Prophets", is a matter of some discussion in the next section of this essay - which emphasizes that it in no way detracts from the central and essential meaning of the phase - regarding the "Splitting of the Moon", and that the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) uses the phrase in this essential meaning - long after bestowing the honorific on Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (Peace be upon Him also). The main thrust of this section of the essay is to present the meanings shown by this illustrious and accepted authority on the meanings assigned regarding the "Splitting of the Moon", which is indeed the "Moon of the Prophets". |
| t001 Seal of the Prophets - Volume I p.233 Miracle of the Shaqqul-Qamar 2 The Holy Prophet sa was perhaps still in the The Valley of Abu Talib when the renowned miracle of the Shaqqul-Qamar took place. A few among the infidels sought a miracle of the Holy Prophet 53 and he showed them the miracle of the moon breaking into two pieces. The Holy Qur'an makes mention of this occurrence in the following words: "The Hour has drawn nigh, and the moon is rent asunder. And if they see a Sign, they turn away and say, 'A passing feat of magic and such has been done before.' They denied our messengers and followed their own greed and lust, but for everything is an appointed time. We have given them such news as provides them a warning and means of awareness." 1 1 At-Tabaqatul-Kubra, By Muhammad bin Sa'd, Volume 1, p. 101, Babu Dhikri Hasri Quraisha Rasulillahi sa wa Bam Hashim fish-Sha'bi, Darul-lhya'it-Turathil-'Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Splitting of the Moon (Publishers) |
As stated here, the term 'Shaqqul-Qamar' means "the splitting of the moon".
There should be no doubt that it is to be associated with "The Hour". There should be no doubt but that it "provides ... a warning and means of awareness." |
| t002 Mention of this miracle is found in the following words in Hadith: Meaning, "The infidels of Makkah sought a sign from the Holy Prophet-, upon which he showed them the moon in two pieces. Thus, they saw one piece of the moon to one side of the Hira mountain, and the other piece to the other side." 2 In another narration related by 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud", the following words are recorded: Meaning, "We were at Mind with the Holy Prophet- when the moon was rent asunder, upon which the Holy Prophet- said, 'Look and bear witness.' One piece of the moon was towards the top of the mountain and the other towards the bottom." 3 In addition to this, there are many other narrations recorded in Hadith and books of Sirat regarding the Shaqqul-Qamar, in which other details have also been recorded. However, the more authentic narrations are those which have been mentioned above. Moreover, since our purpose is not to take up this issue here in the form of a debate, the mere allusion of the above mentioned narrations will suffice. However, it is necessary to present a brief explanatory note regarding this issue, in order to present the actual truth behind this miracle. |
He lists the sources and Hadith as follows:
1 Al-Qamar (54:2-5)
2 * Sahih Bukhari, Kitabu Manaqibil-Ansar, Babu Inshiqaqil-Qamar, Hadith No. 3868 * Sahih Muslim, Kitabu Sifatil-Qiyamati wal-Jannati wan-Nar, Babu Inshiqaqil-Qamar, Hadith No. 7076 3 * Sahih Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir Suratul-Qamar, Babu Wanshaqqal-Qamar, Hadith No. 4864 * Sahih Muslim, Kitabu Sifatil-Qiyamati wal-Jannati wan-Nar, Babu Inshiqaqil-Qamar, Hadith No. 7072 As pointed out in the text, "there are many other narrations recorded in Hadith and books of Sirat regarding the Shaqqul-Qamar." |
| t003 Did the moon in fact split into two pieces or were the eyes of spectators supernaturally overpowered such as the moon appeared to them split in two? Moreover, what was the purpose behind this miracle? |
This is the first and most essential question. Did
the moon actually physically split? There are many Muslims who take this
literally. |
| t004 Hence, on this subject, it should be known that before the power of God, nothing is impossible. One who believes that this entire universe came into being by the hand of God can not show reluctance in believing, even for a moment, that if God wills, he can annihilate the whole of it by a single command. However, as far as this occurrence is concerned, the established belief is that the moon did not actually split into two pieces; rather, it appeared to spectators as if it had been rent asunder, by the power of God. This is not surprising, because if a trained individual can project a visible object in an unreal state, through mental power i.e., by hypnotism, then before the power of God and the spiritual power of His messenger, it is not impossible that at that time, the eyes of the spectators were overpowered by a supernatural power, and they saw the moon split into two pieces. In any case, to us, the definite reality is that the moon did not actually break into two, but only appeared to spectators as breaking into two pieces. If one ponders closely, the words of Hadith also allude to this actuality, that this was the divine influence of God, which was impressed upon the sight of spectators. Most research scholars have accepted this explanation as true. However, if hypothetically, we accept this miracle in its physical sense, even then there is no room for objection. The powers of God are infinite, and human sights cannot comprehend even its simplest dimensions. Just recently in 1928, an occurrence took place in South America in the country of Le Plata, where a star was seen splitting into two pieces. The name of this star was the Nova Pictoris, and the largest observatory in southern Africa, situated in Johannesburg, also confirms this occurrence. Scientists assert the possibility that in the past perhaps other heavenly bodies have also broken into two. (Refer to Hindustan Times Delhi dated April 29, 1928) Therefore, it is not surprising if in the era of the Holy Prophet", by the supernatural power of God, a piece of the moon broke off, or if the moon was broken into two pieces and then joined together. No scientist can object to this. However, the truth of the matter is that which has been mentioned above. |
The answer given by Him who holds the honorific "Moon of the Prophets", Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (Peace be upon Him), is "NO." The apellation "honorific" by no means signifies that the expression may not also have in this instance, and others, deep spiritual significances. The rest of his discussion, on the subject is as to the reason why, along with alternative explanations, 'Shaqqul-Qamar' should not be taken in the literal sense that some apply to it. He would be astounded, and probably delighted, to learn the literal explanation that it came to have. |
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t005 Now the second question remains: what was the purpose of this miracle? In actuality, this is the real and significant question, because only it can reveal the reality and grandeur of this miracle. As such, in this regard, it should be comprehended that according to 'Ilm-e-Ta'bir-e-Ru'ya 1 the moon is symbolic of sovereignty and reign, whether it be just and equitable or cruel and despotic. 2 Numerous examples of this interpretation can be found in history. Thus, we shall see ahead that when Safiyyah", the daughter of a Jewish Cheiftain of Khaibar, Huyaiyy bin Akhtab, saw a dream that the moon had fallen in to her lap, her father also interpreted that one day Safiyyah ra will come into the matrimonial tie of an Arab Ruler. Therefore, it so happened that after the victory of Khaibar, Safiyyah" came into the matrimonial tie of the Holy Prophet sa. 3 Similarly, when Hadrat 'A'ishah- saw in a dream that three moons have fallen into her chamber, the course of events substantiated this dream, by the same interpretation, the actual purport of which was that the Holy Prophet 53 , Hadrat Abu Bakr ra and Hadrat 'Umar- were to be buried there. 4 In this case, the purpose of showing the miracle of the moon being rent asunder to the infidels of Makkah was an insinuation that now their rule was about to end and the rule of Islam would be established in its place. In other words, when the infidels of the Quraish demanded a sign from the Holy Prophet", God the Almighty showed them the moon rent asunder, so as to inform them that you ask for a sign, while the hour of your death draws near. Therefore, with reference to this miracle, where the Holy Qur'an uses the words, (the Hour draws nigh), the purpose is to hint towards this very actuality. In other words, when the infidels demanded a sign, by showing them the miracle of the Shaqqul-Qamar, they were informed that, with the end of your reign, the rule of Muhammad 53 shall now be established, which shall be evidence of the Holy Prophet 53 being from Allah. Moreover, since the Quraish understood this indication well, they powerlessly, '0 Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) If this actually happens, considering your current state of weakness, then this shall be great magic indeed.' In short, the true purpose behind the miracle of the Shaqqul- Qamar was to illustrate before the infidels of Makkah that now your rule comes to an end. It is this very elucidation which makes the Shaqqul-Qamar a grand miracle. Although literally breaking the moon into two pieces without purpose would prove to be a wonder in light of astronomy, it would hold no weight in the spiritual realm. For this reason, past research scholars the like of Imam Ghazali and Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi, have also expressed a similar ideology that this was merely a supernatural influence, under which the infidels witnessed the moon breaking into two pieces, but the moon did not actually break into two. |
Here, and throughout history, one can see that there have deep
philosophical arguments as to the meaning of the verses in Quran
regarding the Moon. Prophetic verses may often seem rationally meaningless, and cause much argument, until the time when they apply. That is when it is important to recognize their meaning - and to NOT continue to hold to the traditional explanations. The majority of men will fail, initially, to make the leap, although many more will come to see the meaning afterwards. If the prophetic verses are a warning - afterwards may be too late. |
| t006 1 Moreover, when the moon did not actually break into two, rather, only seemed that way to spectators, without question, there must be a deeper wisdom behind it. That very wisdom is the one we have mentioned above. 2 The miracle of the Shaqqul-Qamar took place approximately five years prior to the migration, in Nabawi. |
These are two additional footnotes the author added in the text. They
summarize that while the Surah was associated with an actual time in
history, it also had some deep wisdom behind it.
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Appendix Two
Moon of the Prophets
in the Tadhkirah
Quotations from the Promised Messiah
(Peace be upon Him)
regarding
"The Moon of the Prophets"
(Peace be upon Him)
regarding
"The Moon of the Prophets"
Appendix Three
Various Earthquakes
in the Tadhkirah
Prophecies in Tadhkirah
Regarding Earthquakes"
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t029 1902 p 534 (B) God addressed me and said: Meaning that [Arabic] A time is coming when there will be no one left in this hell which is the hell of plague and earthquakes. That is, in this country. The same will happen here as happened in the case of the people of Nuhas [Noah] that after the death of a large number of people there followed a period of security. Then after this revelation Allah the Almighty said: That is [Arabic] Then the supplications of people will be heard, there will be seasonable rains, abundant yields of fruits and harvests, a time of joy, and freedom from extraordinary afflictions.
[Tajalliyyat-e-Ilahiyyah, p. 7,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 399] |
Whoever one may see this, as being specifically directed towards, the
earth does seem to becoming for many more and more of a hell. Even for
those who do not feel that they experience it as such, because there is
increasing immorality, materiality, depravity of all sorts - and yes,
plagues such as AIDS, Ebola, and others - while the immensity, and
intensity of earthquakes is increasing.
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t030 February 27, 1905 p 690 (A) I saw in a vision that a large number of grievous deaths had created an impression as if the Judgment Day851 had arrived and the divine revelation issued from my mouth: [Urdu] There is death everywhere. 851 Note by Hadrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shamsra: This Sign which created the impression of the Judgment Day was fulfilled by the earthquake on morning of April 4, 1905. Many newspapers described it as an example of the Judgment Day. Vakil of Amritsar wrote: This earthquake was so awe-inspiring and terror-striking that it would be no exaggeration to call it the lesser judgment. When it was demonstrating the wrath of Allah the Most Supreme, people generally believed that the Judgment Day had arrived. This was the confirmation of the words of the Promised Messiahas when he had said: t030a This is a Judgment. Those who do not believe in the Judgment Day can see how a whole world can be destroyed in a second- He added- This morning I was busy writing this article and had just mentioned my revelation which is set out in the Barahin-e- Ahmadiyyah: t030b [Urdu] A warner came into the world and the world did not accept him but God will accept him and will establish his truth by powerful attacks. I was just writing these words and was about to set out proofs thereof when suddenly the earthquake struck. This is a powerful attack. The prophecy speaks of attacks in the plural which in Arabic signifies at least three. I am, therefore, apprehensive which other type of attack besides plague and earthquake God Almighty will mount as proof of my truth.
[al-Badr, New Series, vol. 1, no. 1, April 6, 1905, p. 6]
p 691
(B) On the night of February 26, 1905, before the morning of February 27, 1905, I saw in a vision that a large number of grievous deaths had created an impression as if the Judgment Day had arrived and the divine revelation issued from my mouth: [Urdu] There is death everywhere. And I was shown that the country might be ruined by Divine chastisement. Neither permanent residences, nor temporary ones will afford security. Both the permanent and the temporary residences will be afflicted.852
[Ishtihar ad-Da-wat, April 5, 1905 Majmu-ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 519
and al-Hakam, March 24, 1905, p. 9] |
While this particular vision was about a particular earthquake, much of what it has to say applies to the -earthquake of Judgment- that will be an example of the Judgment Day.
When people ask why God would permit such destruction, the answer is: My wrath has been kindled upon the earth because the dwellers of the earth have turned away from Me. (p 702) "This is a Judgment", said the Promised Messiahas (Peace be upon Him). Can any look about them today and think that the human population of the earth today is not worthy of judgment? Most certainly, has God not sent enough warners? |
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t031 April 8, 1905 p 699 About 3 a.m. I received the holy revelation from Allah the Almighty which is given below: (Translation and explanation) This means that [Urdu] God will show a fresh Sign. It will be a shock for the people. That will be the earthquake like the Judgment Day. I have not been told whether by earthquake in the revelation is meant a severe earthquake or some other calamity which shall overtake the world and which could be described as the Judgment Day. Nor have I been told when this calamity would happen, whether in a few days, or a few weeks. Or whether Allah the Almighty will manifest it after a few months, or a few years. In any case, whether it is an earthquake or something else, and whether it occurs soon or later, it would be more terrible than the ones before. It would be very terrible in its intensity. Were I not forced to disclose all this out of my deep sympathy for my fellow beings I would not have mentioned it.- p 700 Hearken! I have warned you. The earth listens as does the heavens that whoever, departing from righteousness, is inclined towards mischief and pollutes the earth with his viciousness will be seized. t031a God Almighty warns that His wrath is about to descend upon the earth, for the earth is filled with sin and vice. t031b Then arise and be warned that the end is near as had been foretold by the previous prophets. I call Him to witness Who has sent me that all this is from Him and not from me. Would that my warnings were viewed in good faith. Would that I were not treated as a liar, so that the world would escape ruin. -Otherwise, the day is approaching which will turn men mad. The unfortunate fool will say: These are all lies. Alas! why is he in such deep sleep when the sun is about to rise? |
The term "earthquake" like many other terms we are dealing with, such as
"moon of the Prophets", "The Day", "Judgment Day", may have more than
one meaning.
As the Blessed Messiahas Himself (Peace be upon Him) states:
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[Damimah Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, p. 97,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 21, pp. 258-259] |
Many events that produced similarities to the Judgment Day - occurred immediately during the last century of the millennium.
It is interesting to note, and this prophecy may later be thought to
be more noteworthy, in that we are in the 16th year of the new
millennium. The respite from the time of the prophecy to the beginning of the new millenium was less than sixteen years and the respite from the "splitting of the moon" to the The Great Earthquake may also possibly be less than sixteen years. Everything does seem quite imminent. |
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[Footnote, Announcement April 18, 1905,
p 703published in al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 14, April 24, 1905, p. 6] Then He said: I shall come to you suddenly with all My hosts, that is with the angels, to demonstrate My Signs. t033e This means [Allah the Almighty says] that: When most people will not believe and they will be occupied with laughter and mockery and will be entirely unaware of My purpose, I shall then demonstrate to them My Sign in such manner that the earth will tremble thereat. That day will be a day of mourning for the world. Blessed are those who fear Him and would win His pleasure through repentance before the coming of the day of His wrath, for He is Forbearing and Benevolent and Forgiving and Oft-Returning with compassion as He is Severe in retribution. |
Don't we all ask, "What is happening?"
Don't we each see, "Each coming day ...(becoming)...harder and worse than the one before?" Can we not imagine that God Almighty says: My wrath has been kindled upon the earth because the dwellers of the earth have turned away from Me. Have we not arrived at the point- |
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t034 1905 p 706 God has told me that though the people reject me, He would make me Khatamul-Khulafa- [Seal of the vicegerents]. April 15, 1905 p 705 Before Zuhar,872 in a light slumber, I received the revelation: [Arabic] I shall come to thee suddenly with My hosts. |
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t035 April 15, 1905 p 706 (A) I saw in my dream last night that there was a severe earthquake, which seemed more terrible than the last one. (B) A Sign will appear some days hence (Today is April 15, 1905) which shall overwhelm country and town and meadow. People will be seized in a wave of Divine wrath, so suddenly that a naked one will have no time to secure his loin cloth. Suddenly an earthquake will severely shake them all"be they humans, trees, rocks, or oceans. In the twinkling of an eye the earth will be turned upside down and streams of blood will flow like channel tides. Those whose night garments were white as jasmine will wake up in the morning as if clad in red like the poplar tree. That hour will bear heavily upon every traveller and those on a journey will lose their way in agony. The waters of mountain streams will run red like red wine with the blood of the dead" Hasten not to repudiate this, thou stupid fool, for my truthfulness depends entirely on the fulfillment of this Sign. t035a p 707 This is a prophecy based on Divine revelation and will surely be fulfilled; wait then awhile in righteousness and steadfastness. Divine revelation has repeatedly employed the word earthquake in this context and has indicated that the earthquake will be an example of the Judgment Day. Indeed, it should be termed as 'earthquake of Judgment' which is described in the ... (Opening verse of surah al-Zilzal, Chapter 99 of the Holy Qur'an.) (See adjacent) |
The earth being turned upside down is not just a poetic description, but is the description of a HAB event.
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t036 p 708 But I am not able to apply the world earthquake with certainty upon its actual manifestation. It is possible that it may not be a common earthquake but some other dire calamity, 875 which would be an example of the Judgment Day, the like of which has not been witnessed before, and which would bring about great destruction of life and property. If no such extraordinary Sign appears, while people have not openly reformed their way of life, I shall in such case have been proved false. |
p 709 This whole concept of a world earthquake has bothered Ahmadis for a long time because it did not seem possible, and in fact, until quite recently most of the scientific community held it to be impossible. Both it, and the time of trouble which it follows, are such that they have not been witnessed before. Nevertheless, such an extraordinary sign is quite capable of appearing now, while people have not openly reformed their way of life. This shall be the MOST DEFINITIVE proof that the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) was not false. |
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t037 875 If God Almighty holds back this great calamity, the maximum period of respite will be sixteen years - In any case, it will not be more than sixteen years.
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p 709Then I saw that there was a severe earthquake whereby the earth was being carded like wool. Then the revelation came: t037a [Urdu] At the head of your path stands the One Who is your Benevolent Master.
[al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 3, April 20, 1905, p. 1
t037band al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 14, April 2, 1905, p. 1] Wake up O sleepers, this is not the time to sleep; The heart is all atremble in consequence of the warning conveyed by Divine revelation. t037c I see the earth turned upside down by the earthquake; The time is now near, the flood is at the gate. At the head of the path followed by the righteous is standing the Benevolent Master;
[al-Hakam, vol. 1, no. 5, May 4, 1905, p. 4 and
Announcement An-Nida- min Wahyis-Sama-,
Though Divine revelation apparently speaks of an
earthquake;
It may yet be that some other calamity is in store for you.Majmu-ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 525] Such destruction will come upon towns and villages, The like of which is not to be seen in the world. In an instant, houses of mirth shall turn into houses of mourning; Those rejoicing shall beat their breasts in sorrow. The high palaces and the lofty castles, p 711 Shall come tumbling down like caves. In a single jolt, houses will be reduced to a heap of rubble, There will be no counting the dead. When exactly all this will happen, only God knows; But He did reveal to me that it would be in the days of spring. -The spring comes again, and God's word is once again fulfilled;- These are the words of God, consider, O men of understanding!
[Copied from the Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiahas,
published in Durr-e-Thamin by Muhammad Yamin, pp. 153-154] |
The issue is always the timing, but the respite of sixteen years between
the giving of the Prophecy in 1905 and the beginning of Armageddon in
1914, was one fulfillment, as well may be the respite from the "Moon of
the Prophets"/"The splitting of the moon", to the "Great Earthquake"
that is symbolic of "The Day of Judgment".
"I see the earth turned upside down by the earthquake" - not just idle poetic imaginery. The earth being turned upside down has many implications. When it is Spring in one Hemisphere, it is Fall in the other. The flip changes climates and seasons. The term may also have spiritual implications for just as the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) said on p. 654:
Both the spiritual and possible literal meanings of prophecy may have their importance in their own way, and it may not be possible to say which is the more important. |
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t038 April 24, 1905 p 713 878 [Urdu] Your event will be after all other events and the showing of natural wonders.
[Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiahas, p. 42
and Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, p. 70 footnote, Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 2, p. 90 footnote] |
The Earthquake of Judgment will be the TERMINATING event. It will come after all the natural earthquakes leading up to it. It is an event like none others. | |
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t039 April 29, 1905 p 714 Today, April 29, 1905, God Almighty has warned me a second time about a severe earthquake and out of my sympathy for mankind I wish to announce that it has been determined in heaven that a ruinous calamity, which God has repeatedly described as an earthquake, will overtake the world.881 I do not know whether it is near or it will appear after some days.... The repeated warnings indicate that it cannot be very far. It is a revelation from God Almighty who knows everything hidden-. God Almighty says: I shall come in secret. I shall come with My hosts at a time when no one would expect that this is likely to occur. It will probably be in the morning or when some part of the night remains or a time thereabouts-. |
The earthquake being spoken here is a World-wide earthquake. One that "will overtake the world".
The Blessed Messiam (Peace be upon Him) did "not know whether it is near or it will appear
after some days.... The repeated warnings indicate that it
cannot be very far. He thought here and other times that it might be near, in His lifetime, and so forth, but later prophecies told Him it would be delayed to be what we call the culminating event at the end of the age, marking the true beginning of His Mission. When there is a world-wide simultaneous event, then for a part of the world it will happen in the middle of the day - and for a part of the world it will happen in the midd0e of the night - and likewise for all other times throughout the world. |
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t040 p 715 881 Note by Hadrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shamsra: The Promised Messiahas states that: -God Almighty has informed me that the calamity which He has named an earthquake will be an example of the Judgment Day and will be more severe than that which has happened before-. Although the word used is earthquake, it is quite possible that it might be some other calamity which possesses the quality of an earthquake. It will be a severe calamity-more ruinous than that which has occurred before-which will affect buildings also-. As God Almighty has informed me that such an earthquake will happen in my lifetime and will constitute a clear victory for me and a large number of people will join my Jama-at and it will be a heavenly Sign in my support. God will Himself descend in my support and will demonstrate such wondrous works as the world has not seen before. People will come from long distances to join my Jama-at. That earthquake will be greater than the previous one and God will manifest signs of the Judgment Day in it and it will bring about a revolution in the world. God says He would come when hearts are hardened and people feel secure against an earthquake. He says that He will come secretly at a time when people would be completely unaware, that is, will be busy diligently with their affairs. Then suddenly the calamity will descend when the people will imagine that they are secure against any such calamity. But God has said that it will be the time of spring. The sun will appear in the morning of spring and will set in the evening of autumn.** Then there will be mourning in many houses, for they failed to recognize the signs of the time.-
[Damimah Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, pp. 93-94,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 21, pp. 253-255] |
Yes, it will come at an unexpected time. Certainly none today expect
it today, tomorrow or at anytime. One can't find among the general
population anyone who has even heard about a HAB event, and if it is
explained to them - their skepticism - nay more than skepticism, their
scorn, is tangible. **Sign of a HAB event. Because the shift of the poles will move the sun during that day - from one season to another. |
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t041 p 716 God Almighty says: On that day, I shall show mercy to those whose hearts are atremble with fear of Me, who do no evil nor participate in evil gatherings. God has also said: You will have clear victory on that day, for on that day God will manifest everything that has been foretold. Fortunate are those who will take heed even now-. God also informed me so that those who do not recognize God Almighty nor me might be warned. I say out of pure sympathy, that it would be better if they would shun large two-storeyed or three-storeyed houses, for the danger thereof is obvious. But the choice is theirs.
[al-Balagh, Announcement April 29, 1905, Sunday,
printed in al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 15, April 30, 1905, p. 9] |
"On that day God will manifest everything that has been foretold."
Or two hundred or three hundred storeyed buildings - as there are now beginning to be some in the world. |
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t042 May 9, 1905 p 719 [Urdu] The spring has come around again and God's word has again been fulfilled.884 [Arabic] [And they enquire of you; -Is it true?- Say, -Yea, by my Lord! it is most surely true-.]
[Badr, vol. 1, no. 6, May 11, 1905, p. 1
884 God has informed me again that another severe earthquake will
happen in the spring. It will be spring time, but I do not know whether
it will be the beginning of spring when trees first put forth their leaves;
or its middle or its end. The words of the revelation are
: and al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 16, May 10, 1905, p. 1] As the first earthquake was in the spring, God has informed me that the second one will also be in the spring. As some trees begin to put forth their leaves at the end of January, the feared period would begin then and would last probably until the end of May.
[al-Wasiyyat p. 15,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 314] |
The Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) foretold many earthquakes. This is part of the confusion. Separating from when the prophecies are about "immediate earthquakes" and that Earthquake that is like no other - that marks the end of the old age - and the beginning of the fulfilment of His Mission. | |
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t043 May 23, 1905 p 721 (1) [Urdu] The earth was turned upside down. (2) [Arabic] [I shall come to you suddenly with My hosts.] (3) [Urdu] Raise the anchor.
[al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 18, May 24, 1905, p. 1;
Badr, vol. 1, no. 7, May 18, 1905, p. 5] |
These prophecies of course speak to the ULTIMATE earthquake - at the end of the age. | |
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t044 May 26, 1905 p 724 Dream: When I received the last mentioned revelation, I saw that someone said: This is the Sign of the predicted earthquake. When I looked up, I saw that something had fallen from the top of the tent which had been set up near the garden. What had fallen down was the top of the center pole of the tent. When I picked it up, I found that it was a nose-pin which is an ornament that women wear at their noses. It was wrapped in a piece of paper. It passed through my mind that it belonged to my wife and had been lost sometime back. It was now found from a height, and that this was the Sign of the earthquake.
[Badr, vol. 1, no. 8, May 25, 1905, p. 2
and al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 19, May 31, 1905, p. 1] |
But then there the continuing earthquakes that are reminders of that Ultimate earthquake to come. | |
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t045 May 28, 1905 p 725 Dream: I saw in my dream that I had with me a watch that belonged to Sheikh Rahmatullah and that there was something like the two scales of a balance. I felt I was sitting in a sedanchair. Then someone put Miyan Sharif Ahmad in my place and began to rotate the chair. The watch fell out, at a place that seemed nearby. I said: Search for it, lest Muhammad Husain should file a suit for its recovery. The Promised Messiah[as] said: I conceive that by the watch might be meant the hour of the earthquake, which is not known. [Allah knows best]. It also means that that hour would prove the hour of divine mercy for us.
[Badr, vol. 1, no. 8, May 25, 1905, p. 2
and al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 19, May 31, 1905, p. 1] |
The earthquakes of the moment are always of immediate concern. | |
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t046 May 29, 1905 p 725 893 The Promised Messiah[as] said: This revelation has been repeated after about 25 years which indicates that a time for another powerful manifestation of it is near.
[Badr, vol. 1, no. 9, June 1, 1905, p. 2
893 [Arabic] So many people will come to you that the track by
which they come will deepen. And the help will come to you by
every distant track, and such tracks will deepen by the travelling of
the people who will walk on them. and al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 19, May 31, 1905, p. 1]
[Haqiqatul-Wahi, p. 73,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 22, p. 77] |
Some of the immediate earthquakes were of great importance at the time. | |
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t047 August 31, 1905 p 740-741 After Zuhar Prayers I received a revelation: [Arabic] Show me the earthquake of the hour of Judgment.
[al-Hakam, vol. 9, no. 31, August 31, 1905, p. 10
917 Note by Maulana Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri: After the revelation, the Promised Messiahas received the following revelation
on March 9, 1906:
[see entry for March 9, 1906]
and Badr, vol. 1, no. 22, August 31, 1905, p. 2] Apparently, the two revelations seem to contradict each other, but there is no contradiction. The first revelation refers to a manifestation in a vision, and the second revelation refers to the postponement of the prophecy about [Earthquake of an example of the Day of Judgment]. The Promised Messiahas says in this respect: -Today [March 27, 1906] I supplicated about the time of the earthquake. In that condition I envisioned the earthquake and then I received the revelation: [Revelation of March 27, 1906].- In the humble opinion of the publisher, this revealed supplication corresponds with the other revelation, namely . God Almighty accepted this supplication as indicated in the revelation of March 28, 1906: The first revealed supplication was fulfilled as following: When he received the revelation on April 8-9 1906, Allah the Almighty showed him, in a vision, the view of an earthquake which was accompanied by the revelation: [revelation of June 11, 1906]. The awe-striking nature of this revelation needs no explanation. |
Then we come back to: As to the timing of the event, one must take great care to pay attention to exact words. There are oftentimes prophecies that -The Earthquake- will occur after some event. Mistakenly, some thought this meant in connection with such an event. No matter, from this point on, whenever -The Earthquake- occurs, it will still be after the designated event, so the prophecy has not been invalidated. This may seem somewhat like the riddle of the Sphinx, but it simply reflects the human propensity (particularly applying to myself) to improperly wish to know the future. The Blessed Messiah, Himself (Peace be upon Him) often stated that He didn-t know the meaning of a prophecy - and humanly, He (May Allah be pleased with His efforts) speculated as to its meaning, conceding that His speculations might be erroneous. |
it was revealed unto the Promised Messiah (May peace be upon Him),
that the end of His life was nearing:
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t048 December 1905 p 772 Translation: [Arabic] The end of your appointed term is approaching and We shall not leave any trace of things that might cause humiliation for you. Only a little is left out of the term appointed for you by your Lord and We shall remove all objections, and shall completely eliminate them, whose narration is intended to insult you. We have the power to show you part of fulfillment of Our prophecies about your opponents or to cause you to die. You will die in a state that I shall be pleased with you. The time has come and We shall keep up for you bright Signs forever. Thy time is near and We shall always keep up for you clear Signs as a testimony to your truthfulness. That which you are being promised is near. Proclaim the bounty of your Lord upon you. Indeed whoever is righteous and steadfast, Allah wastes not the reward of such doers of good.
[al-Wasiyyat, p. 2;
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, pp. 301 |
On May 25, 1906, the Promised Messiah (May Allah reward Him for His
patience with humanity), began His summary teaching about -The
Earthquake" - but between this date and that He reiterated and
reiterated detail about its nature, that it was a world-world event.
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t049 December 1905 p 774 [Urdu] Very few days are left. On that day all will be saddened. This will happen, this will happen, this will happen. Your event will take place afterwards. Your event will take place after all other happenings and natural wonders have been demonstrated.
[al-Wasiyyat, p. 3;
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 302] |
The last century has been the fewness of days - for all the centuries past. It is the great culminating event of the past ages.
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t050 December 1905 p 774 What I have been told about the different happenings is that death will spread on all sides on the world. There will be earthquakes. They will be very severe and will be examples of the Judgment Day. They will turn the earth upside down and lives of many will become bitter. Then God will have mercy on those who repent and turn away from sin.
[al-Wasiyyat, p. 3;
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, pp. 302-303] |
Then end of this Old Age - is going to be very traumatic. It has been traumatic for a century or more - but the culmination will be a catastrophe like the world has never seen. |
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t051 December 1905 p 774 God Almighty addressed me and said: [Urdu] You are a Warner from Me. I have sent you so that the guilty ones might be separated from the righteous. [al-Wasiyyat, p. 3; Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 303] |
The Promised Messiah was a Warner. Are any today listening to the Warner? Is this presentation going to be listened to? Is this not His warning? |
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t052 December 1905 p 774 God Almighty has informed me that: [Urdu] I shall raise for your Jama-at one from among your progeny and shall honour him with My revelation and with nearness to Me. Truth will flourish through him and a large number of people will accept the truth.
[al-Wasiyyat, p. 6, footnote;
December 1905Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 306] p 775 God Almighty said: That is [Arabic] The earthquake shall be an example of the Judgment Day. And then He said: That is [Arabic] We shall show Signs for you and shall obliterate the structures as they erect them. And then He said: p 776 [Urdu] Earthquake struck and struck with such intensity as has turned the earth upside down.
[al-Wasiyyat, p. 14;
p 784Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, pp. 314-315] 983 (1) [Arabic] Not the smallest particle of a deed can be accepted without righteousness. (2) Earthquake of the Judgment Day and We shall demolish whatever they build. (3) Residences will be wiped out as I have explained [earlier]. (4) Say to them: What would my Lord care for you, were you not to worship Him and were you not to abide by His commandments. [Publishers] |
The Summary Prophecies, reiterate, and reiterate, what has been said before.
The Earthquake of Judgment is not like anything that has been before. It is coming. The final Sign has been given. Be Warned. Prepare. |
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t053 March 1, 1906 p 798 (A) [Urdu] Earthquake is about to come. The Promised Messiah[as] said: This means that the recent earthquake should not be deemed the predicted one. The extraordinary earthquake is still to come.
[Badr, vol. 2, no. 9, March 2, 1906, p. 2
(B) It has been conveyed to me that the earthquake which
will be an example of the Judgment Day has not yet come
but is still to come. This last earthquake was its herald,
which came according to the revelation. and al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 8, dated March 10, 1906, p. 1]
[Announcement March 2, 1906, on -Prediction of the Earthquake-,
published in al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 8, March 10, 1906, p. 5] |
Reiteration and Reiteration about the Earthquake that is the example of the Judgment Day.
The Sign has been given. When will the people listen? How long will they go on about - "Well, it doesn't really mean an earthquake. There can't be an earthquake that affects the whole world. What nonsense about the moon having been split so that a star can be seen between its points." |
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t054 March 8, 1906 p 798 I supplicated to be told when would the earthquake occur and received the revelation: 1004 [Arabic]
1004
[Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiahas, p. 58
[Publishers] |
When humanity has turned from God - and none expect it! |
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t055 March 9, 1906 p 799 (1) [Urdu] Earthquake is about to come; a day of -Id [festival] for us. 1003 Translation: (2) [Arabic] Lord, do not show me the earthquake of the Day of Judgment; Lord, do not show me the death of any of them. 1005 (5) [Urdu] God has fulfilled all that you said. That is, -God will ordain all affairs according to your wishes.- 1006 Bear in mind that according to the style of the Holy Qur-an, this means that if my opponents do not repent, some of the chastisement for their impertinence and harshness towards me will befall them during my lifetime, for they are not following the way of righteousness. 1006 (6) [Arabic] And if We show you in your lifetime the fulfilment of some of the things with which We have threatened them, you will know it; or if We cause you to die before that. [Publishers] |
It was not to come during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him). The Final Warner. |
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t056 1906 p 800 God says He would come secretly like thieves, that is to say, no astrologer or claimant of revelation or dreamer of dreams will be given any intimation of His coming except that much which He has revealed to His Promised Messiah or that which He might add to it later. After these Signs, a change will occur in the world, and the hearts of many will be drawn to God. Many noble souls will move away from the love of the world. The intervening obstructions of heedlessness will be removed and they would be given to drink of the fountain of true Islam.
[Tajalliyyat-e-Ilahiyyah, pp. 2-3,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 396] |
Like a thief in the night. Humanity won't be expecting it. At the moment it doesn't even think it possible.
But the event will change humanity. That is it purpose. |
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t057 March 11, 1906 801 [Persian] When the reign of the Messiah, the monarch begins, the Muslims who were Muslims in name only will be reconverted to Islam. 1007 In this revelation, by the reign of the just monarch is meant the period of the call of this humble one. No worldly kingdom is indicated here, but the kingdom of heaven that has been bestowed upon me. In summary, the meaning of this revelation is that when the kingdom of heaven, which in the estimation of Allah is the period of the Promised Messiah, began towards the end of the sixth millennium, as had been prophesied by previous Prophets, the effect of it was that those who were only Muslims in name began to be Muslims in fact, as has already happened in the case of about 400,000 of them.
[Tajalliyyat-e-Ilahiyyah, p. 3,
Ruhani Khaza-in, p. 20, p. 396-397 and Badr, vol. 2, no. 11, March 16, 1906, p. 2 and al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 9 March 17, 1906, p. 1] |
It is AFTER the event - that the fulfillment of the Mission of Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him) begins.
Not just the Muslims, but also the Christians, Jews, Hindus,
Buddhists, and those who are presently non-believers - all will be
converted to Islam, True Christianity, True Judaism, the One True
Religion of God, because there is none other, just as there is none
other god but God. It is not however, something that will come about without effort. The true mission of the Blessed Messiah begins then to teach humanity. |
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t058 March 1906 p 805 Jesus son of Mary has been so glorified that four hundred million people worship him and monarchs bow down to him. And although I have supplicated that I should not become a cause for spreading polytheism like Jesus son of Mary and I am sure that God Almighty will so ordain. t058a But Allah the Almighty has repeatedly told me that He will glorify me greatly and will put my love in the hearts of people and will spread my Community throughout the earth and will make my sect prevail over all other sects. My followers will excel so much in knowledge and insight that they will confound all others with the light of their truth and their reasoning and their Signs. Every people shall drink of this fountain and this Community will spread with great force and will flourish till it encompasses the whole earth. There will be many obstructions and many trials but God will remove all of them and will fulfil His promise- Then, O ye who hear, remember all this and make secure these prophecies in your boxes, for this is the Word of God which shall one day be fulfilled.
[Tajalliyyat-e-Ilahiyyah, pp. 21-22, first edition,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 20, p. 409] |
It will be fulfilled. But it will have to be worked for through many obstructions and many trials .
The time is now - to prepare for the task. |
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t059 March 28, 1906 p 808 1020 The Promised Messiah[as] said: Minor earthquakes continue to occur but the severe one has been postponed, though I am unable to say for how long.
[Badr, vol. 2, no. 14, April 5, 1906, p. 2
and Badr, vol. 2, no. 15, April 12, 1906, p. 2 and al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 11, March 31, 1906, p. 1] |
For surely - no man knows the hour. But it is closer now than it was then. And now - many final signs have been given. |
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t060 April 8, 1906 p 811 (1) [Arabic] O my God, show me the earthquake which is the example of the Judgment Day because of its severity. (2) [Arabic] Allah will show you the earthquake of the Judgment Day. -This means that many lives would be lost. It does not mean that the Judgment Day will really arrive but it will be a great shock for the world and there will be great loss of life. 1026
[Badr, vol. 2, no. 15, April 12, 1906, p. 2
(1) [Arabic] [Lord, show me the earthquake
which will be an example of the Judgment Day.]
and al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 12, April 10, 1906, p. 1] (2) [Arabic] [Allah will show you the earthquake which will be an example of the Judgment Day.] 1028 (3) [Arabic] I shall show you the earthquake, which, because of its severity, will be an example of the Judgment Day. (4) [Arabic] They ask you: -Is that matter true?- Say: Yes, by my Lord, [it is true]; and the punishment will not be averted from people who turn away. (5) [Arabic] Help from Allah, and a clear victory. (6) [Arabic] Allah has determined to raise you to a praiseworthy station. (7) [Arabic] The same God Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He might make it prevail over all other religions. (8) [Arabic] Diseases will be spread and lives will be lost. |
Is it true? Yes, it is true. But, most continue to doubt as evidenced by the fact that they do not prepare.
What could possibly warn them? |
Appendix Four
Earthquake of Judgment
the HAB Event in the Tadhkirah
The Summary Prophecies by the Promised Messiah
(Peace be upon Him)
regarding "The Earthquake of Judgment" At this point the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him),
began to give summary prophecies about -The Earthquake of Judgment-.
The last revelation about -The Earthquake of Judgment- by the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), in the Tadhkirah, in fact the last statement of any kind in the Tadhkirah about earthquake, was shortly before His death:
(Peace be upon Him)
regarding "The Earthquake of Judgment" At this point the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him),
began to give summary prophecies about -The Earthquake of Judgment-.
The last revelation about -The Earthquake of Judgment- by the Promised Messiah (Peace be upon Him), in the Tadhkirah, in fact the last statement of any kind in the Tadhkirah about earthquake, was shortly before His death:
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[Arabic] I shall show you such an
earthquake that is an example of the Judgment
Day.
July 4, 1907
[ , July 4, 1907, p. 4] |
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t061 May 1906 p 826 [Arabic] Has the tale of the earthquake come to you? Nay, it will come to them suddenly. [Urdu] If I so wish that day would be the end.
[Badr, vol. 2, no. 22, May 31, 1906, p. 2 and
al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 19, May 31, 1906, p. 1] |
It is the end.
Also the beginning. |
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t062 p 832 -the prophecy concerning the great earthquake and other prophecies will be fulfilled and a large number of people will turn to us and a great victory will be achieved. --the world would be overtaken by a great calamity as if it was coming to an end
[Badr, vol. 2, no. 24, June 14, 1906, p. 2 and
p 849al-Hakam, vol. 10, no. 20, June 10, 1906, p. 1] An earthquake resembling the Judgment Day is about to happen, which I shall show you. |
The Promised Messiah (May Allah be pleased with all that He accomplished) assured us that -The Great Earthquake- was one of the two major signs of the -Time of the End-. |
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t063 1906 p 863 Has not the news of the destined earthquake come to you? When the earth shall be shaken violently and shall bring forth its inner burdens and man will say: What is the matter with it, that such a calamity has overtaken it? p 864 Do the people imagine that this earthquake will not occur? It will certainly come, and at a time that they will be completely unprepared and every one will be engaged in his own worldly pursuit when the earthquake shall seize them. They ask you: -Is the prophecy about the earthquake true-? Tell them: Yes, by my Lord, this earthquake shall certainly occur and it will not be turned away from a people who turn away from God. That is, they will find no refuge, and even if they are standing at the door of their house, they will be unable to leave the house, except through good deeds. A mill will rotate and the decree will come down. Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Book and the idolaters would not have desisted except for this great Sign. t063a [Urdu] Were God not to do this, the world would be confounded. [Arabic] I shall show you the earthquake of the Judgment Day. Allah will show you the earthquake of the Judgment Day. On that day, it will be asked: Whose is the kingdom this Day? Is it not of Allah the Supreme. |
This is not an ordinary drought but an event that turns the whole earth yellow. "Were God not to do this, the world would be confounded", is found on p864 |
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t064 p 864 [Urdu] I shall demonstrate to you the flash of this earthquake five times. If I so wished that day would be the end of the world. [1070 This indicates that these are the signs of the earthquake which will be an example of the Judgment Day. There will be a famine a short while before it and the earth will remain barren. Either immediately after it, or shortly thereafter, the earthquake will strike.]
[Footnote 1070]
p 866[Haqiqatul-Wahi, p. 94 footnote, Ruhani Khaza-in. vol. 22, p. 98 footnote] [Urdu] The earthquake will occur-and with great severity-and the earth will be turned upside down. [Arabic] On the day the sky will produce a visible pall of smoke.1070 |
Does anyone read these prophecies and think - "Well, maybe it will occur."
But strangely, many still say - "Oh, that isn't really an earthquake
being talked about - it is a prophecy about war or something else." And others say: "It was about an earthquake in the past." And still others say: "We don't really know what it means." They say: "Certainly, it doesn't literally mean that the world will be turned upside down." And that thing about smoke, "Anything, could cause smoke. Volcanoes. You name it. Forget fallout." Nothing of particular significance. Or, that we might understand anyway. |
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t065 p 870 [Arabic] Lord, postpone the time of the major earthquake. Allah will postpone the earthquake that will be an example of the Judgment Day till an appointed time.1076 Then you will see wonderful help and your opponents will fall down upon their chins supplicating: -Lord forgive us and pardon our sins, we were in error-. The earth will say: -O Prophet of Allah, I did not recognise you-. O defaulters, no blame shall lie upon you this day; may Allah forgive you and He is the most Merciful of those who show mercy. Be kind to people and have mercy on them. You are in the position of Musa [Moses] in My estimation. A time will come upon you like the time of Musa. We have sent a Messenger to you similar to the Messenger that We sent to Pharaoh. [Urdu] Much milk-that is the milk of insights and verities-has descended from Heaven, [guard it]. [Arabic] I have illumined you and chosen you. [Urdu] Provision has been made for your happy life. [Arabic] Allah is better than everything. With Me is a good which is better than a mountain. [Urdu] Many salutations of peace upon you from Me. [Arabic] We have bestowed upon you in abundance. Allah is with those who follow the guidance and those who are truthful. Allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good deeds. Allah intends to raise you to a praiseworthy station. |
to the "End Time" / "Last Day" |
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t066 p 871 That is, Allah has accepted this supplication and has postponed the earthquake to another time. |
to the "End Time" / "Last Day" |
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t067 1906 p 872 [Urdu] Two Signs will appear. [Arabic] Step aside today, o ye guilty ones. The lightning of the Signs of God would well-nigh strike them blind. This is what you desired to be hastened. O Ahmad, mercy flows from your lips. Your discourse has been made eloquent by the Noble Lord. [Persian] There is something in that which you say, to which the poets have no access. |
Here we go with that "Moon of the
Prophets" thing again. And this is after all the children have been born
- so what is this about?
What "Moon of the Prophets" of the past are we expecting? "The
Splitting of the Moon." Really? "How is that possible?" Hasn't ever
happened - and isn't about to, say those who won't step aside. And there you go again - with the earth turned upside down. Will you not get off that one already? (No, for myself - I have proof from Allah.) What could a warner say? |
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t068 p 875 Tell them: I have with me proof from Allah, then will you believe or not. The moon of the Prophets will come and your affair will be completed. Step aside today, O ye guilty ones. [Urdu] Earthquake will strike with great severity and the earth will be turned upside down.1082 [Arabic] This is the promise that you wished to be hastened. I shall safeguard from the earthquake all those who are in this house. There is an ark and comfort. p.875 August 1906 (A) God has told me that there will be earthquakes and other afflictions, not only in the Punjab for I have not been raised only for the Punjab. t068a So I tell you truly that these earthquakes and afflictions will not be confined to the Punjab, but that the whole world will partake of them. As there has been great destruction in America, the same will happen some day in Europe and then these terrible days have been determined for the Punjab and India and all parts of Asia. He who lives will see.
[Haqiqatul-Wahi, p. 192 footnote,
p. 880Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 22, p. 200 footnote] (B). Bear in mind that God has informed me generally of the coming of earthquakes. Then be sure that as according to this prophecy there have been earthquakes in America and in Europe, so will there be and in different parts of Asia. Some of them will be an example of the Judgment Day. There will be death on such a large scale that streams of blood will run. Even animals and birds will not escape this death. t068a Such destruction will overtake the earth as has not happened since man was born. Many places will be turned upside down as if they had never been inhabited. There will also be other afflictions of a terrible type in the earth and the heavens, so much so that every person with understanding will view them as most extraordinary and no mention or trace of them will be found in the books of astronomy or of philosophy. Then people's minds would be filled with anxiety over what might be apprehended. Many will be delivered but many will be destroyed. The days are near, indeed they are at the door, when the world will witness scenes of the Judgment Day and not only earthquakes but awe-striking calamities will appear, some from heaven and some from the earth. This will happen because the human beings have given up the worship of God and have succumbed with all their thoughts and their designs and their resolves towards the world. Had I not appeared these calamities might have been delayed for a while, but with my coming the secret designs of God's wrath, which had long been hidden, have been manifested-. Do not imagine that while America etc. has been severely shaken, your country is secure. What I see is that you might experience greater misfortunes. O Europe, you are not secure; and O Asia, you are not protected. O ye that dwell in the islands, no artificial god will help you. I see cities falling and find the habitations in ruin.
[Haqiqatul-Wahi, pp. 256-257,
Ruhani Khaza-in, vol. 22, pp. 268-269] |
Still - here at the very end Shall I not tell you? - "The Moon of the Prophets will come" This is proof from Allah. Will you not believe? The earth will be turned upside down. "Such destruction will overtake the earth as has not happened since man was born." This prophecy is for "the whole population of the earth." "The Moon of the Prophets." ("The splitting of the Moon") is the Promise of God. "No mention or trace of them will be found in the books of astronomy" -"or of philosophy." This will happen because the human beings have given up the worship of God and have succumbed with all their thoughts and their designs and their resolves towards the world. |
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t069 July 4, 1907 p 956 [Arabic] I shall show you such an earthquake that is an example of the Judgment Day.
[Badr, vol. 6, no. 27, July 4, 1907, p. 4]
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The last final and tag line. It will happen. I hope what is written
here is taken as a warning, and that the necessary preparations will be
made. |
Bruce Beach
March 18, 2016
Revised May 10th, 2016
End of Essay
March 18, 2016
Revised May 10th, 2016
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