Foreword

The Promised Messiah(as) wrote this booklet in April 1902, when the plague raged rampant in the Punjab. He mentions his revelations about the spread of the plague and points out that the outbreak of plague had occurred because the Messiah appointed by God was not only rejected, but was also taunted and tormented, even to the extent that plans were hatched to murder him. Moreover, he was derided as a kafir [disbeliever] and dajjal [antichrist]. The earlier scriptures prophesied the outbreak of plague as one of the signs that would appear during the time of the Promised Messiah(as).

The Promised Messiah(as) points out that the real solution to the problem is that people should accept the divinely appointed Messiah with sincerity and truthfulness, and bring about a holy change in their lives.

Based on divine revelation, the Promised Messiah(as) wrote:

…however long the plague remains upon the earth—even if it should last for seventy years—God Almighty will safeguard Qadian from its horrific destruction…

He added:

This is my sign; each and every opponent—whether he lives in Amroha or Amritsar, whether in Delhi or Calcutta, whether in Lahore, Golra, or Batala—if any of them should swear on oath that their area of residence shall remain free from the plague, then it will surely be swept up by the plague, for they would have committed insolence against God Almighty.

However, none of the opponents dared to make such a proclamation and, in accordance with the prophecies of the scriptures, the plague proved to be a mighty sign of the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah(as).1

The Promised Messiah(as) attaches two endnotes to the books as a warning to Charagh Din of Jammu, who was once a member of the Community but had made claims to revelation and published material contrary to the message of the Promised Messiah(as). The Promised Messiah(as) excommunicated him and admonished him to repent. In the second endnote the Promised Messiah(as) recorded a revelation about his utter destruction should he fail to repent. This prophecy was fulfilled in 1906, as the Promised Messiah(as) wrote:

This man confirmed my prophecy concerning him by his own death and that of his two sons by plague on April 4, 1906 in a state of hopelessness. Only a few days before, he had drawn up a statement of mubahalah praying that of the two of us he who is false should be destroyed. That paper was still with the copywriter who was occupied in writing its lithograph copy when Charagh Din and his two sons died suddenly of the plague. [So take a lesson, O ye who have eyes.] (Haqiqatul-Wahi, p. 123, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 22, p. 126)

The translation of the book was completed by Naveed Ahmed Malik under the supervision of Additional Wakalat-e-Tasnif. The manuscript was edited by Munawar Ahmed Saeed, Ayyaz Mahmood Khan, Naser-ud-Din Shams, Bilal Ahmad Rana, and Rashida Kalim Rana. Salman Muhammad Sajid designed the cover, Fouzan Pal prepared the index, and Abdul-Wahab Mirza coordinated the preparation of the final manuscript.

May Allah the Almighty reward all those and their families who participated in this noble endeavour for their sacrifices, and may He bless them abundantly in this world and the Hereafter. Amin.

Munir-ud-Din Shams
Additional Wakilut-Tasnif
London, August 2015