7. Seventh Sign [196]

On the morning of 28 February 1907, I received the following revelation:

[A severe earthquake came and it will also rain today. Your arrival is a source of joy; your arrival is a source of blessing.]

This prophecy was announced to the Community early in the morning. There was no sign of rain at the time the prophecy was announced and there was not even a trace of clouds in the sky. The sun was shining brightly. No one knew that it would also rain that day. And then after the rain, news had been given of an earthquake.

Then after the Zuhr Prayer, suddenly clouds appeared and it started to rain. It rained again at night. Then on the night before the morning of 3 March 1907 the earthquake hit, the news of which was widely announced and also reached me. Thus, both elements of the prophecy were fulfilled in the span of three days. After writing this, I received two letters by mail on 5 March 1907. One was from Mirza Niaz Baig, the Chief of Kalanaur, which reported the severe shock of an earthquake on the night between 2 March and 3 March [1907], before which there was rain and a hailstorm. The revelation:

The heaven has fallen down completely.

Was entirely fulfilled. The same mail brought another letter. This was a postcard from Miyan Nawab Khan, Tehsildar Gujrat. It reported that on the night between the 2nd and 3rd of March 1907, there was a severe shock of an earthquake at 9:30 in the night and it was extremely dangerous.

The Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore contains the following news about this earthquake in its issue dated 5 March 1907:

There was a smart shock of earthquake felt at Srinagar at 9:30 on Saturday night, lasting a few seconds, its direction being north-east.

In its issue dated 6 March 1907, the Akhbar-e-‘Am of Lahore reported that a severe shock of earthquake was registered in Srinagar Kashmir at half past nine on Saturday night and lasted for some seconds. Its direction seemed to be in the north-east.

Now, can anyone tell me if it is in the power of any human being to prophesy publicly from himself that today it will rain and that the rain would be followed by an earthquake and he should disclose this news when it is bright and sunny and there is no sign of rain; and then it happens exactly as prophesied? If it is asked what is the evidence for it all, then find reproduced below the list of eyewitnesses to whom this prophecy was conveyed; i.e. on the morning of 28 February 1907 when the sun was shining brightly in the sky and there was absolutely no hint of clouds.