Only Repentance Can Bring Salvation

The Founder of Ahmadiyya Jama‘at Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian writes:

“Bear in mind that God has informed me time and again about the coming of earthquakes. Be sure, therefore, that just as there have been earthquakes in America and in Europe in keeping with the prophecies, so will they occur in different parts of Asia, and some of them will be as terrifying as Doomsday. There will be death on such a large scale that rivers of blood will flow and even birds and other animals will not be able to escape. Such destruction shall overtake the earth as has not happened since the birth of humanity. Many places will be completely wiped out as if they had never been inhabited. In addition, there will be other terrible afflictions both from heaven and the earth, until every sensible person will realize that they are no ordinary phenomena, nor will any trace of them be found in the books of natural philosophy and astronomy. Then people will be seized by anxiety and wonder as to what is going to happen. Many will be saved and many will perish. The days are near, indeed they are so close that the world shall witness a spectacle like doomsday. Not only will there be earthquakes but other terrible calamities as well, some from heaven and some from the earth. This will happen because mankind has given up the worship of their God, and all their thoughts and all their designs and all their resolves are exclusively centred on this world. Had I not come, these calamities might have been delayed for a while, but with my coming, the purposes of Divine wrath which remained hidden for so long have become manifest. As God said:

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i.e., those who repent shall find security and those who fear before calamity strikes shall be shown mercy. Do you think you will escape these earthquakes or that you can save yourselves by your own designs? No, you cannot. On that day, all human designs shall come to nought. Do not labour under the misconception that only America has been shaken by terrible earthquakes and that your own country will remain safe. I, for one, can visualize that you shall be overtaken by a greater calamity. O Europe! You are not safe! And O Asia! Neither are you! And O the dwellers of Islands! No artificial God will come to your aid. I see cities falling and habitations in ruin. The One and Unique God has long remained silent. Abominations were committed before His eyes and still He remained silent. But now He shall reveal His countenance in an awesome manner. Let him who has ears, hear! The hour is not far. I tried to bring every one under the protection of God, but Divine decrees have to be fulfilled. Truly do I proclaim that this country’s turn is also drawing near. You shall witness the return of Noah’s [Nuh] time and also of that which happened to the land of Lot [Lut]. But God is slow to wrath; repent so that you are shown mercy. He who abandons God is a worm, not a man. And he who does not fear Him is dead, not alive.”2