At the heavenly sign of solar and lunar eclipse in 1894,
The Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, prophesied:
"The
foundation stone of the Renaissance of Islam and
a superior world order have been laid. Now,
mosques will be built and people will enter them, and
join the Divine Movement in hordes." (Noorul
Haq, Vol. 2, p. 42)
After this prophecy, The Promised Messiah, peace be upon
him, forcefully appealed and he said:
"Our
Jama'at needs a lot of mosques. It is a house of God.
Whichever village or town can build
it, should build it. It should be well understood
that (in that town) foundation of the progress of Jama'at
is also
laid
with
it."
He goes on to say:
"This
is not mandatory that the mosque must be embellished
and be a brick building. Just enclose
the plot and a room of thatched roof may be built.
The Prophet's Mosque also had its roof of a few palm
tree branches which continued for a long time. It was
Hazrat Othman who built it with bricks because he loved
construction of fine buildings." (Malfoozat,
Vol. 2, p. 42, First Print 1894)
"Better
get a piece of land and make an enclosure around
it. That will be a mosque for you. No good will
be done by creating disorder. If you will not retaliate
against your enemy, God will revenge for you. He takes
care of him who prostrates at his doorstep." (Malfoozat,
Vol. 6, p. 33)
Published in Ahmadiyya Gazette, October 1994
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