The Promised Messiah listed signs in his favor in his book, Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation). The book has been translated into English.
THIRD SIGN
Third sign- Is the appearance of a comet which was destined to appear in the time of the Promised Messiah. It has long since appeared. Its sighting prompted some English newspapers of the Christians to comment that the time of the Messiah’s advent had arrived.
FOURTH SIGN
Fourth Sign: the invention of a new means of transport which is a special Sign of the advent of the Promised Messiah. As is written in the Holy Quran:
[And when the she-camels, tenmonth pregnant, are abandoned (Surah at-Takwir, 81:5)]
Meaning that, the Latter Days are those when she-camels will become obsolete. Similarly, there is a Hadith in Sahih Muslim that:
Meaning that, in that age, ‘she-camels will become useless, and no one will travel on them.’ During the days of the Hajj, the journey between Makkah and Madinah is undertaken on she-camels, but the day is close at hand when railways are constructed for this journey and then it will be true for this journey that
[She-camels will become useless and no one will travel on them].
FIFTH SIGN
Fifth Sign: the suspension of Hajj. It is recorded in an authentic Hadith hadith that the Hajj will be suspended for a period of time during the era of the Promised Messiah. This Sign, too, was manifested in 1899 CE and 1900 CE etc. on account of the plague.
SIXTH SIGN
Sixth Sign—Is the publication of books and manuscripts on a large scale, as is indicated in the verse:
[And when books are spread abroad (Surah at-Takwir, 81:11)]
It is not necessary to describe how vastly books have been published in this age on account of the printing presses.
SEVENTH SIGN
Seventh Sign—Is the construction of a large number of canals as is indicated by the verse:
And when the rivers are made to flow forth into canals (Surah al-Infitar, 82:4)]
There is no doubt that such a large number of canals have been constructed in this age that rivers have almost dried up due to them.
(Haqiqatul-Wahi (Urdu 1907), English translation, UK, 2023, pp. 248-249)
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