TSUNAMI - who Allah destroys ?
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Peace,
why do we have children?
we never think they will dieElena,
May God Show Us MercyHere after we have to think they will die and also believe it is not in our reign to decide on the life span of a man, baby or otherwise. Do we think we are going to live forever?
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To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows male or female according to His Will. Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will for He is full of Knowledge and Power.021.034
We granted not to any man before thee permanent life if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently? -
The Messengers from Allah have been sent to all the places of destruction, warning the inhabitants of their wrong doings that they turn towards repentance before tsunami took over. Yet they ignored. Thus,
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Peace be upon you Brother Fazl,
I am glad that you made it through this experience.
This event should have verified the SYMBOLISM of large bodies of water being the UNSTABLE EVVIRONMENT and the dry land being stable which we discussed a short time ago.
It certainly increased my faith in this position as I watched the news and saw so many different films of people being washed away after just a few minutes before enjoying sunshine reclined on beach chairs.
"We will show you our signs in the horizons and within your minds until you know this is the truth"
This is not something to just believe, it is something you can KNOW.
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Salaamun to All
This is interesting
This is very interesting. I am finding bodies of humans, but I have yet to see a dead animal,'' said Wijeyeratne, whose hotel in the park was totally destroyed in Sunday's tidal surge.Maybe what we think is true, that animals have a sixth sense,'' Wijeyeratne said. Yala, Sri Lanka's largest wildlife reserve, is home to 200 Asian Elephants, crocodile, wild boar, water buffalo and gray langur monkeys. The park also has Asia's highest concentration of leopards. The Yala reserve covers an area of 391 square miles, but only 56 square miles are open to tourists.http//cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-PLS&idq=/ff/story/0001/20041229/1031946718.htm
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Peace be upon you Brother Fazl,
This event should have verified the SYMBOLISM of large bodies of water being the UNSTABLE EVVIRONMENT and the dry land being stable which we discussed a short time ago.
This is not something to just believe, it is something you can KNOW.Brother idolfree,
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When the earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion,
And the earth throws up her burdens from its confines,My seeing of god's sign firsthand, when the sea threw up its burdens from the deep of its earth had led me to, even a stronger position that Allah does things by a command 'be' and it is all there before our very eyes to see it as plain as it could be. I saw the dry land and the sea being made to recede to the size of a pond putting an end to all speculations of symbolisms.
Be Beleivers in such signs inscribed in the reading as real that god's command will "be" there for our needs if we are sincere in our faith that we see them through our naked eyes and that we live them for real. For Musa, Allah divided the sea; For Nooh, Allah cleaved the heavens to pour down and then the gushes of waters springingforth from the earth to drown the transgressing community. There are many many ways unknown to us to come as revelations and revealing of the same. Hereafter no more allegories but real, for, we have seen the reality.
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Salaamun to All
This is interesting
This is very interesting. I am finding bodies of humans, but I have yet to see a dead animal,'' said Wijeyeratne, whose hotel in the park was totally destroyed in Sunday's tidal surge.Maybe what we think is true, that animals have a sixth sense,'' Wijeyeratne said. Yala, Sri Lanka's largest wildlife reserve, is home to 200 Asian Elephants, crocodile, wild boar, water buffalo and gray langur monkeys. The park also has Asia's highest concentration of leopards. The Yala reserve covers an area of 391 square miles, but only 56 square miles are open to tourists.May Allah Bless Us All
PB,The fact that the animals are not destroyed by the tsunami is an indication that god's wrath is upon the human indifference towards being righteous. There is still time allowed for the entire humanity that they be god fearing orelse, the animals and all the creatures will be wiped out from the surface of the earth.
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If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the earth, a single living creature but He gives them respite for a stated Term When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay the disaster for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it. -
Peace,
The human bodies are mixed in with dead animals like dogs, fish, cats and goats," said Marine Colonel Buyung Lelana, head of an evacuation team in Indonesia's Aceh province on the island of Sumatra
http//abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=362746
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Peace Bokmei,
Yala, Sri Lanka's largest wildlife reserve, is home to 200 Asian Elephants, crocodile, wild boar, water buffalo and gray langur monkeys.
I think it's interesting to see the difference with the animals too. I don't count domesticated animals in that group. They have too much human influence. Wild animals on the other hand (not tamed or in zoos), do sense nature in a different way.I also wonder how close this area is to the ocean.
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Peace,
Here's an interesting email I received
Friends
22000 people have so far been counted as killed in east asia
due to high Tsunami Waves following the
major earthquake deep in Indian Ocean. Fishermen living
in huts along the coast were most badly hit. Quite tragic!
May all who looks for merit, help the victims in whatever
way they can, by supporting the helping organisations...However, the destruction of lust, anger & confusion are
killing millions of people prematurely each day !!!
These mental forces are much more destructive than any
earthquake! The vibrations of the major earthquake could
be sensed during meditation. So can these fierce forces
of Greed, Hate & Ignorance... These invisible 'killers'
though, never hit the worldwide attention on Television!!!
May they in the future achieve a proper consideration...Friends,there are these four floods. Which four?
The flood of sensing, the flood of becoming,
the flood of views, & the flood of ignorance.
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After tsunami, it is not hard for the america to believe!
America is forewarned by Allah.016.112
Allah sets forth a Parable a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of Allah so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror in extremes closing in on it like a garment from every side, because of the evil which its people wrought.The above reference is necessary at the moment, for,
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Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for their wrong doings, if its members were likely to mend.Lo! The members chose their president as "the man of the year". What a grief!
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When a natural disaster occurs, people are quick to admonish God for being involved in the deaths of thousands, or for not being involved in saving them.
This is harsh and narrow minded.
If God is involved at all in a natural disaster, then it is in a way where He operates within the system of our universe, very subtly. God doesnt just interfere with life on this planet like a gamer using his mouse to drag the 'Tsunami' icon onto a part of the globe. The laws of physics do not change when a Tsunami occurs, people know how they happen and why, but they dont know when, there is still some unknown factor in 'freak' natural phenomena that can be ascribed to God, though again that could be still narrow minded thinking.
People are quick to admonish God but then they dont know of the verse that explains that any misfortune visited on humans is their own doing. God is not the kind to torment people for no reason, He wants us to grow, though will only Will it in various people for His own reasons. Misfortune should be ascribed to people themselves, because corrupt governments didnt buy warning systems for their own people or other countries, because they resided in unprotected primitive locations, because they didnt use their common sense when they saw the tide receding, because in the name of greed they attacked the earth's surface looking for oil, because maybe some country was testing their underwater mini nukes, because investing in death is more profitable than investing in life, because people fought each other and killed each other for aid, because people lived a sinful life. Any good people who die will no doubt get what they truly deserve and so will bad people. This life is temporary, the soul is forever and God is the Best Judge.
If people on masse were living on the straight path, then these natural disasters would have less an effect on them, because people living in true Islam would not live in precarious locations, their government would research and create new technology to make life easier and safer for its people instead of waging constant war on people and countries, people living under Islam would be the most intelligent and benign creatures on the planet and would be living in true peace and would be prepared for any kind of natural disaster. But no country is on the straight path today, and no country is safe from disaster and death, and its their own fault, not God's.
I've seen various reactions of this disaster, and most of them either show anger at God or disbelief in Him. Human beings still cannot take responsibility for their actions, or lack of actions. There are people who realise what could have saved alot of people, and are ascribing blame to governments, which is partly justified, but not many are seeing the bigger picture. Humanity cannot live like this, it is pathetic, aliens would be laughing at us right now, watching us be terrorised by our own natural eco system. The governments of the world are too narrow minded, short sighted, racist, power hungry and the bane of this world, and humanity wont get a chance to attain peace in this lifetime until they're all destroyed or changed from within.
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Allah, the Best of Judges,
God doesnt just interfere with life on this planet like a gamer using his mouse to drag the 'Tsunami' icon onto a part of the globe. The laws of physics do not change when a Tsunami occurs, people know how they happen and why, but they dont know when, there is still some unknown factor in 'freak' natural phenomena that can be ascribed to God, though again that could be still narrow minded thinking.
What if Allah says He is Causing the destruction
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Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses wherein is hail He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight.People are of this kind and Allah sendsforth what they are doubtful about and the challenge like, " Even if God comes!" attitude.
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Remember how they said "O Allah if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones form the sky, or send us a grievous penalty."013.013
And the thunder declares His glory with His praise, and the angels too for awe of Him; and He sends the thunderbolts and smites with them whom He pleases, yet they dispute concerning Allah, and He is mighty in prowess.wont get a chance to attain peace in this lifetime until they're all destroyed or changed from within.
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If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do.thanks beatnik
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Salaam Mozmahe
Peace Doctor,
If that is Allah's wrath, please tell me the sins of the vast number of babies that died (many in their parents hands)?
Regards
Especially since his subjects are no longer with us to defend themselves, it is too late now for drfazl to repent. He will have to face the grievous consequence of his FINAL rulings on them. It is only a matter of time.
Taj
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Peace Beatnik,
how well organised and well written post. Of course I agree with the content but I have some dificulties with the words, with the form-I see again the references to God as if it was something specific, something that 'doesn't interfere', 'it is not involved', 'He operates'...I mean, something easy to grasp, specific, something we refer as if God was a person
-I think some of the words you use, 'Islam, common sense, straight path, intelligent and bening, true peace', can be exchanged, I mean, 'true Islam' can be replaced by 'righteousness', being 'righteousness ' applied to righteous system, not only to the commonly known 'Islam' as the label that so many times has been discussed in this site.
-to end, the 'Islam' you were referring, is the 'Islam' of the label, or the wisdom, common sense and righteousness way?
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Peace drfazl, from those verses I am forming the opinion in my mind that when nature attacks people, it is with the grace of God. Think, everything except human beings is muslim, everything submits to God's laws, they're inspired by and submit to God. So on the one hand, yes, God sent down a rain of stones on a city, but that wasnt an exclusive event, because God sends down rain on us peacefully all the time. God is at the same time, responsible for everything and yet not responsible for everything. God is responsible for everything in our existence, so saying he sent the tsunami specifically is narrow minded, because he sent everything to us, and is continuing to do so. But like I say, it is up for debate whether events like the tsunami are directly and specifically sent by God, and I guess thats what we're doing!
When a bad civilisation is hit with nature, and people die, I think they die because they were not prepared as muslims would be. Muslims live in harmony with the natural environment, muslims have the foresight to care about each other and build structures that would protect them from freak weather. Non-muslim civilisations wouldnt act like this, they are arrogant in the land and uncaring, and thus they are eventually destroyed, I think this is what God is trying to say to us with His similitudes.
I must repeat what I said earlier, because this is another reason why the Islamic civilisation slowly turned back into barbarism, people shed their responsibility and became fatalists, attributing everything that happened to them to God. When you use fate as an excuse, you think you're not accountable for your actions or inactions, but God is always watching. We, as human beings with free will, have to take responsibility for our lives, for the planet. Unfortunately, the majority of mainstream 'Islam' isnt doing that, they leave everything to God, but my question to them is "What is your purpose in life? What are human beings here for?" and the answer surely is two-fold To live, and to serve God. They dont seem to be living much, in my opinion, and whether they're serving God is again up for debate (alot on this site!).
Peace Elena, when referring to God, as human beings and with the English (in my case) language, it is inevitable that when referring to a third entity or being, its going to sound like a person. The fact that I'm saying 'He' is proof of this, but its better than 'It' in my opinion. My previous post was trying to actually refer to God as something not human at all, though you've read it opposite from my intention. I'm trying to say people think God acts like a human, with vengeance or revenge, or anger, when I'm sure God is beyond anything we can comprehend. So you see, my thoughts at this point in my life, are to avoid trying to attribute or attach human qualities to God (except the attributes 'He' calls 'Himself' by in the book to make it easier for humans to understand), and the thought that God purposefully sent a tsunami to a region on Earth that is not behaving righteously doesnt strike me as correct.
As for the word 'Islam', this is a troubled word, with alot of different meanings derived from it. When I say Islam, I just think of what is outlined in the book delievered by the last prophet and messenger. Everything in that is Islam, the purpose of humanity, the way we are meant to act, etc. I dont think of whats going on in the real world when I say that word, I'm trying to keep it in my heart as an ideal, the peaceful Way. I say 'true' Islam because I've never seen Islam in action in the real world, its got this layer of falseness over it, people with beards and turbans, women covered up, corrupt countries constantly at war, that doesnt look like Islam to me.
The thing with labels is, its hard to shrug them off completely, we have language at our disposal to communicate, and we have to resort to labelling certain things, its inevitable. I've tried to shrug most of my labels off, I just want to be known as a muslim human at the end of the day.