Written by abdul baqi

Monday, 12 November 2007

Quran is a treasure that is often neglected. If mankind could assess the value of
Quran, they would leave everything and instead concentrate on Quran only. It is
because it contains solution to every problem and it is a manual for the mankind.
Unfortunately, mankind now operates without a manual, and as a result it started to
mal-function ever since.

This Tsunami really struck me hard. I started to recite Quran keeping the tsunami in
mind. Quran started to throw hundreds of verses to me which can be related to this
incidence. This article attempts to take a journey in the wonderful land of Quran in
search for Tsunami lessons:

THE POWER OF ALLAH

Quran speaks a lot about the supreme power of Allah, and HIS control of the
Universe. Those giant waves are just among the soldiers of Allah. Following are some
verses categorized into sub-points that all relate to this heading:

# Point Verse see also

1 Control of the No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as [2:255],[35:41]
Universe
is due to Him: on the Day of Judgment the whole
of the earth will be but His handful, and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory
to Him! High is He above the Partners they
attribute to Him! [39:67]
2 The Power of HIS He was taught by one Mighty in Power (Angel [66:6], [35:1],
Angels [21:26-29]
Gabriel), Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared
(in stately form). While he was in the highest part
of the horizon. [53:5-7]
3 With Him are the keys of the Unseen, the
HIS Knowledge [31:34],[31:16],
[20:7], [41:22]
treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth
whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not
a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is
not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the
earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or
withered), but is (inscribed) in a Record clear (to
those who can read). [6:59]
SOLDIERS OF ALLAH

Allah is the King of the Universe. He possesses all that is on this earth, and all that is
in the heaven, and all that is in between, and beyond. HIS soldiers are scattered to
act as HIS instructions. HIS soldiers show HIS enemies HIS might and power, and
warn them of the final torment. No one knows the nature of HIS soldiers except HIM.
Tsunamis are among HIS soldiers. Quran -in many places- shows how ALLAH
punishes those who reject the message of HIS Messengers by one of HIS soldiers:

# Point Verse see also

1 Flood But they (the people of Noah) rejected him, and [10:90],[34:15-
17]
We delivered him, and those with him in the Ark:
but We overwhelmed in the Flood those who
rejected Our Signs. They were indeed a blind
people! [7:64]
2 Power of Wind Then, when they (the people of Hud) saw the [33:9], [69:6]
(Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the
sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, "This
cloud will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (calamity) ye
were asking to be hastened! A wind wherein is a
Grievous Penalty! "Everything will it destroy by
the command of its Lord!" then by the morning
they, nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of)
their houses! thus do We recompense those given
to sin! [46:24-25]
3 Power of Sound For We sent against them (thamud people of [7:78],[39:68]
Saleh) a single Mighty Blast, and they became like
the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
[6:59]
4 Earthquake So the earthquake took them (thamud people of [99:1],[22:1]
Saleh) unawares, and they lay prostrate in their
homes in the morning! [7:78]
5 Stones Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the [51:33]
Companions of the Elephant? [2] Did He not make
their treacherous plan go astray?[3] And He sent
against them flights of Birds, [4] Striking them
with stones of baked clay.[5] Then did He make
them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of
which the corn) has been eaten up. [105:1-5]
6 Flood, Locusts, So We sent upon them (the people of Pharaoh) the
Lice, Frogs and
blood flood and locusts and lice and frogs and blood as
distinct signs, but they were arrogant and were a
criminal people. [7:133]
7 Unseen Soldiers But Allah did pour His calm on the Messenger and [33:9]
(like Angels)
on the Believers, and sent down forces which ye
saw not: He punished the Unbelievers: thus doth
He reward those without Faith. [9:26]
8 It is He Who sent down Tranquility into the hearts [48:7]
Forces of the
heavens and earth
of the Believers, that they may add Faith to their
Faith; for to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens
and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge and
Wisdom [48:4]
WATER AND THE ENERGY IT CARRIES
The Tsunami revealed the great power of water, and the weakness of the son of Adam
in front of water. Here are few verses that talks around this topic:

# Point Verse
1 Flood Waters But they (the people of Noah) rejected him, and We delivered
him, and those with him in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the
Flood those who rejected Our Signs. They were indeed a blind
people! [7:64]
2 Waters from But they (Saba') turned away (from Allah), and We sent against
broken Dams
them the flood (released) from the Dams, and We converted
their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit,
and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees. That was the
Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith:
and never do We give (such) requital except to such as are
ungrateful rejecters.[34:16,17]
3 Drowning in Sea We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Fir'aun and his
hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when
overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no
god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of
those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." [10:90]
4 Irritating Sea He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea: so
that ye even board ships; they sail with them with a favourable
wind, and they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and
the waves come to them from all sides, and they think they are
being overwhelmed: they cry unto Allah, sincerely offering
(their) duty unto Him, saying, "If Thou dost deliver us from this,
we shall truly show our gratitude!" [10:22]
5 Waves like So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like
mountains
mountains, and Nuh called out to his son, who had separated
himself (from the rest): "O my son! embark with us, and be not
with the Unbelievers!". [105:1-5]
SINS AS ROOT CAUSE OF DISASTERS

I firmly believe that this tsunami is directly related to the sins people are committing
day and night. History has lots of examples that confirms this fact. Quran throws so
many verses along the same lines. Here are only few:
# Point Verse
1 Cities destroyed And those cities We destroyed them when they wronged, and
for wrong doing
We made for their destruction an appointed time. [18:59]
2 Ruins after And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing
destruction
wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin - and [how many] an
abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.[22:45]
3 Hunger and fear as And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and
punishment
secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every
location, but it denied the favors of Allah. So Allah made it taste
the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been
doing. [16:112]
4 Dwellings not been And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its
inhabited after
destruction [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not
been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were
inheritors. [28:58]
5 Various methods of And each We seized for his sin; and among them were those
destruction
upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were
those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among
them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and
among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah would
not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging
themselves. [29:40]
6 Last words of the And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and
wrong doers
produced after it another people. And when they perceived Our
punishment, at once they fled from it. "Do not flee but return to
where you were given luxury and to your homes- perhaps you
will be questioned. They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were
wrongdoers." And that declaration of theirs did not cease until
We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like
a fire]. [21:11-15]
7 Nearer punishment And
We will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of
before the greater
the greater punishment that perhaps they will return [i.e.,
repent]. [32:21]
'TRINITY': A GREAT SIN

Tsunami was on the 'Boxing Day'; where in the night previous the Christian world
celebrated the 'Pagan' festival called: Christmas. In this night they greet each other
for the birth of Son of God. This is a great sin. Let us hear -some of- what Quran says
on this:
# Point Verse
1 A thing most They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" [89]
monstrous
Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! [90] As if the
skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the
mountains to fall down in utter ruin. [91] That they should
invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. [92] For it is not
consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He
should beget a son. [19:88-92]
2 A Grievous Penalty They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity:
for there is no god except One God. If they desist not from their
word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the
blasphemers among them. [5:73]
3 Allah's curse on The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Al-
them
Masih the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in
this) they but imitate what the Unbelievers of old used to say.
Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the
Truth! [9:30]
4 A Logical Question Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did
create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge,
attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him!
(For He is) above what they attribute to Him! To Him is due the
primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a
son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He
hath full knowledge of all things.[6:100,101]
5 Al-Masih, the son of Maryam, was no more than a Messenger;
A clear sign of the
manhood of Jesus
many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His
mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily)
food. See how Allah doth make His Signs clear to them; yet see
in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! [5:75]
TSUNAMI: A MERCY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS
There are many who does not understand how Allah -when wanting to punish the
wrong doers- kills thousands of children, old and innocent? This confusion should
evade when you know that these disaster is a mercy for the righteous and innocents.
When such disasters hit a community which has a mix of people, it is considered a
punishment and mercy at the same time. A punishment for the wrong doers and a
mercy for the innocent and righteous. Lets read some of the verses in this relation:
# Point Verse
1 Blessings, Mercy Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger,
and Guidance
some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give
glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. [156] Who say,
when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah we belong, and to Him is
our return" [157] They are those on whom (descend) blessings
from their Lord, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive
guidance. [2:155-157]
2 Recorded in a No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is
Decree
recorded in a decree before We bring it into existence: that is
truly easy for Allah: In order that ye may not despair over
matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon
you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster, [57:22,23]
3 Key to Divine No kind of calamity can occur, except by the leave of Allah: and
Guidance
if anyone believes in Allah, (Allah) guides his heart (aright): for
Allah knows all things. [64:11]
4 martyrs So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: for ye must gain mastery
if ye are true in Faith. [140] If a wound hath touched you, be
sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of
varying fortunes) we give to men and men by turns: that Allah
may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself
from your ranks martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth
not those that do wrong. [141] Allah's object also is to purge
those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing those that
resist Faith. [3:139-141]
5 Prophets saying Anas asked our Mother `A'isha about earthquakes: Is it a
punishment?
She replied: A mercy and a blessing and an admonishment for
the Believers and an exemplary punishment and wrath and bane
on the disbelievers. [A Hadeeth; Ibn Abi al-Dunya narrated it in al-`Uqubat and
al-Hakim in the Mustadrak.]