Earthquakes, tsunami, hurricanes and global warming, all of these are signs for the imminence of day of resurrection …
Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) said: (Day of resurrection will not come until the earthquakes happen frequently) (Narrated by AL-Bukhari).
Dear brothers and sisters, Prophet Mohamed who was living in desert told us this Hadith 1400 years ago when no one at that time knew anything about the earthquakes distribution map.
But it’s God’s mercy to give human these signs as a warning and as a reminder to correct any deviation and to do what His creator ordered him to do. Allah says: (Do they only wait for the Hour (Day of resurrection) that it shall come upon them suddenly, while they perceive not?)(Sûrat Az-Zukhruf-verse 66), atheists and disbelievers are the meant people by this verse but the believers are always alert from the coming of day of judgment as Allah says about them: (Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: “Are those who know equal to those who know not?” It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses)) (Sûrat AZ-Zumar- verse 9).
Today we see many earthquakes all over the world that kill thousands of people therefore I wanted to draw your attention to a clear sign for the imminence of day of judgment, so that we may deviate our behavior and obey Allah to run away from sins and wrong deeds and to do what He almighty had ordered us to do: (And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding!)(Sûrat Al-Baqarah-verse 197).
The tsunami is a manifestation of the earthquake as it happens at the bottom of the ocean which causes a powerful tide waves that hit beaches, destroy houses and kill people. Despite the technology ,human is unable to predict the tsunami which mean that Allah’s torment comes suddenly with no warning , Allah says: (And they ask you to hasten on the torment (for them): and had it not been for a term appointed, the torment would certainly have come to them. And surely, it will come upon them suddenly while they perceive not!)(Sûrat Al-‘Ankabût-verse 53).
Before we see the different phases of the tsunami we have to define it first:
A Tsunami is a series of waves, or “wave trains,” usually triggered by an earthquake.
Phase 1
An earthquake happens which is caused by a collision of the plate tectonics that form the surface of earth.
The world’s earthquakes are not randomly distributed over the Earth’s surface. They tend to be concentrated in narrow zones
Phase 2
The earthquake release energy into water which produce a perpendicularly returns at the bottom of the sea which moves the water from its position.
The earthquake under the sea pushes the water upwards gently and smoothly
Phase3
Then, a large amount of waves start to move away from the center of the earthquake.
The waves underwater moves naturally and no one may feel anything unusual
Phase 4
Waves start to move toward the shore and when the wave enters the shallow water, it slows down and its amplitude (height) increase.
People on the shore still don’t feel anything unusual as waves move quietly
Phase 5
This resort had got only one warning as the water on the beach started to decrease which means that a huge waves are coming soon.
No one on the beach felt with that decrease but the surprise happened suddenly
Phase 6
The tsunami waves started to hit the beach in term of groups between 5 and 40 minutes, the water covered one kilometer inside the resort which caused huge destruction in properties and killed thousands of people.
Human Casualties was about 250000 dead and thousands of properties were destroyed
After the above we can see that the earthquake happens suddenly, hurricanes happen suddenly, and volcano happens suddenly, is it evidence that the Qur’an is sincere? Allah tells us that His torment comes suddenly.
He almighty speaks to inattentive people and says: (And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Qur’an, do what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!)(Sûrat AZ-Zumar – verse 55) also Allah says: (Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour, that it should come upon them suddenly? But some of its portents (indications and signs) have already come; and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder?)(Sûrat Muhammad- verse18). The previous verse confirms that day of resurrection is coming and it is so near …. Don’t we repent to Allah and obey His orders? Allah says: (Will they not turn with repentance to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.)(Sûrat Al-Mâ’idah-verse 74).
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By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel
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Source of the photos: BBC website
