01-24-2005, 01:59 PM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
I found this reply on
http://www.almajdtv.com/prgs/archive/q.htm
in arabic and saw it very relevant thought to translate it and share it here
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In a response around the Tsunami earthquake, Sheikh Abdel Azeez Fawzan Ibn Fawzan (Professor with Sharia department of Mohamed Ibn Saud University)
He said Allah u Akbar brother, this is a major and serious event, a major crisis that we should not in any way overlook or ignore. According to statistics, the earthquakes claimed around more than 125,000 lives and expected to increase to 200,000 with the count of the missed. As for the financial loss, it comes to tens of billions of dollars taking in consideration houses, resorts and villages, which were fully demolished and ended up just ruins with no sign of a human being or a construction. This is a sign from Allah that we as Muslims must seriously take in consideration. We are fully aware that such comprehensive disasters only occur due to the sins of people. Allah Say:
"And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much." (Quran 42:30). Such collective disasters and punishments that inflict whole villages, cities and countries are from Allah's punishments even if the nations were Muslims. During the ruling of Omar Ibn Alkhattab, an earthquake hit Medina, he became very upset and terribly scared. He said O people of Medina what did you commit of sins? In the name of Allah if this happens again I will not reside in the same place with you. A number of the predecessors state that when usury and zina (fornication) spread in a village (country or the like), Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`la Commands its destruction.
We all know that such resorts located in Muslim countries and other South Asian countries host fornication and homosexuality specially during holiday seasons of Christmas. That is why we say this is a sign of Allah that occurred during this season during which wicked and evil doers come from across all over the world to commit Zina and homosexuality. As a consequence, this disaster that befell the young and old, turned the green land into desert that is habituated with craws only we seek refuge to Allah from all this.
Again I repeat this is a major sign and a punishment for Muslims to seriously take in consideration. Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`la Gave this Ummah two guarantees against His punishment.
Allah Say:"
And Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﻠﺻ) are amongst them," This is the first is that Allah Shall not inflict the Ummah with punishment while the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam was among us. Now as he is gone the other option is:" nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness." (Quran 8: 33)
We still have the repentance (Tawba) and Istighfar, we must repent to Allah and detach ourselves from all the deeds of ribald. We must correct and improve ourselves. We must fight Zina, homosexuality and corruption. We must struggle against all forms of injustice either on the individual or nation levels. We must fear Allah. Allah Is Jeleous in the sense of transgressing against His limits. Allah Say:
" And if the people of the towns had believed and had the Taqwaa (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they belied (the Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what they used to earn (polytheism and crimes, etc.)." (Quran 7: 96)
And also:
" Evil (sins and disobedience of Allah, etc.) has appeared on land and sea"
Why
"because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds, etc.), that Allah may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah, and begging His Pardon).
(Quran 30: 41) I must further explain here that the first part of the Ayah is better translated as destruction appeared not evil and sins which is a consequent of what people did of sins and evil. What could be of more destruction than such earthquakes, floods, storms, wars, diseases that inflict either mankind or even plants. In addition to the many other forms of punishments inflicted upon mankind from Allah to alert them to return back to the correct path. I invoke upon Allah to Improve Islam and protect us against all kinds of evil.