Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Playing God: Misreading a Divine Practice 14 out from their nation by the Almighty and made to migrate to a safe place. Their nation is then destroyed through various natural calamities like earthquakes, typhoons and cyclones. The Qur’ ā n says: 1G]@ < JG]@ F? +2 ?- H 3 1 7@ F? +2 B< HIG I 16 1x@ F? + 2 ?- `7"1 1V/] F? +2 ?- i3c ) zs: $E( So each one of them We seized for their crime: of them, against so m e We sent a violent tornado with showers of st ones; s ome were caught by a mighty blast; some We sunk in the earth; and some We drowned in the waters. (29:40) The ‘ Ā d, nation of H ū d (sws), the Tham ū d nation of S ā lih (sws) as well as the nations of Noah (sws), Lot (sws) and Shu‘ayb (sws) were destroyed through such natural disasters when they denied their respective messengers as is mentioned in the various s ū rahs of the Qur’ ā n . 8 In the case of Moses (sws), the Israelites never denied him. The Pharaoh and his followers however did. Therefore, they were destroyed. The Prophet Jonah’s people accepted faith and were saved from punishment: 1VfX ?n B I ! N 6 R 2I R 2 V < [ ?n ! 6 [I X < wvq1 G +2 >j R +, W?- 3I { 3i1 4< )&E :sy( 8. In particular, a graphic summary of the fate of these nations is found in S ū rah Qamar, the fifty fourth s ū rah of the Qur’ ā n. www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org