Clouds of Dukhan (Smoke) from East to West

September 20, 2021) Plumes of thick, black smoke blocking the sun above the island are seen in the images, captured by a satellite of the U.S. Earth observation company Maxar Technologies on Thursday (October 14), indicating that iron mixed with magma is rising from the Cumbre Vieja volcano crater. The Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN) suggested that the current eruption could persist for weeks to months. (NASA Earth Observatory, October 4, 2021) A tradition of the Prophet of Islam states that the smoke will last for forty days: “There will be smoke (dukhan) that fills the space from east to west and will last forty days.” (Tafsir al-Tabari, Vol. 21, p. 19) According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), the cloud of smoke emitted by the La Palma volcano is spreading over Europe, reaching altitudes of up to 3.1 miles (5 kilometres). It is expected to cross Europe from west to east over the coming days, CAMS senior scientist Mark Parrington said on Twitter. Japan’s volcanic Mount Aso started erupting on Wednesday, 20th October 2021, blasting ash several miles into the sky. According to ABC News, a massive