Man building to destroy
Al-Risala (English), March 1985, p. 21
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Man building to destroy
1985 3 March 21 Man building to destroy (155) There have been clear signs in the last few years that the countries of the northern hemisphere are becoming hotter. In 1984 unprecedented high temperatures were recorded in, among other places, Britain and East Siberia. In the latter country temperatures rose so high that the permafrost, which had previously kept the ground permanently hard, melted, causing considerable softening of the ground. Buildings in East Siberia had for many years been built in accordance with the rock-like conditions that prevail in the ground. With the melting of the permafrost, ground has become muddy. Buildings have been unable to adapt to the sudden change in ground conditions, and signs of decay have begun to emerge in constructions. The reason for the rise in world temperatures is the disturbance of the carbon dioxide balance in the atmosphere, caused by excessive burning of fossils fuels in the buildings and cars that man constructs for his own use and benefit.
