Spirit of Islam · GLOBAL WARMING OR WARNING

GLOBAL WARMING OR WARNING

Spirit of Islam, April 2013, p. 10

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.

The Quran states that in the last days of Noah’s life, when the floods came Kan’an, the rebellious son of Noah, said: 'I will betake myself for refuge to a mountain that shall protect me from the water.' Noah replied to his son that the flood was a divine matter—'the flood waters are sent by God'—and no mountain could protect him from this. THE QURAN, 11: 43 People make full use of divine blessings, but they fail to acknowledge the Giver of these blessings. Events showed that what the Prophet Noah had said about the flood was true, and no one was saved from this flood except for the Prophet and his small group of companions. The same is true of the flood of Doomsday, from which no mountain top or Foodgrain Vault will be saved. The oncoming flood is going to alter the face of the world completely. After the onset of this flood no one will find any refuge. In ancient times, human beings inhabited only the Mesopotamian region, situated between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. When perversion set in amongst these people, God sent them His messenger, Noah, to whom He granted a very long life. He had a very long struggle trying to communicate God’s message to his people. But with the exception of a few, the majority did not accept his message or mend their ways. Finally, the Prophet Noah gave them the last warning and told them that if they did not reform themselves, they would be destroyed by a flood. But they ignored his warning. Finally the great Flood came and drowned them all. The present age has been one of an explosion of divine blessings. But the abundance of these blessings has only increased people’s arrogance. People have made full use of these blessings, but they have become distanced to a very great extent from the Giver of these blessings. Perversion in the name of freedom has become the general culture of the present times. Just as the Prophet Noah had given a prior warning of the ancient flood, now also modern science is giving a prior warning of the imminent flood of the present era. For the past several years, scientists from all

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