Spirit of Islam, May 2015

A DRIVER was caught on the camera at the fateful moment when he jumped the stop signal at a traffic junction. The driver was unaware of the hidden camera. These computer operated hidden cameras are activated by vehicles passing over wires under the surface of the road. They take photographs only when the traffic lights are at red, capturing the photograph with the registration number of the offending vehicle. At the same traffic junction, during the rush hour morning traffic the camera captured the incident of violation of traffic signal light of another ten drivers. All these drivers were caught and fined for their misdemeanor. This process of convicting the offending drivers was possible based on the evidence of hidden remote controlled camera recording. Although these vehicles had sped away from other witnesses after committing the offence and were out of sight, their action and their details were preserved in the pictures taken by the camera. Through these photographs they were easily identified and charged. If man were to have the conviction that there is a divine recording system all around him which is recording every moment of his life including every small and big deed then he will dare not transgress. Such photographic testimony from the hidden cameras was unquestionable evidence of crime, leaving no chance for any doubt of the traffic offence. It was impossible for the offenders to deny their crime. On the basis of this evidence, the traffic control authorities sent a notice to each of the defaulters’ to pay a fine and bear the consequences. According to Quranic teachings these type of events are ‘signs of God’ for us to ponder about the greater realities of life. The experience from worldly incidents such as these, are a reminder of the scenario in the Hereafter. In the form of human events they are an expression of a forthcoming divine trial. The above incident is an example of the HIDDEN CAMERA Unquestionable Evidence