THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Arba'a. 22nd day of Muharram, 1445AH (Wwdnesday, 9th August, 2023). SO CALLED NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS CYCLONES, HERICANES, EARTHQUAKES IN RELATION TO ALLAH'S MERCY. BismilLah. 

The Arabic word for mankind is Insaan. One of the meanings of Insaan is forgetfulness. Human beings are forgetful, and we need constant reminders as to who we are, why we are here on earth, and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. All our acts of worship, our Salaah, Zakaat, our fasting and Hajj, are actually reminders of this unique relationship between the Creator and the created, between the Rabb and His abd, the Lord and His servant. We Muslims, if we aspire to become true believers, we have to be constantly aware of our utter reliance on ALLAH: our utter and absolute helplessness in the face of the titanic forces of nature around us. 

The Burma cyclone, American hericanes and the Chinese earthquakes etc are timely reminders, if we need reminding, that the image we have of earth, as a serene and peaceful planet, is actually wrong. This is not a peaceful planet, by any means. Those stunning and idyllic photographs and landscape paintings that we enjoy so much describe only one small facet, one small aspect of the face of mother earth. The wider picture of our planet is much more complex, much more fearsome. They are all under the command of ALLAH. They are some of the soldiers of ALLAH. Regardless of our technology and how powerful nation we claim to be, we cannot stop ALLAH striking to proof HE exist who MUST BE WORSHIPED. 

May ALLAH keep guiding us all, grant us understanding of the deen and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.