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indulge distractedly in the affairs of a short life of 50-60 years and neglect
the eternal life, the hereafter. We should keep in mind that death will come
upon all men one day and that everybody will be judged in the presence
of Allah:

One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the
heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah, the One, the
Irresistable. (Surah Ibrahim: 48)

Tsunamis

Seismic sea waves or tidal waves are caused by a sudden uplift or sub-
sidence of the sea floor or by volcanic eruptions. Some tsunamis can be as
destructive as atom bombs.

Floods

Allah surely creates all these disasters as "warnings" to mankind. He is
exalted in power and He has power over all things. Allah testifies to this
in the verse: "He has power to send calamities on you, from above and
below." (Surat al-An'am: 65) That there are so many serious physical
threats around the world no doubt underlines one important reality. With
disasters, in only a matter of seconds Allah may take back whatever He has
granted man. Catastrophes may strike anywhere at any time. This is a clear
demonstration that no place exists on earth that can guarantee man's secu-
rity. Allah says this in the following verse:
Do the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our wrath by
night while they are asleep?
Or else, do they feel secure
against its coming in broad
daylight while they play
about (carefree)? Do they
then feel secure against the
plan of Allah But no-one
can, (unwisely), feel secure
from the plan of Allah,

Great surges of water
(tsunamis) at times may
ravage coastal cities.