The Earthquakes
The topic of this khutbah is the destructive earthquake that hit part of Turkey. The earthquake which caused thousands of people to die, caused loss of wealth and properties, and forced people to seek refuge outside of their dwellings, now being without their home and their wealth, and without food and drink. The earthquake which turned security into fear, richness into poverty, caused joined families to depart, and turned life into death. Without doubt, in it is a lesson for those who take lessons and a reminder for those who remember, so that they may return to their Lord and their Creator.
The Truthful, the Chosen one (as-Saadiq al-Mustafa), sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, has informed us that a multitude of earthquakes is a sign of the proximity of the Hour. He informed us that they would be many at the end of the time.
Ahmad relates in a hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurairah, radhiallahu `anhu, that the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said, “The Hour will not happen until knowledge is taken out, time passes quickly, earthquakes increase in number, tribulations (fitan) appear, and al-Harj increases in number.” It was said, “What is al-Harj, O Rasoolullah?” He said, “Al Qatl, al Qatl (Killing)”.
A lot of what is mentioned in this hadeeth has already materialized.
Happenings of earthquakes and the like from other destructive and disastrous events are the greatest evidence of the astonishing power of Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala. Earthquakes are from among the soldiers of Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, subjected to His order. He, subhanahu wa ta`ala, causes fear in the hearts of those whom He wills, teaches lessons whom He wills and punishes whom He wills.
“And none can know the Forces of your Lord, except He.” (74:31)
“For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth.” (48:7)
If the Ummah leaves Allah’s Sharee`ah, ignores the Deen of Allah ta`ala and follows its enemies, Allah will subjugate it to His armies, which no one knows except He. From among these armies are the earthquakes.
“Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful and severe.” (11:102)
“When We decide to destroy a town, We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allah and be righteous) to those among them who are given the good things of this life. Then, they transgress therein, and thus the word (of torment) is justified against (them). Then we destroy it with complete destruction.” (17:16)
Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, with this earthquake makes clear to His servants a plain reality, that the kingdom of the heavens and the earth is in His Hands, subhanahu wa ta`ala, and that He is the Irresistible and Dominant over His servants.
Some people may be astonished by what the West has from the materialistic power, from various weapons, aircraft carriers, bombs, satellites etc., and they forget that Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, allowed that piece of land to move and shake, being able to shake the force of the West and the East. Everything is in His Hands, He has power over all things, and no one in the Heavens and the Earth can weaken Him, subhanahu wa ta`ala. Appearance of the earthquakes therefore points us to a different reality that may be absent in the minds of some people, those who are busy with this world and who are servants of materialism.
This earthquake also reminds us of the Day of Judgment. The Day when all of the Earth will shake, and not only one part of it. Allahu subhanahu wa ta`ala says,
“O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour is a terrible thing. The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one shall drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state. Yet they will not be drunken, but the Torment of Allah will be severe.” (22:1-2)
Look what is left after the earthquake from destroyed buildings and houses, deaths of thousands, and families seeking refuge outside of their homes. What state is that in which everyone is running away, caring about nothing? So what do you think of the Day of Judgment?
“That Day shall a man flee from his own brother, and from his mother and his father, and from his wife and his children.” (80:34-36)
“One the day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently.” (79:6)
Allah ta`ala warns His servants with this earthquake to learn a lesson and be admonished, and to be ready and prepare themselves for the Day of sorting out, the day of the great earthquake, that will shake all of the earth.
Allah ta`ala has placed in this universe Sunan, fixed and manifest laws, neither do they change nor are they replaceable. He does not have any kinship with anyone, He is the sole Creator and Ruler, and He will question and hold accountable everyone, including prophets and messengers.
“Then surely, We shall question those to whom it (the Book) was sent and We shall question the Messengers.” (7:6)
From among the established Sunan of Allah is that He does not send punishment except due to sin and He does not remove it except after repentance. Allah ta`ala says,
“Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned.” (42:30)
Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:
“Evil and mischief have appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned, that Allah may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah).” [30:41]
Every disaster and every calamity that befalls the servants is due to their sins and wrongdoing. So know, servants of Allah, what wrongdoing does to its doers.
That is the immediate punishment for wrongdoing: drowning, fire, earthquakes, destruction, famine, raging wind… “And the torment of the hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.” (20:127)
Do we not take admonition and lesson? Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala says,
“Did We not destroy the ancients? So shall We make the later generations to follow them. Thus do We deal with the Mujrimoon (criminals, disbelievers, sinners.). Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!” [77:16-19]
The earthquake of Turkey is just a warning from Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala – not only to the people of that country alone, but rather to the Muslims in general, in all lands – that they may return to their Lord and their Deen. Otherwise a punishment will come upon them. Allah ta`ala says,
“So We seized each of them for his sins.” (29:40)
Many of the Muslims today have gathered many sins. We see those who delay and neglect prayers, eat haram, deal with riba, do not fulfill their trusts, order the evil and forbid the good. Those who indulge in mixing, display of awra, listening to music and songs, and those who have abandoned the Qur’an. All these exist in our society. Let us fear Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala and preserve what we have from the blessings, for wrongdoing removes blessings, rather it changes it to a curse. And let us be warned of an evil end, for Allah gives us a chance but is not neglectful. What has happened to the previous nations and some of the current ones will happen to us if we obey the Shaytan and go far from the path of the Most Merciful. These are the sunan of Allah that will never change.
“Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the Heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you, then behold it shakes (as in an earthquake)? Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven, will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) was My Warning.” (67:16-17)
Let us pause and ask ourselves what has been the tangible impact on us since we have heard and seen this earthquake, and what it has left from the mighty and scary destruction that makes the hearts bleed. The happy one is one who learns from the calamity of others, and the sad one is by whom these calamities pass while he takes no lesson from them.
Just recently the sun eclipsed, then followed the floods, then the strong wind, and then this earthquake happened. The people are still as they were before, you see no change. You do not see people going back to the path of Allah and you do not see any crowds in mosques. It is unfortunate that the explanation offered for these events is that they are normal natural disasters, and that they do not link it to what happens to people due to their wrongdoing. Theirs is clearly an incorrect interpretation.
“And We sent not the signs except to warn, and to make them afraid (of destruction).” (17:59)
(This is an excerpt from the khutba of Sheikh Saalih al-Hamraani)
Source: Islam.com
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This is why the earth quake comes why dont Pakistanis think over it n y r they still playing songs out loud in their cars even in the month of Holy Ramadan
the thing is that asian region is earthquake nasty spot and they are hitin that place before life on earth and probobley will after life on earth,so all questians would be related how to prepere and how to react and you leave realigon to make your self stronger not to use it with powers of nature to manipulate poore hited places
This is a disaster & v shud help ppl in this time of need. v r no1 to decide who was evil or who did rong. Only Allah knows. We are no1 to judge. v r no1 to say that it was an AZAB. If tese ppl deserved it then y r rest of all the corrupt n evil ppl in pakistan still alive? also it has nothin to do wit pakistan acceptin israel. Even Holy Prophet (PBUH) did Sulah Hodaibia wit Jews. Peace was most important to HIM (PBUH). The evil is inside us. Try to fix urself. Dont point fingers at others sins. Allah does not like that. Allah says that if u keep sum1z sin hidden then Allah will hide ur sins. Help the ppl who hav suffered. This is our duty as Muslims. Stop Back bitting about the ppl who got affected. For once stop being selfish & b self-less & help the ppl. This nation has to learn wat true islam is. Just by sayin that ur muslims doesnt mean that u r & evry1 is not!
it is only due to shaking of the earths suface by rapid movement of the earths rocky outer layer. earthquake resulted when the earths tectonic plates crushed with each other and finally it causes explosions from its epicenter nothing else.
yes it is true that earth quake is caused by movements of techconic plates but we should think who controls their movements. if only movement of plates was desired it could have been done without so much damage. the intention was to shake people to remember their lord and make them to think of mobilizing themselves for the cause of islam and shun wrong doings of any kind atleast stop wat they can.
Firstly i would like to talk about what Alexander says along with Syed Abbas, how would u know what the earth was before and after life? I do not want to say anyone is wrong, for all i know, Allahu ‘a3lam we all may be wrong. Mr Abbas, how else can the super forces of the earth work without the handywork of one Benevolent creator. I leave it up to you to read the last Ayah from Surat Al Mulk.
Secondly, Mr A A, i clearly understand your side as what you say completely true. But i must stress that you have not completely understood what Sheikh Saalih al-Hamraani meant in his khutba, from what i have read from ur response. Yes we need to help each other, but where is everyone to help each other. Ill tell u, they are in the vices of the shaytaan. Only a small amount remain loyal to Allah (swt). If Allah does not send us any warnings to heed, then how lost shall we be? And we all are doing our best Inshallah to help the people. People will only learn what real islam is when Allah wills this, our job is to keep it running.
Lastly, my favour lies with that of Sheikh Saalih al-Hamraani and Muslim who states “I CAN ONLY SAY INNALILLAHI WA INNAILAHI RAJOON
LAHAWLA WA LAHUWATA ILLABILLAHI”
man can not fight against the fury of nature. Natural forces are more powerful than homo sapiens. Allah has left many clues for us to remember His might. But it is not the punishment He gives as a result of people’s sins. Hazard is natural but disaster is not. The developed (Kafir) nations have learnt their lessons from past earthquakes and developed their earthquake engineering for better designed buildings to withstand the tremors. It is not the earthquake which kills the people but the buildings do. Until and unless we enforce strict building codes, our infrastructure is bound to collapse, killing thousand of innocent people undertheir debris. We should not blame the death toll to the wrath of an angry God but punishment for our criminal neglect.
All of us must look into our social religious and moral values to beg nmercy from almighty instead of searching for SIN of other people….
The ruling authorities must look into the matter that Y come this greatest Disaster came just a few days after Pkaistan had taken a step to move towards accepting the greatest enemy of muslims…….