'Satellite proof' that Allah sent tsunami
January 11, 2005
Colombo - God signed His name in the tsunami that battered Sri Lanka and other countries, and sent it "as punishment because humans have been ignoring His laws".
Proof, according to a Muslim cleric, is a satellite picture taken seconds after the tsunami smashed into Sri Lanka's west coast near the town of Kalutara and as it was receding. "This clearly spells out the name 'Allah' in Arabic," said Mohamed Faizeen, manager of the Centre for Islamic Studies in Colombo.
He pointed to the shape of the waves - a gigantic "E" complete with whorls and sidewaves that indeed appear to combine to resemble the Arabic script for the name "Allah".
The picture was taken by the DigitalGlobe Quickbird satellite on December 26 at 10.20am local time. It can be viewed at the website http://globalsecurity.org/eye/andaman-sri-lanka.htm
"Allah signed His name," Faizeen said. "He sent it (the tsunami) as punishment ... for ignoring His laws."
The shorelines hit had become playgrounds for Westerners and "errant Muslims", the cleric said.
Another Muslim leader, Muhammed Fawmey, said the Arabic script in the waves appeared to him "as in a vision" when he saw the satellite picture.
