http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD84205
THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Special Dispatch Series - No. 842
January 7, 2005 No.842
Conspiracy Theories Surrounding the Tsunami: It was a Punishment
from Allah for Celebrating Christmas and Other Sins; It was Caused by
the U.S., Israel, India
Following practically all international events of importance,
conspiracy theories are raised in the Arab and Muslim worlds. This
occurred most recently following the Asian tsunami. Some of these
conspiracy theories focused, as they often do, on allegations that it
was a plot by the U.S. and Israel. Others speculated that the tsunami
was a divine punishment for sins, including that of celebrating
Christmas. The following are speeches and articles which appeared in
the Arab media raising conspiracy theories about the cause of the
tsunami; more will be posted on the MEMRI TV Project website
(www.memritv.org) in the coming days:
Palestinian Friday Sermon by Sheik Mudeiris: The Tsunami is Allah's
Revenge at Bangkok Corruption
The following are excerpts from a Friday mosque sermon aired on
Palestinian Authority TV by Sheik Ibrahim Mudeiris, which was recorded
and translated by the MEMRI TV Monitor Project:
"What happened there, in South-East Asia ... we ask God to have mercy
upon all the martyrs - for he who dies by drowning is a martyr. We ask
God to have mercy upon all the Muslims who died there. Allah willing,
they are martyrs. But, don't you think that the wrath of the earth and
the wrath of the sea should make us reflect? Tens of thousands dead,
and many predict that the number will be in the hundreds of thousands.
We ask God for forgiveness. When oppression and corruption increase,
the law of equilibrium applies. I can see in your eyes that you are
wondering what the 'universal law of equilibrium' is. This law is a
divine law. If people are remiss in implementing God's law and in
being zealous and vengeful for His sake, Allah sets his soldiers in
action to take revenge.
"The oppression and corruption caused by America and the Jews have
increased. Have you heard of these beaches that are called 'tourists'
paradise?' You have all probably heard of Bangkok. We read about it,
and knew it as the center of corruption on the face of this earth.
Over there, there are Zionist and American investments. Over there
they bring Muslims and others to prostitution. Over there, there are
beaches, which they dubbed 'tourists' paradise,' while only a few
meters away, the locals live in hell on earth. They cannot make ends
meet, while a few meters away there is a paradise, 'tourists' paradise.'
"Do you want the earth to turn a blind eye to the corrupt oppressors?
Do you want the sea... Do you want the sea to lower its waves in the
face of corruption that it sees with its own eyes?! No, the zero hour
has come."(1)
Advisor to Saudi Arabia's Justice Minister: The Nations were Destroyed
for Lying, Sinning, and being Infidels
Ibrahim Al-Bashar, an advisor to Saudi Arabia's Justice Minister,
argued on the Saudi Arabian/UAE Al-Majd TV channel that the sins of
the affected countries caused the tsunami:
"Whoever reads the Koran, given by the Maker of the World, can see how
these nations were destroyed. There is one reason: they lied, they
sinned, and [they] were infidels. Whoever studies the Koran can see
this is the result...
"Some intellectuals, philosophers, and journalists - may Allah show
them the straight path - say this is the wrath of nature. Whoever is
angry must have a soul and a brain in order to act out his anger. Does
the earth have a brain and a body with a soul? They talk about the
wrath of nature, or else they claim that what happened was due to a
fissure in the depths of the earth, which the earth's crust could not
bear. They connect cosmic matters.
"But who is the one that cracked it, split it, and commanded it to
quake?! Why don't we ask that question? Who is the one that sent the
wind? Who sent the floods? But they tell you that it was due to the
ebb and tide, and that the barometric depressions are to blame. Who
commanded them to do so?
"These countries, in which these things occurred - don't they refrain
from adopting Allah's law, which is a form of heresy? Man-made laws
have been chosen over Allah's law, which has been deemed unsuitable to
judge people?! Whoever does not act according to Allah's law is a
heretic, that's what Allah said in the Koran. Don't these countries
have witchcraft, sorcery, deceitfulness, and abomination?"(2)
Saudi Professor Sheikh Fawzan Al-Fawzan: Allah Punishes for
Homosexuality and Fornication at Christmas
The following are excerpts from an interview on Saudi/UAE's Al-Majd TV
with Sheikh Fawzan Al-Fawzan, a professor at the Al-Imam University,
which was recorded and translated by the MEMRI TV Monitor Project:
"These great tragedies and collective punishments that are wiping out
villages, towns, cities, and even entire countries, are Allah's
punishments of the people of these countries, even if they are Muslims.
"Some of our forefathers said that if there is usury and fornication
in a certain village, Allah permits its destruction. We know that at
these resorts, which unfortunately exist in Islamic and other
countries in South Asia, and especially at Christmas, fornication and
sexual perversion of all kinds are rampant. The fact that it happened
at this particular time is a sign from Allah. It happened at
Christmas, when fornicators and corrupt people from all over the world
come to commit fornication and sexual perversion. That's when this
tragedy took place, striking them all and destroyed everything. It
turned the land into wasteland, where only the cries of the ravens are
heard. I say this is a great sign and punishment on which Muslims
should reflect.
"All that's left for us to do is to ask for forgiveness. We must atone
for our sins, and for the acts of the stupid people among us and
improve our condition. We must fight fornication, homosexuality,
usury, fight the corruption on the face of the earth, and the
disregard of the lives of protected people."(3)
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Munajjid: Allah Finished Off the Richter
Scale in Revenge of Infidel Criminals
The following are excerpts from an interview on Saudi/UAE's Al-Majd TV
with Saudi cleric Muhammad Al-Munajjid, which was recorded and
translated by the MEMRI TV Monitor Project:
"The problem is that the [Christian] holidays are accompanied by
forbidden things, by immorality, abomination, adultery, alcohol,
drunken dancing, and ... and revelry. A belly dancer costs 2500 pounds
per minute and a singer costs 50,000 pounds per hour, and they hop
from one hotel to another from night to dawn. Then he spends the
entire night defying Allah.
"Haven't they learned the lesson from what Allah wreaked upon the
coast of Asia, during the celebration of these forbidden? At the
height of immorality, Allah took vengeance on these criminals.
"Those celebrating spent what they call 'New Year's Eve' in vacation
resorts, pubs, and hotels. Allah struck them with an earthquake. He
finished off the Richter scale. All nine levels gone. Tens of
thousands dead.
"It was said that they were tourists on New Year's vacation who went
to the crowded coral islands for the holiday period, and then they
were struck by this earthquake, caused by the Almighty Lord of the
worlds. He showed them His wrath and His strength. He showed them His
vengeance. Is there anyone learning the lesson? Is it impossible that
we will be struck like them? Why do we go their way? Why do we want to
be like them, with their holidays, their forbidden things, and their
heresy?"(4)
Egyptian Nationalist Weekly: U.S.-Israel-India Nuclear Testing May
have Caused Asian Tsunami; The Goal: Testing how to Liquidate Humanity
The Egyptian nationalist weekly Al-Usbu' has published an
investigation by correspondent Mahmoud Bakri, titled "Humanity in
Danger," claiming that the earthquake and tsunami in Asia may have
resulted from joint nuclear testing by the U.S., Israel, and India.
The following are excerpts from the article:
"Was [the earthquake] caused by American, Israeli, and Indian nuclear
testing on 'the day of horror?' Why did the 'Ring of Fire' explode?
"... According to researchers' estimates, there are two possible
[explanations] for what happened. The first is a natural, divine move,
because the region is in the 'Ring of Fire,' a region subject to this
destructive type of earthquakes.
"The second possibility is that it was some kind of human intervention
that destabilized the tectonic plates, an intervention that is caused
only in nuclear experiments and explosions. What strengthens this
direction [of thought] are the tectonic plates [under] Indian soil
[sic], since in the recent few months, India conducted over seven
nuclear tests to strengthen its nuclear program against the Pakistani
[nuclear program].
"[Various] reports have proven that the tectonic plates in India and
Australia collided with the tectonic plates of Europe and Asia. [It
has also been proven] that India recently obtained high[-level]
nuclear technology, and a number of Israeli nuclear experts and
several American research centers were [involved in preparing this].
"The three most recent tests appeared to be genuine American and
Israeli preparations to act together with India to test a way to
liquidate humanity. In the[ir] most recent test, they began destroying
entire cities over extensive areas. Although the nuclear explosions
were carried out in desert lands, tens of thousands of kilometers away
from populated areas, they had a direct effect on these areas.
"Since 1992, many research [institutes] monitoring earthquakes across
the world, such as the International Center for the [Study] of
Earthquakes [sic] in Britain and in Turkey and other countries,
[indicated] the importance of no nuclear testing in the 'Ring of
Fire,' where the most recent earthquake struck, because this region is
thought to be one of the most geologically active regions over
millions of years. Thus, the international centers have always
classified it as one of the most dangerous regions [and] likely to
shift at any given moment, even without human interference.
"But the scientific reports stated that there had been nuclear
activity in this region - particularly after America's recent decision
to rely largely on the Australian desert - part of which is inside the
'Ring of Fire' - for its secret nuclear testing.
"Similarly, many international reports spoke of joint Indian-Israeli
nuclear activity. Moreover, only this year Arab and Islamic countries
intervened more than three times in the U.S. to stop this joint
nuclear activity.
"Nevertheless, although so far it has not been proven that secret
Indian-Israeli nuclear testing is what caused the destructive
earthquake, there is evidence that the recent nuclear tests, the
exchange of nuclear experts between India and Israel, and the American
pressure on Pakistan regarding its nuclear cooperation with Asian and
Islamic countries [by providing India with advanced nuclear technology
in an attempt to stop Pakistani activity] - all these pose a big
question mark regarding the causes of the severe earthquake in Asia.
"Scientific studies prove that there is increasing nuclear activity
under the waters of the oceans and seas ... and that America is the
first country in the world responsible for this activity. This raises
an enormous question mark... What is puzzling is that all the previous
earthquakes did not cause such great destruction [as this one],
particularly [in light of the fact that] the earthquake's center was
some 40 kilometers under the seabed of the Indian Ocean.
"One of the American researchers, Merrills Kinsey,(5) pointed out an
important fact in the scientific report that he prepared after the
last disaster, which is that the center of an earthquake that took
place some 40 kilometers under the ocean floor could not have caused
such destruction unless nuclear testing had been conducted close to
the tectonic plates in these countries, or unless several days
previously there had been [nuclear] activity that caused these plates
to shift and collide - which constitutes a danger to all humanity, not
only to the inhabitants of these countries..."(6)
Endnotes:
(1) Palestinian Authority TV, December 31, 2005. To view the clip,
visit http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=451 .
(2) Al-Majd TV (Saudi Arabia/UAE), January 5, 2005. To view the clip,
visit http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=462 .
(3) Al-Majd TV (Saudi Arabia/UAE), December 31, 2004. To view the
clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=459 .
(4) Al-Majd TV (Saudi Arabia/UAE), January 1, 2005. To view the clip,
visit http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=452 .
(5) The name was not identified by MEMRI.
(6) Al-Usbu' (Egypt), January 1, 2005.
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