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| <option weight="1">{{Pictorial-Islam|1=Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World|2=[[File:Pakistan-earthquake-4.jpg|190px|link=Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World]]|3=Many Muslims often gloat and celebrate when an accident or natural disaster befalls the Western and/or non-Muslim world, believing that it is the actions of a vengeful Allah. As Allah's people, Muslims believe they will always be protected by Allah against such calamities. The Qur'an even states that earthquakes are for non-Muslims and occur as the wrath of an angry God. However accidents and natural disasters happen very often in Muslim countries and Allah seems to turn a blind eye when disaster strikes, even when they occur during the Hajj in Mecca, where Islam's holiest site, the Ka'aba, is located. ([[Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World|''read more'']])}}</option> | | <option weight="1">{{Pictorial-Islam|1=Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World|2=[[File:400px-24 - Destroyed mosque.jpg|180px|link=Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World]]|3=Many Muslims often gloat and celebrate when an accident or natural disaster befalls the Western and/or non-Muslim world, believing that it is the actions of a vengeful Allah. As Allah's people, Muslims believe they will always be protected by Allah against such calamities. The Qur'an even states that earthquakes are for non-Muslims and occur as the wrath of an angry God. However accidents and natural disasters happen very often in Muslim countries and Allah seems to turn a blind eye when disaster strikes, even when they occur during the Hajj in Mecca, where Islam's holiest site, the Ka'aba, is located. ([[Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World|''read more'']])}}</option> |
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Revision as of 20:08, 5 January 2014
Also see: Template:Pictorial-Islam
Allah the "Best of Deceivers"
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The Qur'an openly states many times that Allah is the 'best deceiver'. The root word used in these verses is Makr which means deception. The literal translations, referenced from a Muslim website, make this very clear. Although there are many places in the Qur'an that use the same word (makir) in reference to Allah, this article will focus only on the verses in which Allah describes himself as the 'best deceiver'.(read more)
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