Guest MikeSC Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Koran scholar: US will cease to exist in 2007 By KHALED ABU TOAMEH [Print this Article] [subscribe] [sMS Alerts] Advertisement A thorough analysis of the Koran reveals that the US will cease to exist in the year 2007, according to research published by Palestinian scholar Ziad Silwadi. The study, which has caught the attention of millions of Muslims worldwide, is based on in-depth interpretations of various verses in the Koran. It predicts that the US will be hit by a tsunami larger than that which recently struck southeast Asia. "The tsunami waves are a minor rehearsal in comparison with what awaits the US in 2007," the researcher concluded in his study. "The Holy Koran warns against the Omnipotent Allah's force. A great sin will cause a huge flood in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans." Silwadi, who is from the village of Silwad near Ramallah – the home of Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal – is not a world-renowned scholar. He said he decided to publish the findings of his research "out of a sense of responsibility because what is about to happen is extremely shocking and frightening." His fear, he said, is that the world economy, which relies heavily on the US dollar, would be deeply affected by the collapse of the US. "It would be fair to say that the world would be better off with a US that is not a superpower and that does not take advantage of weak nations than a world where this country does not exist at all," he added."The world will certainly lose a lot if and when this disaster occurs because of the great services that American society has rendered to the economy, industry and science." Silwadi said his study of the Koran showed that the US would perish mainly because of its great sins against mankind, including the Native Americans and blacks. "As soon as the Europeans started arriving in the new world discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, they declared a war on the so-called Red Indians, the legitimate owners of the land," he wrote. "Then they began enslaving and humiliating Africans after kidnapping them from their countries and bringing them to America. Millions of blacks were brought to the US and treated with unprecedented harshness. Those who became ill during the journey were thrown overboard to feed the fish." Silwadi pointed out that the US continued to commit war crimes and "ethnic cleansing" against humanity by becoming the first country to use nuclear weapons during World War II. "International law penalizes such crimes," he said. "If these laws were not applied then, they are certainly implemented in heaven. If no one on earth is capable of punishing [the US], Allah was and remains able to do so. All these actions have been documented by Allah in a big archive called the Koran." Silwadi said he reached the conclusion that several suras (chapters) in the Koran that talk about punishment for those who perpetrate heinous sins actually refer to the US. As an example, he quotes in his study verse 40 of the Spider Sura, which states: "So each We [God] punished for his sin; of them was he on whom We sent down a violent storm, and of them was he whom the rumbling overtook, and of them was he whom We made to be swallowed up by the earth, and of them he whom We drowned; and it did not beseem Allah that He should be unjust to them, but they were unjust to their own souls." Drawing parallels between Pharaoh and the US, who share the same "sin" of arrogance and excessive pride, Silwadi noted that the Koran mentions at least 12 times the fact that Pharaoh was punished by drowning for his evil deeds. The Narrative Sura, he noted, clearly suggests that the US will drown in the sea: "And Firon [Pharaoh] said: O chiefs! I do not know of any god for you besides myself; therefore kindle a fire for me And he was unjustly proud in the land, he and his hosts, and they deemed that they would not be brought back to Us. So We caught hold of him and his hosts, then We cast them into the sea, and see how was the end of the unjust [verses 38-40]." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pag...d=1111980180248 Wow, apparently the Koran was written by Nostradamus. Who'd've thunk it? -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 I love you guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 It's 2005 and I don't see Rodimus Prime or Galvatron, so I've lost all faith in prognosticators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimensions 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Hahahahahaha. That's all I have to say. Please replace US with anyone else you don't like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 I like how the US will be punished apparently for our great sins against certain groups of people. Under that standard the Middle East should be gone in a sandstorm or something like next month... ...oh and I'm going out for some boxes and tape, never too early to start packing, you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Where's my surfboard? It's time to pull a Snake Plissken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatWhiteNope 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Goodbye student loans! Hello untimely death! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Still more credible than the environmentalists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 If John Titor doesn't mention it, how can we believe it? So, does "cease to exist" mean "the US is wiped out completely" or "We can all form new nations in the former US"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 If John Titor doesn't mention it, how can we believe it? bahahahaha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted April 1, 2005 If John Titor doesn't mention it, how can we believe it? So, does "cease to exist" mean "the US is wiped out completely" or "We can all form new nations in the former US"? We'll be sued by some obscure company for copyright infringement and have to change our name like the WWF had to a few years ago. Allied States of American here we come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 *has a yard sale* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 If John Titor doesn't mention it, how can we believe it? So, does "cease to exist" mean "the US is wiped out completely" or "We can all form new nations in the former US"? We'll be sued by some obscure company for copyright infringement and have to change our name like the WWF had to a few years ago. Allied States of American here we come. United States of Entertainment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted April 1, 2005 This is the part where Agent brags about Indiana becoming beachfront property again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 It's 2005 and I don't see Rodimus Prime or Galvatron, so I've lost all faith in prognosticators. That one fucking killed me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CommaderK9 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 If John Titor doesn't mention it, how can we believe it? Well, it's just on another world line from the one he was on. Remember, anything that he says that turns out not to be true is only because it's on another world line, not because he is full of shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! See how they like their government healthcare now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! You have to pass a test. You need to name 5 Famous Canadians who aren't Athletes or Actors/Comedians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! You have to pass a test. You need to name 5 Famous Canadians who aren't Athletes or Actors/Comedians. Gerard Bull, traitor to the free world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! You have to pass a test. You need to name 5 Famous Canadians who aren't Athletes or Actors/Comedians. Umm, CANADIANS couldn't pull that one off. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 John. A MacDonald- Often called the Father of Confederation, our first Prime Minister. Served two seperate terms in office ala Grover Cleveland. Pierre Trudeau- Served as Prime Minister during one of the most trying times in our nation's history, the FLQ crisis. Will be remember most for two things: Calling martial law during the aforementioned crisis, and saying 'the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation' Tommy Douglas- Premier of Saskatchewan during the 1940's, also led the Federal NDP until the 1970's. Founded the concept of universal healthcare as we know it. Named to be the Greatest Canadian in a CBC sponsored contest. Terry Fox- In an effort to raise money for cancer, he decided to run across Canada one day at a time. This, despite having already lost a leg to the disease! That, my friends, is heroism. Made it from St. John's, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario before succumbing to cancer. David Suzuki- Brilliant environmentalist. One of the leading forces behind Canada's acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol. The fact that he hosts a documentary does not classify him as an actor or comedian. Lester B. Pearson- Prime Minister during the 1960's. Receieved a Nobel Peace Prize for deploying Canadian troops to peacekeep during the Suez Canal crisis. Running joke in Canada is 'Only Prime Minister named for an airport' Rene Levesque- Elected premier of Quebec during the 1970's, spearheaded the first Quebec referendum. Dr. Frederic Banting- My vote for the aforementioned Greatest Canadian contest, he developed insulin. Wayne Gretzky- As you know, the greatest hockey player who ever lived. However, I put him on this list, not for his achievments on the ice, but his achievements off it. He assembled the victorious men's ice hockey teams in Salt Lake City in 2002, and at the World Cup in 2004. What the 2002 win did for Canadian pride is comparable to the 1972 Summit Series. Don Cherry- Former coach of the Boston Bruins, deserves recognition as a Great Canadian not for his coaching success, but because he aptly embodies Canadian ideals and values: Hard work, toughness and pride, but good nature and compassion at the same time. Mike Weir: A little slanted since he's my hero and role model, but the most successful Canadian golfer. Though Mo Norman was the better ball striker, and Dave Barr and Dan Halldorson won the World Cup, Weir was the first Canadian to win a major golf tournament, as well as the first left hander to win The Masters Tournament. He's in the back of my avatar picture. You were saying? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 For what it's worth, I can name a good number of Canadian PMs... Not sure why though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! You have to pass a test. You need to name 5 Famous Canadians who aren't Athletes or Actors/Comedians. Umm, CANADIANS couldn't pull that one off. -=Mike We're not as ignorant about you guys as you are about us, I'm also pretty sure that on a whole we're more educated about our own country as well. Not me though, damn American media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Shouldn't politicians count as actors, though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Don Cherry- Former coach of the Boston Bruins, deserves recognition as a Great Canadian not for his coaching success, but because he aptly embodies Canadian ideals and values: Hard work, toughness and pride, but good nature and compassion at the same time. Too bad he's part of a dying breed in Canada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2005 Why don't we all just move to Canada? Loophole~! You have to pass a test. You need to name 5 Famous Canadians who aren't Athletes or Actors/Comedians. Do the members of Alpha Flight count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2005 Don Cherry- Former coach of the Boston Bruins, deserves recognition as a Great Canadian not for his coaching success, but because he aptly embodies Canadian ideals and values: Hard work, toughness and pride, but good nature and compassion at the same time. Too bad he's part of a dying breed in Canada. Elaborate. Canadian exports are up, our government has much more of a voice in the world community and patriotism is clearly at high right now. Charitable donations are also up. Please explain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2005 geddy lee anne murray Avril Neil Young the fucker from Nickelback Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2005 Well since we didn't support them in the war, our country is going to hell in a handbasket. I think he is going to tell us about how the tidal wave is going to wash us away for our huge lack of patriotism, in addition to them getting washed away for being immoral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
