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The Smoke Prophecy – December
21st 2012?
By
Layth Al-Shaiban
(laytth@hotmail.com)
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Disclaimer: This article represents the
personal view of the author and is being shared with readers for
the sake of stimulating thought.
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While watching a
recent History channel documentary (part-1,
part-2) regarding the Mayan calendar and its end date of
December 21st 2012, I could not help but draw
parallels with certain prophetic pronouncements contained within
the Qur’an of things yet to come.
Mayan Calendar
The Mayan’s of South America were perhaps one of the most
advanced civilizations when it came to astronomy and the mapping
of the celestial movement of the stars and our planet. In-fact,
the
Mayan calendar is so accurate that it has been able to
predict lunar and solar eclipses thousands of years in advance
based on a complex interlocking system involving lunar-solar-and
star movements.
Interestingly
enough, the Mayan calendar comes to an end on
December 21st 2012 (the day of winter solstice).
Now, while some people are speculating that this may mark the
end of the world, others are speculating more reasonably that it
will mark the end of the current sun-earth-galaxy
synchronization and that a new synchronization will begin.
I find this
second interpretation to be more logical, especially when we
consider that God has told us that our sun is not stationary,
but is constantly moving towards a determined point and is by
default taking us with it:
36:38 And the sun
runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble,
the Knowledgeable.
Pole Shift /
Magnetic Reversal
Now, what is
causing some anxiety regarding the end of the Mayan cycle is the
expectation that either a
Pole Shift or
Geomagnetic Reversal may take place on this date due to the
Earth being in a specific alignment with our planets and the
center of the galaxy that will have a gravitational impact on
its current structure. While the Pole Shift theory is less
plausible (the idea that the pole will shift its axis from its
current location), the Geomagnetic Reversal is widely accepted
as scientific fact noting that the Earth seems to have performed
at least 171 magnetic reversals to date (the flip of the
earth’s magnets with north becoming south and vice versa).
In fact, the
reversal of the magnetic poles is so normal in our universe that
the sun does a magnetic flip every 11 years (see
NASA article on subject).
Coincidently,
the next flip for our sun is expected in the year 2012 and is
anticipated to be accompanied by some of the strongest solar
flares seen for decades:
This week
researchers announced that a storm is coming--the most intense
solar maximum in fifty years. The prediction comes from a team
led by Mausumi Dikpati of the National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR). "The next sunspot cycle will be 30% to 50%
stronger than the previous one," she says. If correct, the years
ahead could produce a burst of solar activity second only to the
historic Solar Max of 1958. (source)
Overall, it
seems that both the scientific and astronomy evidence supports
some events occurring around 2012, the extent of which seems to
be unknown and unclear.
The Smoke
Prophecy
One of the most
interesting prophecies found in the Qur’an is that of the
“smoke” which will encompass all of humankind as a
punishment/retribution for what we have done:
44:1 HM.
44:2 And the
clarifying Scripture.
44:3 We have sent
it down in a blessed night. Surely, We were to warn.
44:4 In it, is a
decree for every matter of wisdom.
44:5 A decree from
Us. Surely, We were to send messengers.
44:6 A mercy from
your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
44:7 The Lord of
the heavens and the Earth, and everything between them. If you
were certain!
44:8 There is no
god except Him. He gives life and causes death; your Lord and
the Lord of your ancestors.
44:9 No; they are
in doubt, playing.
44:10 Therefore,
watch for the day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
44:11 It will
envelop the people: “This is a painful retribution!”
44:12 “Our Lord,
remove the retribution from us; we are believers.”
44:13 How is it
that now they remember, while a clarifying messenger had come to
them?
44:14 But they
turned away from him and said: “Clearly educated, but crazy!”
44:15 We will
remove the retribution in a while; you will then revert back.
It has been
hypothesized that the smoke was the nuclear weapons launched at
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while it has also been hypothesized that
the smoke was the burning oilfields from the 1991 Gulf war. Of
course, neither of these events fit the criteria since the
Qur’an has told us that this even will encompass all people (not
just a geographic area or people).
Looking at what
may cause smoke to spread across the entire world, we have a few
scenarios to look at:
-
Global
nuclear war
-
Meteor
striking Earth causing great dust clouds
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Volcanic
eruptions (super volcanoes) shooting out ash and soot.
Option 1 can be
discounted as not being in-line with the Quran’s description
which seems closer to a natural phenomena than a man-made event.
Options 2 & 3
are both plausible.
Supervolcano
With regards to the
possibility of the eruption of a
supervolcano or a number of volcanoes causing the
prophesized smoke, there have already been increasing
reports of
underground activity at the largest known supervolcano on
Earth (Yellowstone) where the crust has risen 13cm in the past
10 years.
An interesting
documentary has been made on this subject (see
link) looking at the effects of the eruption of such a
natural phenomena and its impact on a global scale.
December 21st
– The Night of Decree
What makes the
Mayan date even more significant is that the night of the winter
solstice (December 21st) has been found to be the “Night
of Decree” in which the Qur’an was revealed and in which
God’s major decrees are delivered.
If there was
ever a single day to be chosen where God’s punishment would be
delivered to mankind, then that indeed is the day. Also, it is
interesting to note that sura 44 where the prophecy of the smoke
is mentioned begins by speaking about the “Night of Decree” in
which the Qur’an was revealed 44:3-4 (coincidence?).
Israel and Prophecy
Another element
which lends weight to the events of the smoke and destruction
occurring in our lifetime is the creation of the state of Israel
which occurred officially in 1948 and the undying support it has
continued to receive from Western nations, especially the USA.
The Qur’an has
prophesized that the Children of Israel will all gather in one
place and be more influential and powerful than ever before (see
17:104), but more importantly, the Qur’an has also prophesized
that this gathering of Israel will be corrupt in the eyes of God
and unacceptable to Him, hence the power and might of this
gathering will be vanquished (see 17:7).
For such
prophecy to come true, it is safe to assume that the nations
that have supported Israel and continued to fund and arm its
evil actions will no longer be in a position to do so…Such lack
of support can only occur of these nations themselves are
preoccupied with their own survival and have no time to worry
about the survival of a nation thousands of miles away…Or, it
may be that such nations cease to exist altogether as the will
of God is put into effect.
Next Steps
The scientific
and supporting evidence for an event occurring on December 21st
2012 seems to have a high probability of being actually true, if
so, then such warnings should be taken seriously and plans
should be made for the protection of one’s self, family, and
community.
1.
Have a plan for the event.
Look at a map of
fault lines and volcanoes, and make sure your plan involved
being as far away from both as physically possible.
Also, regarding
the duration of such event, it could take anywhere from 1 to 3
years before the volcanic ash has cleared from the atmosphere
(depending of which sites you look at), therefore, your plan
should factor such length of time and have the ability to access
drinking water, food, and medicines for such a period.
2. Have a plan for after the event.
If this event
does indeed take place, and if you have been able to survive its
duration, then you need to know what you will do afterwards and
where you will go.
If countries and
governments fall, and if people are wiped out in masses due to
the event itself as well as the famine and diseases that may
follow, then you will need to think of where people can gather
and function once again as intelligent societies.
May God guide us to
what is right...
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