Hello everyone... is this true??

All I can find is this:

Indonesian Muslims calling tsunami warning from God

"LAMPAYA, Indonesia - (KRT) - For Hamdani Muhammad Amin, a devout Muslim, the Dec. 26 tsunami was a brutal reminder of the power of God and his own insignificance.
'Before the tsunami, I was quite confident in myself,' said Amin, 30, recalling the three beachfront snack stands, the parking lot and the changing room he operated just south of the city of Banda Aceh. 'I thought I could earn money without the help of Allah.'
In an instant, his livelihood was wiped away, and now he sat cross-legged in a tent that his family shares with three other families in a refugee camp.
'I don't really have faith in myself anymore,' he said. 'I am surrendering myself to Allah. I hope that Allah gives me good guidance.'
Across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, the devout are saying that the tsunami - which killed at least 85,000 people and left another 131,000 missing in Indonesia and, three weeks later, presumably dead - was a warning to be more observant Muslims.
That sentiment is particularly strong in the province of Aceh, where the tsunami did most of its damage. The Achenese generally are considered the most devout Muslims in the country.
Aceh is the only Indonesian province where Islamic law is enforced. The province is known as Indonesia's 'verandah on Mecca,' in part because of its location at the westernmost tip of the Indonesian archipelago, closest to the Middle Eastern holy city.
Few here think the push toward greater devotion is likely to fuel the more extremist brands of Islam that see a holy war against the West as the calling for every young Muslim man. Aceh, including its Free Aceh Movement guerrillas, has shown little sympathy for that movement. Richard Baker, an Indonesia specialist at the East-West Center in Hawaii, calls the rebels "a genuine nationalist movement."
Instead, the tsunami is more likely to push the devout toward greater piety.

Source:http://www.helptsunamisurvivors.org/...1_archive.html

well, most of the dead in Malaysia were in Penang (the least religious state in Malaysia)... who knows....

format_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysian

well, most of the dead in Malaysia were in Penang (the least religious state in Malaysia)... who knows....

And most of those who died in Indonesia were in Aceh, the most Islamic region in the country.

format_quote Originally Posted by Malaikah

And most of those who died in Indonesia were in Aceh, the most Islamic region in the country.

The world works in mysterious ways.

I wrote this in another thread only a day ago. It fits quite nicely here too, so to save having to type it again, I will copy the quote:

I find it very hurtful when people explain political situations and natural disasters as 'God's punishment for certain groups of people' - for example the tsumani and the earth quake in Pakistan, which largely affected Muslim communities, and Hurricane Kathrina, which largely affected Christian communities.

We have to ask ourselves, who do we think we are to assume to know God's ways and purposes???
Thing is, God's plan and purpose is much more complex than we as humans can ever see and understand.
Bad things happen to good people, and vice versa.

Rather than make judgements on whether people did or didn't deserve such suffering, should we not pray for those in need, and seach our hearts for ways of helping and giving ...?

Peace

Some things are from God because for Muslims, this life is a test for us. As u know, some people lose faith after some tragic, blaming God. Its really a chance to prove ourselves. Its a test to see how firm we r on our faith. In Islam, Allah(swt) does not burden a person with what they cant handle. Of course we should have remorse, which is why such things happen. If everyone was always so happy and nothing went wrong ever, how would we get the chance to help each other, do good things, and share are emotions together? Some things are also the cause of our own mistakes. Take global warming for example. Abusing the use of natural resources is causing problems for our planet, which is creating natural disasters. How do we know God is not already saving us from so many problems? God forbid, it could be worse.

Peace

Tsunami came to Maldives too. But believe me, i've seen with my eyes.... "No water entered to any of the mosques!!!" And all the people in the islands also ran towards the mosques. Maldives being made of small islands, and water not reaching certain places is surely Allah's mercy!

actually after the tsunami was over, they took an air picture over the water and it said Allah in the water. I saw the pic and also a few sec video of it.
SubhanAllah. The report was made by a Muslim and Non Muslim.

format_quote Originally Posted by Tayyaba

actually after the tsunami was over, they took an air picture over the water and it said Allah in the water. I saw the pic and also a few sec video of it.
SubhanAllah. The report was made by a Muslim and Non Muslim.

very interesting
have u got the link for it , sis ?