Sunday, October 16, 2005
Feeding the survivors during Ramadan - BBC News
... Despite the adversity he faced, Mandra Hussein remained a very pious man.
The earthquake may have measured 7.6 on the Richter scale but it had not shaken his faith.
"Our village may have been destroyed but I give thanks to Allah," he told me, "for making the earthquake happen in the daylight hours, so that many people were out of their houses.
"Allah ensured that many of us survived."
...
In fact, many of the earthquake victims are observing Ramadan.
Under their makeshift tents, they dutifully wait for the sun to go over the horizon before tucking into bread, dates and whatever else the aid trucks have brought in.
I asked many people in Bagh why the earthquake had happened and time and again I was told it was Allah's will. "He's punishing us for our misdeeds," they said.
"But why would Allah kill children?" I asked.
"To teach us a lesson," one mullah told me, "that we may learn that we need to live better lives."
... Despite the adversity he faced, Mandra Hussein remained a very pious man.
The earthquake may have measured 7.6 on the Richter scale but it had not shaken his faith.
"Our village may have been destroyed but I give thanks to Allah," he told me, "for making the earthquake happen in the daylight hours, so that many people were out of their houses.
"Allah ensured that many of us survived."
...
In fact, many of the earthquake victims are observing Ramadan.
Under their makeshift tents, they dutifully wait for the sun to go over the horizon before tucking into bread, dates and whatever else the aid trucks have brought in.
I asked many people in Bagh why the earthquake had happened and time and again I was told it was Allah's will. "He's punishing us for our misdeeds," they said.
"But why would Allah kill children?" I asked.
"To teach us a lesson," one mullah told me, "that we may learn that we need to live better lives."
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