US Cease to Exist

[Joe Wordsworth]

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]."

Explaining his theory about the approaching extinction of the US, the scholar went on to analyze many numbers and letters mentioned in the Koran. He said a careful reading and analysis of words appearing in the Opening and Yusuf suras show that the US will exist for only 231 years.

How did he reach that number? Silwadi said that by combing a number of suras hinting at US sins he reached the numbers 1776 (the year the US achieved independence) and 231. He added the two numbers and the result was 2007, the year when the US is expected to disappear.

In his lengthy study, which is being circulated in many Muslim countries, Silwadi noted that the US has often been compared to a tree that grows very quickly and bears fruit, but has no roots.

In an attempt to find a reference to this metaphor in the Koran, Silwadi said he counted 1776 verses from the beginning of the Koran until he reached verse 26 of the Ibrahim Sura, which states: "And the parable of an evil word is as an evil tree pulled up from the earth's surface; it has no stability."

Pffft... whatever. Man needs a new book.

 

[hydrex]

Yeah someone did a thread about this yesterday. Was funny to read.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Missed that.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Actually, the US didn't achieve independence in 1776. That was the year it was declared but the revolution actually ended in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. If this Silly guy doesn't know that, I don't put much faith in his predictions.

Seriously, I really, really doubt that the US is mentioned in the Koran.

 

[Guest]

So - we should maybe start building an ark?

 

[cloudy]

Seems rather odd that he mentions the genocide of Natives, yet we're still here....are we supposed to be punished along with our oppressors?

 

[Guest]

Seems rather odd that he mentions the genocide of Natives, yet we're still here....are we supposed to be punished along with our oppressors?

Oooh. Wanna oppress me, cloudy?

 

[cloudy]

Oooh. Wanna oppress me, cloudy?

Ooh! Can I? The old switcheroo, huh?

 

[Guest]

Ooh! Can I? The old switcheroo, huh?

Yum.

 

[cloudy]

Yum.

Got the new Will Smith cd today....I'm jammin' with the headphones, and now I want to go out and dance so damn bad!!! You game?

 

[Jagged]

Another ancient text misread but a moron who comes up with something so outragous. It is still interesting to me that they think God picks sides. Not sir about him as of late but well.....You can read anything into a book like the Koran. Even treating peole nicely that are different then you....

 

[elsol]

I had a conversation with God last night... and he said that he was going to be busy all through the year 2007 so the destruction of the US was going to have to be moved up to next Tuesday.

Scheduling is a bitch for the big guy...

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[Seattle Zack]

Nostradamus predicted this exact thread, you just need to read his prophetic verses written in the city of Salon in 1554.

And, since I've read ahead, I already know what you're going to say. So don't bother posting.

 

[Liar]

If the US will come to an end in -07, wouldn't it be easier for it's sworn enemies, Al Q et al, to just kick back, put their feet up and wait it out?

#L

 

[R. Richard]

Ziad Silwadi (an Arab) says:
"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."

As a matter of historical fact almost all black Africans who were enslaved were enslaved by one of two groups: other black Africans or Arabs (yes Mr. Ziad Silwadi, that's what those chains in the back of your house were used for!). As a second matter of historical fact most black Africans of the slavery period did not view themselves as living in countires, they were tribal folk.

During the slavery period, a prime age black African slave was worth about one year's pay for a skilled workman. Thus, according to Ziad Silwadi, slave ship owners routinely threw a year's pay for a skilled workman overboard, presumably because they just could not be bothered. (Ziad Silwadi, you are either living in a dream world or you ar a liar.)

From written accounts of the time it is estimated that perhaps a total of 750,000 black African slaves were imported to the United States. Clearly Ziad Zilwadi's statement of milions is a lie.

 

[Lisa Denton]

"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."

Damn mean Europeans.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I wonder if these tsunamis will also take out Canada and Mexico.

 

[oggbashan]

2007 in the Muslim calendar isn't 2007AD. There's a few hundred years more to add on.

Any calculations based on the Koran can't use the Christian calendar. In my calendar 2007 is about 6000 give or take a hundred years. I count my years from when the Israelites killed me. Since I'm dead my arithmetic isn't too good. The perpetual sundial sold to me by a kind gentleman from Babylon stopped working about 1000 years ago and the manufacturers told me the lifetime guarantee wasn't valid because I'm dead. Shysters!

Og

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

I wonder if these tsunamis will also take out Canada and Mexico.

What!

Haven't you heard about surgical strike earthquakes?

 

[oggbashan]

What!

Haven't you heard about surgical strike earthquakes?

Given the record of blue on blue or friendly fire incidents of 'surgical strikes' a tsunami might accidently destroy Mecca.

'Blast! Missed!'

Og

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

Aw, how sweet. We must email Falwell at once.

I mean, isn't it beautiful that extremist religions of all types have so much in common that they might as well be lovers, sticking their downs so sexily down each others throats, feeling the warm rising sensation as your fellow hatemongerer's cock lightly rises against your leg-

But yes, same predictions of the loonies in our country. Same loony rationale. Same doomspeak. More and more, I come to think Tim Kreider might be right.

Me, I recognize only two religious denominations in the world, in spite of the superficial differences between them: good and evil. Good religious people do things to help other people: feed the hungry, clothe and house the destitute, care for the sick, fight corrupt and despotic governments, etc. Evil religious people want only to judge and punish: they bomb abortion clinics, stone adulterers, fly commuter jets into skyscrapers.

 

[Guest]

Aw, how sweet. We must email Falwell at once.

I mean, isn't it beautiful that extremist religions of all types have so much in common that they might as well be lovers, sticking their downs so sexily down each others throats, feeling the warm rising sensation as your fellow hatemongerer's cock lightly rises against your leg- - -

Oooh, Luc.

Hatemonger sex talk.

Cool.

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

Oooh, Luc.

Hatemonger sex talk.

Cool.

Someday I need to write that story. An interracial gay story of two radical fundamentalists finding so much commonality that they have rabid monkey sex.

 

[Guest]

Someday I need to write that story. An interracial gay story of two radical fundamentalists finding so much commonality that they have rabid monkey sex.

Oooh again.

But wait - will they just emulate, or will they actually use a rabid monkey?

'Cause that could be kind of exciting, too.

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

Oooh again.

But wait - will they just emulate, or will they actually use a rabid monkey?

'Cause that could be kind of exciting, too.

'

Hmm, the latter has possibilities but then I wouldn't be able to pollute Lit with its presence because of the bestiality restriction.

Oh well, I'll have to write around the fundies. <note this is a joke in part and in no way and actual condemnation of all fundies as mindless animals. Such stereotyping serves as an insult to animals who are actually relatively bright in that they don't slaughter one another for a flawed interpretation of morality>