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Is the oil wealth of muslim nations be a miracle given by Allah?
Looking at the globe, we see how the most pious nation in the world- Saudi Arabia- is also the wealthiest in oil. Even muslim nations far away like Indonesia, Brunei and Nigeria are blessed with oil. Yet oil can only be found in very few countries.
Is this all a very, very strange coincidence, or isn't this proof that it's because of something more? And if a muslim nation doesn't have oil, maybe they did something to be punished for it?
16 Answers
- simplicityLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think this was because of a prayer from prophet Abraham to the submitters , after he build the Kabba he prayed for the submitters of this region
And when Abraham prayed: My Lord! Make this a region of security and bestow upon its people fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day, He answered: As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire - a hapless journey's end! 2: 126
- onelifeLv 51 decade ago
As Salaam to you all,
Allah (SWT) gives to whom He wishes but it is also a test. The oil may be in Muslim hands but it is their masters the West who pull the strings. Saudi Arabia still gets from America the same price it did at the beginning for its oil and it cannot raise its price. Anyway the oil is for all Muslims and not for the royals who believe that they are the leaders of the people.
I personally do not have any allegiance to the Saudi royal family, who by the way are not really Muslims in the true sense of the word, for they have introduced Biddah into Islam. They also wear gold and sit on gold seats while their brothers and sisters in other lands starve.
The miracle is Allah (SWT)'s but it is in the power of those who do not adhere to its truth. Indonesia, Brunei and Nigeria are no better, for the wealth belongs to the people but only a few derive benefit.
All the nations of Islam that do not have oil or other blessings from Allah (SWT) follow their own path of Islam, which again is away from the truth. Heed the words and read, learn and follow the truth.
Wa Salaam
- 1 decade ago
I'm a Christian and I understand that both Christians and Muslims believe in Noah and the great flood. Oil comes from vegetable matter and is known as a fossil fuel. Before the great flood the earth's environment was very different than now. The atmosphere was humid and it did not rain, it was jungle like in climate. Plants grew in abundance. Insects and reptiles (dinosaurs) grew much larger due to this abundant food source. When the heavens and the earth opened to release water (rain) and the flood occured not only were the dinosaurs wiped out but all that vegetation was buried and over the thousands of years it became oil. Where there was once massive amounts of vegetation in pre-flood days, there now lays todays oil reserves.
Believe what you will but I hope my answer will give you some insight as how the oil got there in the first place.
Incidently I encourage you to study the Great Flood and what the world was like before it occured. It's very interesting =)
Oh and about it not raining before the flood...this is why the rainbow is a sign of God's promise that He will never again flood the earth. Before the flood, it can be said that rainbows and rain did'nt exist.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I agree with the person who said that that is a strange logic.
I also want to point out that good things, like bad things can also be a test from Allah swt. People who were blessed with wealth, fortune and opportunities are tested to see how they use what Allah swt has given them... do they use it to help the needy, to look after orphans and widows, to spread dawah? or do they use it for themselves as a form of status, so that they have the biggest homes and the most expensive cars?
- ?Lv 45 years ago
Allah provides to whom He pleases and takes removed from whom He pleases. Allah tests us by capacity of giving some wealth and taking it removed from others. The Arabs have been blessed with oil weatlh that would desire to have made them a potential political and protection stress stress in the worldwide. rather, it has made them lazy and smug, dependant on the Western worldwide for their survivial
- 1 decade ago
When ever Allah gives some one or some nation ,with some sort of worldly thing it could be taken in two ways
one is, it could be a test that, how that wealth is being used.
is it used in accordance to Allah's will or not.
or it could be a reward from Allah (swt).
- 1 decade ago
Yes Sure All of them are Miracles that Allah Has Given Us.
lets say more than a test n Muslims failed in the test....
Source(s): A Proud Shia - Anonymous1 decade ago
no, since the largest oil and gas reserves currently belong to Russia.
and its due to geological factors that oil is present in lands which happen to be inhabited by Muslims. oil was formed and trapped in those areas long before the appearance of humans on earth.
all wealth is a test. a trail. just like poverty is a trial. EVERY THING IS A TEST!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
god gave miracles only to his prophets.
being wealth is not always a bless , god will ask everyone abut his money , from where he gained it and in what he spent it .
Muslims don't believe in coincidence . as i said its not always a sign of bless nor a sign of punishment.
a test will be more accurate , so god will see our reaction toward what happened to us.
P.S strange Q. unless your looking for a specific answer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I believe its a gift from Allah and also a test, what we do with this money, do we use it for good or evil.....unfortunately we are failing the test...