So, I opened up my copy of the Quran to a random page today...

[Wyrd of Gawd]

Because I was curious to see what I would find. Random I know. I ended up in Surah Al Hajj (number 22), and a couple of Iyah caught my eye.

Quran 22:65 "Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man."

And Quran 22:66 "It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!"

In the part from Quran 22:65 where it says: "He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave"

Does that mean Allah can chose not to flood Bangladesh and India during this years monsoon season and thus save thousands of lives? Could Allah please withhold the rain. The Ummah in Bengal suffer greatly each year. Are Duas not enough to change the mind of Allah?

Why does Allah cause these pious people to die? Are the people of Bengal not pious enough? Why does it have to be like Noah's Flood every year for these people?

It's amazing what one can find in the Quran. People are dying as a direct result of the actions of Allah. So much for free will.

Didn't an English guy format the Koran into numbered verses?