Even in Sri Lanka!

It's not only in Indonesia! Even in Sri Lanka, the mosques remain as a Sign!

COLOMBO, 14 January 2005 � Despite heavy damages to men and materials, most of the mosques on the Western coast of the island were not affected as a result of the tsunami waves.



�Five of us were inside the mosque and we started reciting the Holy Qur�an when we noticed the waves becoming rough,� the mosque�s imam, Alim Alavi, told Arab News. �At the time the waves crashed, there were 47 students in the madrasa attached to the south wing of the mosque. They came running to me. I made them recite relevant stanzas from the Holy Qur�an which sought Almighty Allah�s protection from natural calamities,� Alavi added.



�I could see fishing trawlers drifting, buildings crumbling and even five-meter-high rocks floating. But the mosque stood unmoved despite the surging waves,� he recalled. �It was a miracle."



The Maggona Mosque, a couple of meters from the sea, was not even touched by the waves even though adjacent buildings on the Colombo-Galle Road have been severely damaged.

Read the full article by clicking here (ArabNews article, by Mohammed Rasooldeen)