Our Beautiful Earth’s True Colors! IncredibleNew Images of the Earth from Space

"And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the
moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming." – Quran,
Al-Anbiyaa, 21:33
These spectacular images of the Earth are the most true-colour images
of the entire world released to date, according to Nasa scientists.
The images of the Indian Ocean and North America were produced by
researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center using images from
the Terra satellite more than 700km (435 miles) above the Earth's
surface.
The Blue Marble series waspieced together from thousands of images
takenover many months by the satellite's remote-sensing device Modis,
of every square kilometre of the Earth's surface.
Allah's signs are all around us, and modern technology reveals more
signs to us every day. Some of Allah's miracles are so small that we
can only see them with modern microscopes; while others are so great
that we can only see them from the distance of space, Subhan Allahu wa
bihamdihi , glory to Allah and all praise to Him.
Click on the thumbnails to see the amazing full-size photos.
Earth from space, in true color. See India at center and Arabia and
Africa to the left.
Earth from space, in true color. See the North American continent in the center.

Reaching for the light

Click on the image above and allow yourself a few minutes to do
nothing but gaze at it. Really think about what you are seeing. Isn't
it beautiful and astounding? SubhanAllah.
To me, the amazing thing is that it's a simple image of a small (some
might sayinsignificant) creature in Allah's universe. It's not a
big-budget film popping with special effects and designed to elicit a
cannedemotional response, or a classic novel, or a grand symphony, or
a skilled musician playing a soul-stirring solo on a guitar.
It's just a capture of the light shining on a little flower that most
of us would probably pay no attention to if we walked past it.
Rather than insert my thoughts here, I would liketo ask you:
What does this image do for you? What does it make you think? How does
it make you feel?

Beginnings from endings

Amidst the rush
of worldly comings and goings,
observe how endings
become beginnings.

Beauty All Around Us

Every Saturday I drive from Fresno, in the geographical center of
California, across the western side of the San Joaquin Valley and up
into the mountains, to Casa de Fruta. It is such beautiful country,
SubhanAllah. The San Joaquin Valley is a partof California's great
CentralValley, a vast agricultural breadbasket that runs 450 miles
(720 km) from north to south.
Right now in March, the fields are on fire with orange poppies and
yellow mustard flowers. The almond trees have been blossoming for a
month, and the white petals fall to the ground like rain. On my way
home, I sometimes pull over and park under the almond trees. I have a
snack, listen to the radio, then get out and practice martial arts
moves beneath the trees. When the irrigation pumps are running I use
the water to wash my face or perform wudu'.
The grapes are just comingup – the slender stems are like the idea of
a grape vine. Corn, cotton and lettuce are newly planted, and birds
with long white necks flock to the fields. The fields are full of huge
herds of white sheep and black cows, and our unique local cows with a
large white stripe down the middle.
The green grass sweeps upinto the mountains, whereit becomes forest
and finally snow.
The years-long drought is over. The San Luis Reservoir is setting a
new high water mark. It is normally full of islands, but now they have
all disappeared as the water is a solid sheet of deep blue from one
side to the other, with fingers of water stretching into surrounding
valleys. I've never seen it so high. The Eastside Bypass, which is a
flood control channel and is normally dry as dust, is running with
water.
The San Joaquin River is running to the Pacific Ocean for the first
time in decades. In coming years the Chinook salmon may return to the
river, Insha'Allah. This is a type of fish that swims upriver from the
sea. There has not been a Chinook run on the San Joaquin River
sincethe 1940′s.
The skies in this part of theValley are huge, with vast expanses of
clouds sweeping the sky like ships. Late in the day, the sky is a
giant palette of blue, yellow, orange and red.
The world is amazing. Never think that beauty is gone from the world.
Openyour eyes and look at the majesty around you. All this was not
created in vain. It is a miracle, a blessing, and a sign pointing to
the Most Merciful God.
SubhanAllah, glory to AllahThe Provider, The Creator, The One.