Trees Saying Shahadah

From WikiIslam

Islamic sites exhibit this picture with the following notes:

The branches of the trees lining a path distributed in the shape of declaration of the Islamic creed in the Arabic language that affirms the Oneness of Allah(swt) and the Prophethood of Muhammad(saaw)."

It reads: 'La ilaha Illahau Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah' There is no deity but Allah(swt) and Muhammad(saaw) is the Messenger of Allah(swt).

This is said to be a scene on a piece of cultivated farmland in Germany. Many Germans have been said to have embraced Islam upon seeing this miraculous sight and that the German government put steel fences around that part of the farm to prevent people from visiting and witnessing this miraculous site.

However none of these sites give you the address of this location and there are no other pictures taken of these trees from any other angles. This is due to the fact that the picture is actually an oil based painting on canvas painted by Dr. Sayed Al-Khudari from Egypt^[1]. Pay attention to the top right corner where you can even see the wrinkles of the canvas since it is not stretched properly.

This is the entire picture.

On the left of the whole picture there is another row of trees that reads "Muhammad Rasul Allah" (Muhammad is the messenger of God). This sentence in Arabic is much more elaborate and makes the reader suspect forgery; may be that is why most Islamic sites just content themselves with the right side of the picture.

Isn't it foolish to assume that this is how God, if he exists, wants to send messages to people, especially in Germany where people cannot read Arabic.

That German authorities prevented people from seeing these trees is clearly false since, seeing as how many Muslims are overly violent about trivial things, such as cartoons, many Muslims would not have remained silent if German authorities had done this. Plus it's a painting.

If this were a deliberate message from God then one could wonder of the sanity of this God who plays these kind of childish games. But it does not matter to the foolhardy believer. He wants to believe and wants to see miracles. Anything will do, even a painting like this that is obviously a hoax.

A quick Google search reveals that some Muslims, even to this very day, use this as an example of Islam's validity.

[edit] References

1. ↑ E-mail from Muslim who met the artist who drew the 'Shahada trees' - backup copy of letter can be found here