They argue that the Koranic authority for this is the story of God's destruction of the city of Sodom because of its citizens' sins.

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The asteroid that has made the space community sit up and take notice is nicknamed Apophis, after the Egyptian god of destruction.

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And when God has guided a bunch of Muslims to be at the forefront and destroyed America, a big destruction, I wish God would lift their position.

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