Is believing in the "HAARP" project, which is alleged to enable humans to create earthquakes or tsunamis, considered polytheism (shirk) against God?
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A Muslim's belief that some humans can cause earthquakes does not indicate polytheism (), because Allah Almighty has ordained that the universe operates according to established laws. He has facilitated for some of His servants the ability to research these laws and benefit from them. This does not fall outside Allah's will and power, for everything a human does is by Allah's will and creation, as stated in the Qur'an: "And Allah created you and what you do" (Quran 37:96).
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