The course of world history and especially the future of America took a sudden and dramatic turn on the fateful day of September 11, 2001.

As the American public viewed television reports showing New York's World Trade Center towers being destroyed by hijacked passenger jets, there was the sense of unbelief that this country could actually be under attack. Yet, many astute observers and authors had previously seen the signs and warned of an impending major confrontation.While many such published works were ridiculed and disregarded for many years, the clash of civilizations unfolded, pitting Mideast seventh-century ideals against those of the twenty-first century Western World. Now, even the liberal media that has for years enjoyed ridiculing Judeo/Christian values is included as one of the enemies of Islam - a theocratic dogma that promotes forced conversion and the extermination of anyone that does not embrace its religious tenets.

Perhaps there is something to be said in favor of those who tried to warn America about the attack that came to pass. Afterall, it is believed by many that there are obvious signs and warnings - even in the heavens. Such manifestation was observed on the very next morning after the 09/11/01 attack on America. Many people who happened to be outside just before sunrise on September 12, 2001 reported what this author had also seen in the early morning sky:

 

While going outside to pick up the morning newspaper from the driveway, I looked up to view the stars and was amazed at how visible and bright the "sign" of Islam seemed to have been formed and affixed in the clear dawning sky over North America. The planet, Venus, shone brilliantly as the bright and morning star and was positioned closely to the right of the moon in its crescent (waning) phase. Together, these form the universal symbol of Islam as seen on the flags of many Arab nations.

I often wonder if the pre-meditated attack on America had been planned by Islamic terror groups to coincide with the timing of this celestial occurrence - or was it purely coincidental? Another question that arises is whether the attack upon the Twin Towers was symbolic of the original beliefs within Islamic theology that view the construction of tall buildings as an end-of-times message and permits their destruction:

"...We leveled to the ground the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and his people erected (with such pride)." ( Qur'an:007.137)