The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
2 claims
2% authenticProvidence
Strong natural explanation
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2018 Sulawesi disaster, photographs of mosques standing nearly alone amid flattened neighborhoods became symbols of divine protection; engineers point to reinforced construction, open ground floors, and charity funding that skipped the corner-cutting of ordinary housing — and the same disasters offer the counterexample, including a Palu mosque named Baiturrahman where 300 worshippers died at evening prayer.
Explainedprovidence·Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Mosques Left Standing — Banda Aceh 2004 and Palu 2018
Naturally possible — was the timing more than coincidence?
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2018 Sulawesi disaster, photographs of mosques standing nearly alone amid flattened neighborhoods became symbols of divine protection; engineers point to reinforced construction, open ground floors, and charity funding that skipped the corner-cutting of ordinary housing — and the same disasters offer the counterexample, including a Palu mosque named Baiturrahman where 300 worshippers died at evening prayer.
7% authenticStrong natural explanation
In 2006 a pet-shop oscar fish in Greater Manchester was reported to bear the Arabic words 'Allah' and 'Muhammad' in its markings, sparking international media coverage and becoming one of the most documented cases of perceived divine Arabic script in natural objects.
Unprovensigns·Speke, Liverpool / Greater Manchester area, England
The Manchester 'Allah Fish': Arabic Writing on Animal Markings
In 2006 a pet-shop oscar fish in Greater Manchester was reported to bear the Arabic words 'Allah' and 'Muhammad' in its markings, sparking international media coverage and becoming one of the most documented cases of perceived divine Arabic script in natural objects.