Fact Check: Muslim’s house in Los Angeles saved because of Quran? The truth of the picture is shocking

New Delhi: The devastating fire of Los Angeles has caused huge devastation. However, forest fires are a common occurrence here. But, incidents of fire have increased in recent years. The fire currently raging in Los Angeles has engulfed a large number of houses. At the same time, some fake news, pictures and videos are also being shared on social media regarding the Los Angeles fire. In a picture it is being claimed that a Muslim’s house in Los Angeles was saved only because the Holy Quran was kept in that house. In this picture being shared on social media, red color is seen amidst the burnt houses. A house with a thatched roof is visible. All the surrounding houses, trees and vehicles have been burnt, but there was no damage of any kind in this house due to the fire. A car is also seen parked outside the house, which is completely safe.

What is the claim on social media?

While sharing this photo on Twitter on January 12, a handle named Ayesha Majid Khan wrote, ‘Look at this photo and say Subhanallah. According to Al Jazeera, a Muslim in Los Angeles had the Muqaddas and the Holy Quran in his/her house, so Allah Ta’ala saved him/her from a major disaster. While all the houses around it were burnt. See this post-

A similar claim along with the picture has also been made from a handle named Engineer Rafiq Khan. The post reads, ‘According to Al Jaljeera channel,
This Muslim home alone survived the wrath of ‘Los Angeles’. Only Allah is superpower. Alhamdulillah.’ See his/her tweet-

Posting this picture with the handle Saima Khan, it has been written, ‘Surely Allah is alive and eternal. Look at this photo and say Subhanallah. According to Al Jazeera, a Muslim in Los Angeles had the Muqaddas and the Holy Quran in his/her house, so Allah Taala saved him/her from a major disaster, while all the houses around him/her were burnt down. See the tweet-

A similar claim along with the picture has also been made in the post by the handles named Khurshid Pathan and Engineer Dastagir Hussain. See these two posts-

What is the truth of this claim?

To know the truth of this picture viral on social media, first of all we searched it through Google reverse image. Through the search results, we found links to some news and came to know that this picture is about one and a half years old, from August 2023. This picture came to light when there was a forest fire on Maui Island in Hawaii. Maui is the second largest island of Hawaii.

The first link we found through Google reverse images was from a news website. The Mirror Is of. According to this news of August 21, 2023, a house miraculously survived after a forest fire in Lahaina, Hawaii. This house belongs to a couple named Dora Atwater Millikin and Dudley Long Millikin-III. Some time ago he/she had renovated this property worth about Rs 31 crore 30 lakh.

At that time it was believed that this was the reason why it was saved from the fire. The Mirror According to this news, when the owners of the house were talked about, they told that no special arrangements were made to prevent fire. The husband and wife had gone out somewhere when the fire broke out. This house was called ‘Miracle House’ at that time. Hearing about it and seeing it, everyone was surprised as to how this house survived safely amid the devastation.

Apart from this we got this news daily Mail, telegraphy, Unilad, news.com.au, New York Post, ndtv And firstpost Also found on website. In all these news it has been told about this house which was saved from the fire. In such a situation, the claim being made on social media with the picture of this house is false.

conclusion

A picture of a house that was saved amid the devastation caused by the fire is being shared on social media. It is being written along with the picture that this house in Los Angeles belongs to a Muslim man and was saved because the Holy Quran was kept in the house. During investigation by the alert team, it was found that this picture is old and is of a house in Maui Island, Hawaii.