UPDATE:  SOLVED at 12:17 CDT by Sean

Welcome to Saturday’s scheduled entertainment.  Are you ready?  Tom and I are already looking forward to the next bonus riddle (and working on getting a great prize lined up), so get your name on the list!  We’re also starting to step up the competition, so you might find today’s riddle a bit harder than last week; but not too much.  I know you’re ready to play riddle, so…

Today’s subject is an event.

It has happened before.

It will happen again.

Little understood by ancient mankind, this event horrified our distant ancestors.

There is documented loss of life associated with this event.

Something about this event is closely associated with the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

Modern studies of the event have greatly influenced empirical sciences.

The event is well represented in ancient and modern literature.

Let’s see… event… horrified… loss of life… science… literature… yep, that just about does it.  Okay, the clock’s ticking, and I’m lurking.  Good luck!

Marian, et al, lurking...