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By
Prof. Dr.`Abd al-Hakam`Abd al-Latif As-Sa`idi,
Al-Azhar
University |
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Allah
Almighty says what means: [And We send down from the sky water in
measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able
to withdraw it.] (Al-Mu’minun: 18)
Water
has a certain organized cycle. It evaporates from the seas, lakes,
reservoirs, rivers, and streams and rises into the atmosphere.
Water vapor of water is not seen by the naked eye.
As
wind hits a mountainside, the air is forced upwards, causing the
water vapor to cool and condense, forming rain clouds.
When
clouds become heavy with liquid droplets (or ice particles in cold
climates), rain (or snow) falls, flowing over the land into rivers
and streams.
Some
of the water that falls onto the land seeps through the soil and
forms another store of water: groundwater basins. Some geological
movements may occur that cause groundwater basins to fracture and
the water stored in them to move to other parts.
Each
rain cloud carries a certain electric charge, negative or positive.
The wind plays an important systematic role in the process of rain
falling, which is referred to in the Qur’an as well.
According
to the verse quoted above, Allah Almighty sends down water from the
sky and controls where on the earth this water goes and settles.
This proves that there is a systematic way for water movement or
the water cycle on the earth. This all is done by Almighty Allah's
will. He may also, if He wills, deprive us of water as He, Most
High, says: [We are Able to withdraw it.] (Al-Mu’minun: 18)
But
He Almighty is All-Generous; He keeps bestowing us with the great
blessing of water.
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