Assalam o alaikum!
After a long wait, heat spells, sweating and duas it finally rained here in Karachi. Alhumdulillah. :)
For some rain is merely just water falling from the sky. But for a true believer rain is Allah's mercy literally showering upon us. Rain is just one of Allah's countless blessings. It has so many benefits for every creature , living or non-living. If you truly knew all the benefits of rain , you would fall in love with Allah (swt) even more. Insha Allah. :)
As students we are all aware of "The Water Cycle". Yes that colorful picture in our geography textbooks with a side veiw of mountains, the sea,labelled with words we struggled to learn and a smiling sun perhaps?. At least that's how I remember it. But did we ever truly appreciate all that it depicted?. Did we ever truly realize its importance? It is no less than a miracle.OK let your imagination go wild for a minute and picture all that I am about to write, in your head.
So the main actors are : the sea , the sun , the clouds and the wind.
I also want you to realize how all these things work together in harmony ,just as their Creator commanded. (hmm... Is there a lesson here? )
The Sun is assigned the job of heating up the salty sea below. The water from the sea evaporates and reaches the sky. No salt. Just water. Pure water. (And no fishes ! There have been cases of fish rain in some parts of the world...Another thing to be thankful for... Alhumdulillah). Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. Normally when we see clouds, don't they look like soft delicate cotton balls to you? (I ,for one, would love to jump into one! ) . So imagine these fur look alikes "floating" around with tonnes of water in them! ...Subhan Allah... they travel miles and miles to reach wherever it is that Allah has commanded them to shed their load. The wind is assigned the job of pushing these clouds around. ( Like pushing barrels of water on a cartwheel? Easy, no? ). And now when it finally does rain, have you noticed what a rain drop looks like? Sharp on top , curved below ? Imagine a drop falling from such a great height yet reaching you in a perfect shape,at a calculated speed so that it doesn't harm you. What if it wasn't specifically shaped like this? We would have felt them as needles...no, bullets... piercing through our body. Seriously. Alhumdulillah.Alhumdulillah.
Did you realize the amount of work that is being done just so that you can enjoy pure water falling from the sky? Rain is a source of happiness for all. It freshens the environment, makes plants even greener, puts a smile to our faces (convinces our mothers to make pakoras and other delights for us? :D ) , provides us pure water to drink and I could go on and on about its benefits. Maybe you could point some more out in the comments below? Here is one from the Quran. :)
Leaving you with this wonderful hadith as a gift : ( And pictures :] )
So don't forget to make dua when it rains and thank Allah for it from all of your heart. :) Jazak Allah!
Prayers for you and your family. Stay safe.
After a long wait, heat spells, sweating and duas it finally rained here in Karachi. Alhumdulillah. :)
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| A view from my balcony |
For some rain is merely just water falling from the sky. But for a true believer rain is Allah's mercy literally showering upon us. Rain is just one of Allah's countless blessings. It has so many benefits for every creature , living or non-living. If you truly knew all the benefits of rain , you would fall in love with Allah (swt) even more. Insha Allah. :)
As students we are all aware of "The Water Cycle". Yes that colorful picture in our geography textbooks with a side veiw of mountains, the sea,labelled with words we struggled to learn and a smiling sun perhaps?. At least that's how I remember it. But did we ever truly appreciate all that it depicted?. Did we ever truly realize its importance? It is no less than a miracle.OK let your imagination go wild for a minute and picture all that I am about to write, in your head.
So the main actors are : the sea , the sun , the clouds and the wind.
I also want you to realize how all these things work together in harmony ,just as their Creator commanded. (hmm... Is there a lesson here? )
The Sun is assigned the job of heating up the salty sea below. The water from the sea evaporates and reaches the sky. No salt. Just water. Pure water. (And no fishes ! There have been cases of fish rain in some parts of the world...Another thing to be thankful for... Alhumdulillah). Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. Normally when we see clouds, don't they look like soft delicate cotton balls to you? (I ,for one, would love to jump into one! ) . So imagine these fur look alikes "floating" around with tonnes of water in them! ...Subhan Allah... they travel miles and miles to reach wherever it is that Allah has commanded them to shed their load. The wind is assigned the job of pushing these clouds around. ( Like pushing barrels of water on a cartwheel? Easy, no? ). And now when it finally does rain, have you noticed what a rain drop looks like? Sharp on top , curved below ? Imagine a drop falling from such a great height yet reaching you in a perfect shape,at a calculated speed so that it doesn't harm you. What if it wasn't specifically shaped like this? We would have felt them as needles...no, bullets... piercing through our body. Seriously. Alhumdulillah.Alhumdulillah.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? ( Surah Rahman, Verse 13 )Behold...Before this "water cycle" was scientifically proved, Allah already told us about it in the Qur'an some 1400 years ago
"It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: then does He spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until you see rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He has made them reach such of his servants as He wills behold, they do rejoice!" (Surah Al-Rum, Verse 48)Oh Allah I love how You have perfectly designed everything to benefit us.You really do love us a lot. We are thankful -- Your humble servants :)
Did you realize the amount of work that is being done just so that you can enjoy pure water falling from the sky? Rain is a source of happiness for all. It freshens the environment, makes plants even greener, puts a smile to our faces (convinces our mothers to make pakoras and other delights for us? :D ) , provides us pure water to drink and I could go on and on about its benefits. Maybe you could point some more out in the comments below? Here is one from the Quran. :)
"We send down pure water from the sky. That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers." (Surat al - Furqan, Verse 48- 49)
Leaving you with this wonderful hadith as a gift : ( And pictures :] )
Narrated Sahel Ibn Sa'ad (RA): that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Two will not be rejected, Supplication when the Adhan (call of prayer) is being called, and at the time of the rain'. [Al-Hakim 2: 114, and Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah]
So don't forget to make dua when it rains and thank Allah for it from all of your heart. :) Jazak Allah!
Prayers for you and your family. Stay safe.
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