Water is certainly one the most significant elements for the stability of life on earth. It is one of the elementary factors for the continuation of activities in a region. Water carries great importance for all creations including Human beings, animals and plants. The main source of water especially in deserts is Rain, where people waits longer and prays for its happening. The Holy Quran contains various verses in regarding rain significance, where considerable information is given about the formation of rain, its quantity and effects.
“And He who sends down (from time to time) water from the sky in due measure, and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead. Even so will you be raised (from the dead).” (Surah Zukhruf, 11)
The verse above explains shortly about rains,
that emphasis on due measure of water. This means Allah always send water from
the sky when required and in enough amounts, which is sufficient for His creations
needs. Duas are the best ways of thanking Allah for His great blessings upon us.
There are number of sources to get knowledge about duas regarding rain one of
them can be Muslim Dua Series. The details about application are given at the
end of post.
Formation
of Rain
The creation of rain took place in three different stages. First,
the “raw material” of water rises up into the air known as method of
evaporations. Then it continues with the formation of clouds and finally,
conversion into rain drops occur. These are the stages also explained in Quran
along with precise information about rain formation.
“It is Allah, who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes them fragments so you see the rain emerge from within them. And when He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, immediately they rejoice.” (Surah Ar-Rum – 48)
Now, let us have a look at three stages mentioned in the verse above;
Evaporation Method: "It is Allah,
Who sends the winds...”
As we know wind speed helps a lot in method of evaporations. More the wind power the more water will be evaporated. Number of air bubbles produced by the foaming in the rivers and oceans, rupture continuously and causes water particles to repel towards the sky. These particles are enriching with salt, which carried away by winds and move upwards in the atmosphere. These particles are known as aerosols that gather vapors around and form clouds.
Formation of Clouds: " …and
they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes
them fragments… "
The clouds form by water vapors that are condensing around
the salt crystals and dust particles in the air. As amount of water drops are
very small, this causes them to spread over the sky in the form of clouds.
Falling of Rain Drops: “…so you see the rain emerge from within them”
Falling of Rain Drops: “…so you see the rain emerge from within them”
Water particles containing salt crystals and dust particles
become thicker and form rain drops. This process makes these drops heavier than
air, and departs them from the clouds causes’ rain on the earth.
Duas for Rain
To see the true need of rain, just look at the old man
lives in a desert and have no water for their camels. He rush here and there in
search of water, which all vain due to lack of water resources. The only way of
getting water is rain now, he request Allah as;
“O Allah, provide
water for Your slaves and Your cattle, spread out Your mercy and resurrect Your
dead land.” (Abu Dawud No# 1176 )
When it rains, it become the most happening day for that old man, when
he has enough water for his animals but also he can store it for other few days
without paying any penny. When rain occur we should say this dua
“O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds.”
This verse also indicating about beneficial clouds means the clouds,
which become the reason of construction rather than destructions in the form of
storms. Means rain is not beneficial only for people living in deserts but also
for other areas. As stated earlier water is the source of life and many of our forests
are depending on rains for their existence, which prevents earth soil from
cuttings.
Resistance between clouds cause thunder and make most of us
scare with their voice. Islam emphasis on making dua and dua for thunder is
“Glory
is to Him, Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him.”
This is in human beings, when we need something we do
request a lot and try to make the person happy. Similarly, we did with our
Lord. We do make number of duas and when they granted we forget to thank for
what He bless us. We should also say duas as a regard when rain over’s and we
enjoy it a lot. Dua after rain is
“We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah”
May Allah always grant us with beneficial clouds and make environment neat and clean. Let continue with Muslim Dua Series an app we discussed before
Muslim dua series is an app containing
number of Islamic duas regarding daily tasks as well some special occasions of
Muslims. It is free to use without compromising on app quality. It provides you
an easy to use layout along with sharp illustrations’, which is to make this
application better from others in handling. You can download it for either you
are using android phone or an iPhone. Links are as following
Use this app and explore number of
great features provided for your help. Here are some screen shots of this
application to give you an overview about app
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