Water Cycle in the Quran โ Dr Zakir Naik
QMS-11
In the field of Hydrology, we learn about the water cycle in the school. The water cycle what we learn in the school was first described in 1580 by Sir Bernard Palissy. And we learnt in school that the water evaporates from the ocean. It forms into clouds, the clouds move, they rise, they condense and the water falls and flows back into the ocean and the water cycle is completed.
Previously in 7th century B.C., Thales of Miletus โ he said, โit was the spray of the ocean which was picked up by the winds, which fell into the interior as rainโ. People did not know how did the rain fall in 7th century B.C., Thales of Miletus โ he said, โit was the spray of the ocean which was picked up by the winds, and fell into the interior as rain people did not know from where did the underground water come.
And people believed even at the time of Plato, that when the water fell, this water flowed by a secret passage into the ocean called as โTartarusโ. People did not know from where did the underground water come. So they thought it was the pressure of the winds on the water which forced the water into the interior. And even till as late as 17th century, people and great thinkers like Descartes believed in this theory. Even in 19th century, people believed in the Aristotleโs Theory, that the water evaporated from the earth, and cooled in mountain caverns which fed the springs. Today we know that the underground water is due to the seepage of the rain water.
And Allah says in the Qurโan in Surah Zumur, Ch. No. 39, Verse No 21,
โSeesโt not thou that it is Allah (swt) who sends down water from the sky and causes it to soak in the grounds, causes springs in the grounds, and then causes sown seed of various colors to growโ
Qurโan mentions in Surah Rum, Chapter.No.30, Verse.No.24,
โIt is Allah who sends down water from the sky and then gives life to the earth after it is dead.โ
The Qur’an says in Surah Muโminun, Chapter.No.23, Verse.No.18,
โIt is We who send down water from the sky and We can store it and We can even drain it easily.โ
The Qur’an says in Surah Al-Hijr, Chapter.No.15, Verse.No.22, that,
โWe cause the fecundating windsโ
The Arabic word used is ‘Lawaaqi’ which is the plural of โLaqahaโ derived from โLaqihโ which means to fecundate, which means to impregnate. We cause fecundating winds, We cause winds to impregnate and then the water falls from the sky. And today we know that science tells us that the pollen is picked up by the winds and it impregnates the clouds. And the second type is the clouds, they joined together, then there is lightning and water falls from the sky.
A similar message of Hydrology and Water Cycle is mentioned in Surah Noor.Ch. No. 24, Verse No. 43,
โIt is Allah who makes the clouds to move gently & then causes them to join & then makes them into a heap and then water emerges from the skyโ
Qurโan says in Surah Rum, Ch.30, Verse No 48. that
โIt is Allah Who makes the clouds to rise then makes them into fragments and then water falls from the skyโ
The Qurโan speaks about the water cycle in great detail.
The Qurโan says in Surah Tariq Ch. No. 86, verse no. 11
โWas samaaโI zaatir Rajiโโ
Which means
โBy the capacity of the heavens to returnโ
besides the sky or the heaven acting like a protected ceiling besides reflecting all the unwanted, dangerous rays back into the space it also returns back the water evaporation. What the water evaporates from the ocean the sky …
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