The Holy Quran 15:22 — Surah Al-Hijr

Arabic text

وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَـٰزِنِينَ

Translation

We send the winds that fill the clouds with water, then send water from the sky which We give you to drink. You do not have the ability to store it (man cannot store rain water in as great a quantity as Allaah does when He stores water in lakes, dams, rivers and in underground reservoirs of groundwater where massive quantities of water are stored for people to use whenever they need to).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The wondrous system of water: that is, the rain-bearing winds bring heavy clouds laden with water, from which water rains down, and, collecting in rivers, springs and wells, it serves your needs. Had Allah willed, He would have left it unfit to drink, but out of His kindness He has stored in the pores of the earth such sweet and delicate water for you to…

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