The Holy Quran 24:43 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَـٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ ۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

Translation

Do you not see that Allaah wafts (gently drives) the clouds (towards the place where He intends the rain to fall), then condenses (gathers) them (causes the water vapour to form into water droplets) and stacks them in layers, after which (when Allaah decides) you will see rain falling from between them? Then, from the mountainous clouds in the sky, Allaah showers down (abundantly) some ice (hail/snow), by which He strikes whoever (and whatever) He wills and averts from whoever (or whatever) He wills (thereby causing harm to whoever He wills). The flash of His lightning (is so bright that it) can almost snatch away eyesight (however, Allaah protects peoples' eyesight).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Allah's signs in the system of the clouds: that is, at first small pieces of cloud rise up, then they join together and become a great cloud; then the clouds are piled layer upon layer. Mountains and hail: that is, just as there are mountains of stone on earth, some of the Salaf (the righteous predecessors)

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