The Holy Quran 39:21 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَلَكَهُۥ يَنَـٰبِيعَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ حُطَـٰمًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

Translation

Do you not see that Allaah sends rain from the sky, and then channels (directs) it (to people) in springs within the earth? Thereafter, He brings forth crops of different colours with it (when the water is used to irrigate fields). Then (the time eventually comes when) the crops wither away, and you will see it turn yellow (when it dries up), after which Allaah reduces it to chaff (unwanted husks). There is certainly a reminder in this for people of intelligence (reminding them that this world will also one day come to an end like the crops despite it looking so green and flourishing).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Rain and springs of water: that is, rainwater is absorbed into the pores of the mountains and the earth and bursts out in the form of springs. As for any other cause for the emergence of springs, if there is one, the verse does not deny it. or crops of various kinds, for example wheat, rice and so on.

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