Clouds

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Assalamoalaekum السلام عليكم

I am sharing an ayah below which inspired me today to be grateful. If it is beneficial then all praise to Allah. All the shortcoming are due to me. Oh Allah guide us, forgive us and have mercy upon us. Ameen.

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Surah An-Noor, Verse 43:
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُزْجِي سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَن مَّن يَشَاءُ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِالْأَبْصَارِ

Do you not see that Allah drives along the clouds, then gathers them together, then piles them up, so that you see the rain coming forth from their midst? And He sends down of the clouds that are (like) mountains wherein is hail, afflicting therewith whom He pleases and turning it away from whom He pleases; the flash of His lightning almost takes away the sight.


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Who doesn't see the cloud? Everybody does. They are beautiful SubhanAllah. When i see them, I see them moving all the time. Sometimes I feel they are coordinating with each other. SubhanAllah! What an amazing creation! But this ayah is not about their beauty. But this ayah is about how Allah gathers them together, piles them up and about how Allah lets the rain and hail come from the center of it. Why did Allah say "Don't you see?"

When a women cooks food, she wants to be appreciated. When a man earns money for his family he wants to be appreciated. In fact each of us want to be appreciated. And the best kind of appreciation is the one in which we acknowledge the difficulties that person went Thru.  Also a good appreciation is the one in which we acknowledge the wisdom of the person.

Does Allah need appreciation here? No Allah doesn't need our appreciation  because Allah is already  Al Hameed الحميد Full of praise worthy. Meaning even if we don't praise Him, He is still praised. It is our job to wonder on Allah's creation and Allah's management of clouds. It is in our benefit that We appreciate His ceeations. SubhanAllah. We have a hard time to control man made things. Allah controls clouds and everything in it. SUBHANALLAH. From those clouds He can send us rain or hail. SUBHANALLAH. That rain and hail can become mercy for some and disaster for some. SUBHANALLAH.

In 3rd world countries rain bring disasters. When i was a child I used to love rains. I still love them. But now I know they are sent as mercy as well as punishment to previous nations. So in  need to make duaa when rain and hail happens that Allah gives us good out of it. Oh Allah help us appreciate Your Creations. Ameen.