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10:22 - He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; so that ye even board ships
they sail with them with a favorable wind and they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind
and the waves come to them from all sides and they think they are being overwhelmed: they
cry unto Allah sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him saying "If Thou dost deliver us from this
we shall truly show our gratitude!" 1410
1410 All the great inventions and discoveries on which man prides himself are the fruit of that genius and talent which Allah
has freely given of His grace. But the spirit of man remains petty, as is illustrated by the parable from the sea. How the
heart of man rejoices when the ship goes smoothly with favourable winds! How in adversity it turns, in terror and
helplessness, to Allah, and makes vows for deliverance! and how those vows are disregarded as soon as the danger
is past! Cf. vi. 63. (10.22)
14:18 - The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as ashes on which the
wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over aught that they have
earned: That is the straying far far (from the goal). 1892
1892 Note the fullness of the parable. The works of the ungodly are in themselves light and unsubstantial like ashes; they
are the useless rubbish that remains out of the faculties and opportunities which they have misused by burning them
up. Further, the ashes are blown about hither and thither by the wind: the ungodly have no compass, direction, or
purpose that can stand. The wind, too, which blows on them is no ordinary wind, nor the day on which they seek to
enjoy the fruits of their labours an ordinary tranquil day: a furious gale is blowing, for such is the Wrath of Allah. They
have neither internal peace nor external gain. In the scattering of the ashes they lose control even of such things as
they might have earned but for their misdeeds. Their whole nature is contaminated. All their wishes go astray. They
are carried so far, far away from what was in their minds. What did they aim at, and what did they achieve? (14.18)
15:22- And We send the fecundating winds then cause the rain to descend from the sky therewith providing
you with water (in abundance) though ye are not the guardians of its stores. 196019611962
1962 This verse must be understood as furnishing an example of illustration of what is said in the last verse. (15.22)
15:27 - And the Jinn race We had created before from the fire of a scorching wind. 1967
21:81 - (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon to his
order to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things. 27362737
2736 Cf. xxxiv. 12, and xxxviii. 36-38, This has been interpreted to mean that Solomon had miraculous power over the
winds, and he could make them obey his order. In any case the power behind was, and is, from Allah, Who has
granted man intelligence and the faculties by which he can tame the more unruly forces of nature. (21.81)
2737 Evidently Palestine, in which was Solomon's capital, though his influence extended for north in Syria. (21.81)
25:48 - And He it is Who sends the Winds as heralds of glad tidings going before His Mercy and
We send down purifying water from the sky 31043105
3104 Cf. vii. 57. The Winds are heralds of Joy, ushering in Rain, which is one form of Allah's Mercy. Again, the symbolism
presents a fresh point of view. Heat (which is connected with light) sets up currents in the atmosphere, besides
sucking up moisture from the seas, and distributing it by means of Winds over wide surfaces of the earth. In the
physical world we know the beneficent action of heat on life, and by contrast, we also know how intolerable high
temperatures may become, and how the cloud-bearing Winds come as welcome heralds of rain. (25.48)
3105 Rain water (in pure air) is not only pure water distilled in air and sky, but it is the best purifying and sanitating agent on
the largest scale known to US. (25.48)
30:46 - Among His Signs is this that He sends the Winds as heralds of Glad Tidings giving you a
taste of His (Grace and) Mercy that the ships may sail (majestically) by His Command and that
ye may seek of His Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful. 356335643565
3563 The theme of Allah's artistry in the physical and the spiritual world was placed before us above in xxx. 20-27. Then, in
verse 28-40, we were shown how man and nature were pure as they came out of the hand of Allah, and how we must
restore this purity in order to fulfill the Will and Plan of Allah. Now we are told how the restorative and purifying
agencies are sent by Allah Himself,-in both the physical and the spiritual world. (30.46)
3564 Cf. vii. 57 and n. 1036 and xxv. 48 and n. 3104. (30.46)
3565 In the physical world, the winds not only cool and purify the air, and bring the blessings of rain, which fertilizes the soil,
but they help international commerce and intercourse among men through sea-ways and now by air-ways. Those who
know how to take advantage of these blessings of Allah prosper and rejoice, while those who ignore or fail to
understand these Signs perish in storms. So in the spiritual world: heralds of glad tidings were sent by Allah in the
shape of Messengers: those who profited by their Message prospered and those who ignored or opposed the Clear
Signs perished, see next verse. (30.46)
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