11 Nov 2021 By Know Muslim
Miracle of the Divine water-supply system
Almighty Allah has made the oceans a reservoir for water. He had made the huge quantity of water so stored up saltish. If the water was made sweet it would become putridified after sometime. It is on account of these
sea-salts deposited in the sea-water, that the water remains fresh and pure. How could man get even this salt-water from the far off seas? To solve this difficulty Allah raises the monsoon clouds from the surface of the seas, so
miraculously that they absorb in their bodies the sea-water leaving the salts in the sea. Thus, the clouds rise up laden
only with sweet, potable water. Then in His infinite wisdom.
Almighty Allah did not rain down the entire world's requirement of water in one instalment, asking men to store up this huge quantity with them. This was only impossible, as men could not procure such a huge reservoir for this
purpose. All-compassionate Allah has Himself solved this difficulty also. He has said in the Holy Qur'an :
فَاَسۡكَنّٰهُ فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِۖ
That is : We sent down from the sky water in a measure, then we stored it up in the earth. (23:18)
In storing the water in this way under the earth, Allah first sent the rains on the high mountains and stored water there in the form of ice-blocks. Melting slowly and slowly, the water reaches the plains through
rivers and rivulets. From there it is taken to fields where it is required for irrigation. This is not all. Some volume
of water sinks down into the bottom of the earth running through subterranean canals from which it is raised up to
the surface of the earth through wells and other mechanical devices. Praise to Allah! how wonderfully
He has stored the water in a huge underground reservoir and has provided a supply-line to enable His servants
and creatures to obtain their requirements almost free of charge. It was not possible for the most sophisticated
and advanced technology of artificial hydraulic engineering to provide such an unfailing water-supply
system. Now think; after passing through so many stages a glass of water has reached you? This is why you are
being advised to pronounce the words Bismillah (Bismillah) before drinking water.
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