The Secrets of Water in Quran
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- Date: 6 Feb 2007 10:50:38 -0800
In this article we will see that the Quran tackles the different types
of waters and categorizes them according to there degree of purity.
The Qur'an identifies the "distilled" water which is rainwater as the
pure water, names the "fresh" water that we drink from rivers and
wells the "sweet" water and names the sea water that holds a high
percentage of saltiness as "bitter" water. It has been established
scientifically the distinction between these kinds, and this what we
will cover thoroughly in the coming sections. It's worthy to note the
single drop of water contains five thousand million of water
molecules!!! How many do the world seas include!!?
The Qur'an speaks about Distilled Water
Allah, all grandeur to Him says in His Glorious verses:
(And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy,
and We send down from the sky pure water)The Criterion, 48.
I have contemplated on this verse for a long while and discovered that
it tackles precisely the specifications that scientists label now days
as "Distilled Water". They have revealed that the water we drink
contains many substances and organisms. The single cup of drinking
water we think is pure, carries millions of minute organisms like
bacteria and viruses, and contains mineral substances like iron,
copper, aluminum, sodium, magnesium and calcium. In addition it also
contains organic substances like carbon, dust and other substances,
all included in what we call as "pure" water.
Scientists have discovered that this water can be purified by heating
it until the boiling point of 100 degrees Centigrade, then
accumulating vapor, condensing it and then cooling it. As a result,
you get distilled water that is pure to a great extent .Scientists say
that the best kind of distilled water is rain water right before it
descends to the ground and mixes with polluted particles in the air.
The civilization of this age has generated many of the pollution; the
falling of rainwater cleans the atmosphere because the rainwater that
is distilled is distinguished by its characteristic for the absorption
of substances. It absorbs from the atmosphere, sulfur and other
substances and minerals such as poisonous lead subsequently the
rainwater's essence is acidic .On the contrary, the past rainwater was
pure because the atmosphere was not polluted.
When the rain water descends to the group it filtrates through the
soil and between the rocks and follows very complicated paths, and
during this journey it mixes with some minerals and the salts found in
the rocks. Consequently the rainwater to some extent takes an alkaline
flavor. Due to this fact, we find the distilled water is unpalatable
because of there is no flavor to it, where as, the taste of spring
water is palatable
Figure ( 1 ): Scientists announce today that rainwater is distilled,
this pure water due to its purged characteristics, is an excellent
remover of dirt and can cleanse and sterilize any thing .And Allah
proved it when He termed the descending water from the sky by the
"pure" water and this on its own, is precisely and scientifically
accurate.
)And we send down from the sky pure wate).
Characteristics of the Rain water
Now lets reckon some of the characteristics associated with the water
descending from the sky i.e.: rainwater .The rainwater is considered
exactly as distilled water, resulting from the vaporization of the
water from the seas and its condensation in the form of clouds then it
descending as rain . Therefore it is thoroughly pure water. The
rainwater can remove the dirt on the human skin more than the regular
water, thus this water is considered a disinfectant used in
medicine .It is free from the viruses and bacteria, also possessing
the feature of the absorption of metals, gases and dust particles and
any substance that comes into contact with it on a large scale,
therefore it is an antiseptic to the atmosphere as well.
After knowing these attributes we find that they meet accurately the
single worded expression in the Qur'an about the rainwater, where
Allah says:
(And We send down from the sky pure water) The criterion, 48.
The word "Tahara" (purified) in the language means the removal of dirt
and impurities and the abstinence from it as stated in the dictionary.
The Fresh (Sweet) Water
There a new attribute associated with this water explained by the
scientists and that it is capable of renewing the cells in the body on
a larger scale rather than the common water. As for the energy
scientists, they confirm that the rainwater possesses bigger
quantities of energy, thus positively reflecting on the psychological
state of the human.
Figure (2): Allah (swt) has mentioned the name of the river water and
that stored under the ground that we drink as "sweet" water i.e.:
water with acceptable taste. While He named the sea water by "salty"
water for the indication of its surplus of saltiness. He also named
the rainwater as "pure" water and hence the Qur'an is the first book
that provides accurate scientific classification.
It is not strange that we find the Qur'an mentioning these
characteristics clearly in the following verse:
(]Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security
from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify
you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make
steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet. ) Al-
Anfal, 11.
This verse specifically talks about rain water through the verse:
(sent down upon you from the sky rain) and we previously embarked upon
the cleansing feature in this water as Allah says: (Which to purify
you).
We also spoke about the presence of energy it possesses thus affecting
the human in giving him the push and power for confirmation, needed
when facing the enemy. By this we are talking about the positive
energy when facing intricate situations (1) and this is indicated in
the following verse: (and plant firmly thereby your feet).
It is noticable that the Quran differentiates between the word "Tahur"/
pure and "Furat"/sweet in its verses for Allah says: (and have given
you to drink sweet water.) Al-Mursalat, 27. The water we drink from
the rivers, springs and wells is acceptable and taste sweet because it
contains quantity of the minerals like iron that causing the water to
taste sweet. This definition suits the expression "Furatan"/sweet. The
term "Furat"/sweet water in the language is the water with acceptable
taste as described in the linguistic dictionaries .While the
descending water from the sky is distilled water which possesses the
characteristics of sterilization and cleansing and carries not taste!
Therefore the Divine described it as "Tahura". So is there repetition
in the Quran or is it a miracle?
The water as it descends from the sky is pure but when it mixes with
the minerals and salts present in the land and become "Furatan"/sweet.
Even though, the Qur'an speaks about the river waters, we find it
using the term "Furatan"/sweet and not "Tahuran"/pure.
This is again due to the fact that the water of the sweet river
contains many of the solved metals (minerals) in it, Exalted Allah
says: (And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and
sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter.) Fater,12.
The Bitter Water
The following verse made me contemplate: (And not alike are the two
bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and
one is salty and bitter.) Fater, 12. I wondered why Allah it
associated each kind with two attributes, "Fresh and Sweet"-"Salty and
Bitter". We know that river water is "fresh", why did Allah add
another attribute "sweet"? Where as Sea water Allah described it as
"Salty" but why did He assign to it another attribute "Bitter"? At the
same time Allah assigned Rain water just one attribute "Pure"? Yes,
this is because the rainwater as we saw earlier is pure, distilled and
has neither taste nor smell, thus a single attribute suffices it.
Figure 3: The sea water is the "bitter" water. In the language the
verb "Ujaj" means exceeded the limit, and this is what we find in sea
water which maintains saltiness that exceeds the normal limit.
Therefore Allah has described sea water as (Salty/Bitter) because the
word (salty) is not enough as a description, but the fresh water does
contain some salts but we don't sense there presence!!
The Miracle:
The Quran uses the term "Tahuran"/Pure in association with water
descending from the sky because it is pure water, and this is what
scientists call "Distilled" water and considers it as a cleaning
substance. Where as the word "Sweet" Allah does not associate it with
sky water at all, but with the water that we drink. River water is
not completely pure and contains some salts and minerals giving it a
palatable taste.
Further, if we ponder upon the Quranic description of Sea water we
find the word "Ujaj"/Bitter which describes the excessive salt present
in it. The Quran does not assign saltiness as an attribute on its own,
it doesn't say "This is salty" only, but on the contrary, it
mentions "It is salty and bitter". From a scientific point of view if
we say that the water contains salts then this is ludicrous because
all water types contain salts with varying degrees, therefore it is a
must to describe the degree of saltiness, and this precisely is what
the Quran did.
The Quran is the first book that handles the disinfecting
characteristic of rain water or distilled water and this attribute is
not mentioned except in association with sky water. Whereas the human
writing does not differentiate between the fresh water , the sweet
water and the pure water while the Quran accurately made a distinction
and positioned each term in its accurate place.
Glory is to Allah, every single word and letter in his Book fits
flawlessly. The question we wish to forward to the skeptics in the
field of scientific Quranic miracle is: If the Quran was a result of
human formation, would it have been able to make the distinction
between those words at that age?? Then we can denounce that the Quran
spoke about those specifications before the physicists discovered it
by long centuries. That is to say that the Quran is the first book
that makes the distinction between the natures of the water and this
is a material proof of the Divine origin of such a book.
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