Do the disbelievers not see how rain clouds are formed, how the heavens are lifted, how the mountains are raised high, how the earth is spread out?
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Water/Sea
The Qur’an declares the importance of water in various aspects of life starting from the creation of all beings from it to continual blessings provided in enlivening dry lands. Without water the survival of living beings would not be possible in this world and it shows our immense dependability on water which we rarely reflect on. In the selected verses, Allah has demonstrated to humans the functions of water in the form of natural lakes, seas, oceans that provide habitat to millions of species of flora and fauna that play essential roles in sustaining the complex ecological system. Given the essential role and status of water in the world it becomes mandatory for human beings to appreciate and express gratitude to Creator of everything not only for sustaining our lives but also to exercise our liable duty as khalifa of this earth. Thus is becomes an imperative to conserve this vital resource to ensure the perpetuation of fundamental functions of life on earth. Misuse of water is tantamount to desecrating it as it will upset the balanced ecological system that sustains life. This blessing in the form of water should be used with gratitude to Allah and discretion in all aspects of our water consumption.
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Do the disbelievers not see how rain clouds are formed, how the heavens are lifted, how the mountains are raised high, how the earth is spread out?
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