Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 72 Al-Jinn, Ayat 16-16

وَّاَنْ لَّوِ اسۡتَقَامُوۡا عَلَى الطَّرِيۡقَةِ لَاَسۡقَيۡنٰهُمۡ مَّآءً غَدَقًا ۙ‏ ﴿72:16﴾

(72:16) If15 people were to keep firmly to the Right Way, We would have vouchsafed them abundant rain16


Notes

15. The conversation of the jinn having come to an end, with this begins the speech of Allah.

16. This is the same thing as has been said in( Surah Nooh, Ayats 10-11). Seek forgiveness of Allah. He will send abundant rains for you from heaven. (For explanation, see( E.N. 12 of Surah Nooh). Abundance of water has been used for abundance of blessings metaphorically for human life, and habitations also depend on water. Without water there can be no human settlement, nor can man’s basic needs be fulfilled, nor his industries work and prosper.