Allah says,
ومن آياته
And among His signs,
which speak of His greatness,
يريكم البرق خوفا وطمعا
He shows you the lightning, for fear and for hope,
Sometimes you fear the heavy rain and destructive thunderbolts that follow it, and sometimes you feel hope, when you see a flash of lightning, that much-needed rain will come.
Allah says:
وينزل من السماء ماء فيحيي به اﻻرض بعد موتها
and He sends down water from the sky, and therewith revives the earth after its death.
After it was barren, with nothing growing there, then the water comes to it and
اهتزت وربت وأنبتت من كل زوج بهيج
it is stirred, and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). (22:5)
In this is a clear sign and proof of the resurrection and the coming of the Hour.
Allah says:
إن في ذلك ﻻيات لقوم يعقلون
Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who understand.
Then Allah says: