Quran is compared to water by Allah. Our bodies need daily intake of water for survival and health. People that don’t drink enough end up with chronic problems of all kinds. Hydration is key to well being. The analogy necessitates that we feed our hearts daily with Allah’s words. They will help restore hope, help with grief, control anger, fight evil temptations, control negative thoughts and fill the heart with thoughts of gratitude and trust in Him and His counsel. Let’s be healthy. Let’s hydrate our hearts and souls everyday.

So, Allah jalla wa 'ala says in al-Ra'd, 17: 'He sends water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure.' One thing I noticed about Surah al-Ra'd is that it is super packed with themes and emotions in only a small space, but also gets time for a whole load of similies, metaphors and analogies. Ya'ni, what I'm saying is that you can't just flow through it like you might with al-Baqarah. You have to stop and properly think about what just happened. The above verse when read straight off the bat could easily stand alone and be part of a description of the magnificent creation around us. But if you cheat and read the end first, you realise that actua

I was going through some verses where Allah says that He wipes away the sins of the believers and rewards them according to the best of their deeds. Then, after a little reflection, this reminded me of the parable in a verse which says that the scum and the filth on the earth's surface gets washed away by the rain that Allah sends down from the sky - and then only the beneficial things remain on the earth. Or likewise, fire, on the other hand, removes the filth and impurities when people use it for the process of casting gold, iron, copper, or silver, a process which then produces ornaments, tools, and utensils for us to eat with - all the valuable stuff. كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱل