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lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not earth, there are Signs for people who use their in-
display their adornments–except for what nor- tellect. (2:164)
mally shows–and draw their head-coverings What are they waiting for but for Allah to come
across their breasts. They should only display to them in the shadows of the clouds, together
their adornments to their husbands or their fa- with the angels, in which case the matter will
thers or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or have been settled? All matters return to Allah.
their husbands’ sons or their brothers or their (2:210)
brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons or their It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing ad-
women or those they own as slaves or their male vance news of His mercy, so that when they have
attendants who have no sexual desire or children lifted up the heavy clouds, We dispatch them to a
who still have no awareness of women’s private dead land and send down water to it, by means
parts. Nor should they stamp their feet so that of which We bring forth all kinds of fruit. In the
their hidden ornaments are known. Turn to Allah same way We will bring forth the dead, so that
every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you hopefully you will pay heed. (7:57)
will have success. (24:31) We divided them up into twelve tribes–commu-
As for women who are past child-bearing age and nities. We revealed to Musa, when his people
no longer have any hope of getting married, there asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your
is nothing wrong in their removing their outer staff.’ Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all
clothes, provided they do not flaunt their adorn- the people knew their drinking place. And We
ments; but to refrain from doing so is better for shaded them with clouds and sent down manna
them. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (24:60) and quails to them: ‘Eat of the good things We
O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the have provided you with.’ They did not wrong Us;
women of the believers to draw their outer gar- rather it was themselves they wronged. (7:160)
ments closely round themselves. This makes it It is He Who shows you the lightning, striking
more likely that they will be recognised and not be fear and bringing hope; it is He Who heaps up
harmed. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. the heavy clouds. (13:12)
(33:59) Or they are like the darkness of a fathomless sea
which is covered by waves above which are
CLOUD waves above which are clouds, layers of dark-
Or (their likeness is) that of a storm-cloud in the ness, one upon the other. If he puts out his hand,
sky, full of darkness, thunder and lightning. They he can scarcely see it. Those Allah gives no light
put their fingers in their ears against the thunder- to, they have no light. (24:40)
claps, fearful of death. Allah encompasses the Do you not see that Allah propels the clouds then
disbelievers. (2:19) makes them coalesce then heaps them up, and
And We shaded you with clouds and sent down then you see the rain come pouring out of the
manna and quails to you: ‘Eat of the good things middle of them? And He sends down mountains
We have provided for you.’ They did not wrong from the sky with hail inside them, striking with it
Us; rather it was themselves they were wronging. anyone He wills and averting it from anyone He
(2:57) wills. The brightness of His lightning almost
In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the blinds the sight. (24:43)
alternation of the night and day, and the ships The Day when Heaven is split apart in clouds,
which sail the seas to people’s benefit, and the and the angels are sent down rank upon rank.
water which Allah sends down from the sky–by (25:25)
which He brings the earth to life when it was You will see the mountains you reckoned to be
dead and scatters about in it creatures of every solid going past like clouds–the handiwork of
kind–and the varying direction of the winds, and Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is
the clouds subservient between heaven and aware of what you do. (27:88)
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