The Quran states, Feb. 22 -- Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky, guides it to form springs in the earth, and then, with it, brings forth vegetation of various colours, which later withers, turns yellow before your eyes, and then He makes it crumble away? There is truly a reminder in this for those who possess understanding.

Anyone whose heart God has opened up to Islam possesses a light from his Lord. But woe betide those whose hearts have been hardened against the rememberance of God! Such people are in obvious error. (39:21-22). The breathtakingly astonishing system of rains on earth, then the growth of vegetation from it, then the bringing forth of crops-all these material happenings have innumerable lessons to t...