(48–50) “He is the One who sends the winds as glad tidings ahead of His mercy, and We send down pure, purifying water from the sky, so that We may revive a dead land with it and give it as drink to the many livestock and people We created. We have certainly distributed it among them so that they might take heed, yet most people persist in ingratitude.”

That is, He alone has shown mercy to His servants and bestowed abundant provision upon them by sending the winds as heralds of His mercy—namely, the rain. Through them, the clouds are stirred, gather together, and form masses; the winds fertilize them and cause them to pour forth, by the permission of the One who commands and directs them. Thus, His servants rejoice at the prospect of rain before it falls and can prepare for it before it takes them by surprise all at once.

“And We send down pure, purifying water from the sky.” It cleanses both ritual impurity and physical filth, while being itself free of turbidity and contaminants. Among its blessings is that He sends it down to revive a dead land, whereupon diverse varieties of plants and trees grow, providing food for people and livestock.

“And give it as drink to the many livestock and people We created.” That is, We give it to you and your livestock to drink. Is not the One who sends the winds as glad tidings, assigning them their varied functions, and who sends down from the sky pure, blessed water that provides sustenance for His servants and their animals—is He not the One who alone deserves to be worshipped, without any partner being associated with Him?

Although Allah mentions these visible and observable signs and presents them to His servants in varied ways so that they may know Him, thank Him, and remember Him, most of creation nevertheless persist in ingratitude because of their corrupt character and dispositions.