📖 The Book of Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and Wind by Ibn Abi al-Dunya 📖

By Abu Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ubayd ibn Sufyan ibn Qays al-Baghdadi, famously known as Ibn Abi al-Dunya

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This book comprehensively covers weather topics and various atmospheric phenomena, explaining each phenomenon in detail and how it occurs, such as rain, thunder, lightning, and wind. The author also mentions some Prophetic hadiths related to weather and the importance of understanding these phenomena for religious and agricultural purposes. The Book of Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and Wind is a valuable resource for understanding weather phenomena in Islam, containing valuable information for all levels, whether you are interested in weather for religious or scientific purposes. This book is a valuable addition to the Islamic library and is well worth reading. In conclusion, it can be said that the book "Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and Wind" is an important source for understanding weather phenomena in Islam and is well worth reading for those interested in this field.

Author: Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr, Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ubayd ibn Sufyan ibn Qays al-Baghdadi al-Qurashi, a freedman of the Banu Umayya (208 AH - 281 AH), nicknamed Ibn Abi al-Dunya (a nickname that became more commonly used than his given name). Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr was born in Baghdad in the early third century AH, in the year 208 AH. He was an Arab historian and educator who tutored the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tadid and his son al-Muktafi Billah. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir, may God have mercy on him, said of him in "Al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah" (The Beginning and the End): "He was famous for his numerous, beneficial, widely circulated, and widely known works on spiritual matters and other subjects. He was truthful, a memorizer of hadith, and a man of integrity."

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- 182 hadiths and narrations about rain, thunder, lightning, and wind, and what to say upon seeing them, along with strange and wondrous facts about them, and hadiths you may be encountering for the first time.

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❇️ Topics from the book "Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and Wind" by Ibn Abi al-Dunya ❇️

- Chapter on Rain
- Chapter on Thunder
- Chapter on Lightning
- Chapter on Wind

❇️ Some excerpts from the book "Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and Wind" by Ibn Abi al-Dunya ❇️

"Ikrimah said: 'Allah, the Exalted and Glorified, sends down water from the seventh heaven, and a single drop falls upon the cloud the size of a camel.'"

Ka'b said: "The clouds are the sieve of the rain, and were it not for the clouds, whatever falls upon the earth would be spoiled."

Ibn Abbas said: "When rain comes from the sky, the shells open up and become pearls."

Abu Hurayrah said: "No raindrop ever fell except in a measured way, except during the time of Noah, peace be upon him." On the authority of Hakim ibn Jabir, regarding the verse: {He Who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth}, he said: It is rain.

On the authority of Ibn Abbas, he said: As-Sayyib is rain.

On the authority of Ad-Dahhak, he said: Al-Muzn is clouds.

On the authority of Salm al-Alawi, he said: We were with Anas when a man said: It is a sign of rain. Anas replied: It is obedient to its Lord. Ibn Abbas said: “No year has more rain than another, but God Almighty directs it as He wills.”

Ibn Abbas said: “The black clouds are the rain, and the white clouds are the dew, which ripens the fruits.”

Moses said: “O Lord, this rain does not fall, and when it falls, it is not beneficial.” He said: “It is due to the prevalence of adultery and the widespread practice of usury.” Abu Bakrah said: "When it rains in Basra, it rains all over the world."

Umar ibn al-Khattab said: "Tremors are caused by the prevalence of adultery, and drought is caused by corrupt judges and unjust rulers."

On the authority of Sa'id: {And in the heaven is your provision and what you are promised} [Adh-Dhariyat: 22], he said: "Snow, and every spring [Sad: 91] is made of snow." "When Al-Hasan saw the clouds, he would say: 'By God, in these is your sustenance, but you are deprived of it because of your sins and transgressions.'"

"On the authority of Ibn Sabit, who said: 'Michael, peace be upon him, is in charge of the rain and the vegetation.'"

"On the authority of Ka'b, who said: 'If hail were to descend from the fourth heaven, it would not pass by anything without destroying it.'" We welcome your suggestions and feedback.

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