rain.

assalamu alaikum :)

bismillah.

i stood there waiting patiently. i stood and i stood. the elevator never came. the button was lit, but still the urge to press it got the best of me. so i pressed, hoping that itd somehow get to my floor quicker (dont ask, its a desi trait). i pressed and pressed. but that damn elevator never came.

realizing what i had to do next, i turned to make way towards the stairwell. yes, that dreaded lonely walk down the stairwell. all three floors of it. but as i turned, i was captivated by what i saw outside. itd been raining for a couple days now, but at that exact moment something dawned upon me. subhanallah, it was so beautiful. illuminated by the light from the towering lamposts, the rain fell to the earth with such peaceful grace. perhaps it was all the more beautiful because the time for maghrib had arrived. whatever it the reason was, i was in awe. i stood there for a few more moments praising the name of Allah, for only He could create such beauty.

there i was, basking in the miracles of Allah Ta'la, when i suddently heard someone yelling "dude, dude, the elevator is here." what seemed like an eternity turned out to be a period of mere seconds. but alhamdulillah, the elevator had arrived.

RasoolAllah SAW lived in Arabia, a desolate desert peninsula which was often deficient of precipitation. it was not uncommon for the drought-stricken lands to go without water for months and even years at a time. in fact, at times conditions got so bad that the Sahaba RA would ask RasoolAllah SAW to pray to Allah Ta'ala to send forth rain:

“Once I visited Makkah at a time of scarcity. The Quraishites approached Abu Talib, saying: 'O, Abu Talib, the valley has become barren and the young children hungry. Go forth and pray for water for the people’. Abu Talib headad for the Ka’bah, taking with him a young boy (Muhammad). Abu Talib made the boy stand with his back close to the Ka’bah, where the boy then lifted his finger towards the sky, which was cloudless. But soon clouds appeared in the sky and rains fell down heavily. The valley became fertile and crops later harvested”.

-Sahabi RA

also:

And We send down from the sky rain chartered with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and grain for harvests."

Surah Qaf, 9

take not for granted the fact that we often see rain. tis truly a blessing from Allah.

and inshallah the rain will continue to fall, giving sustenance to all which Allah created.

and Allah Almighty knows best.

sheik speare.