“And what you are is for Him two storehouses” (Qur’an: 22) The verse combines the natural phenomenon with the fixed cosmic reality, which is the constant amount of water on earth from its inception until today, despite its continuous cycle among the heavens.
The scientific miracle in “You are not its keepers” (Al-Hijr 15:22)
The verse combines the natural phenomenon with the fixed cosmic reality, which is the constant amount of water on earth from its inception to today, despite its continuous cycle between heaven and earth.
First: Linguistic and Graphic Meaning
And those who are in charge of storing, keeping, and organizing.
Second: The Scientific Truth
Recent observations and hydrology studies have shown that the amount of annual rainfall on Earth is exactly equal to the amount of annual evaporation.
The total amount of water on Earth's surface has been almost constant for millions of years.
1.386 billion cubic kilometers of water (U.S. Geological Survey, 2022).
This amount does not increase or decrease, but is distributed in a closed cycle that includes:
Evaporation from oceans, seas and rivers,
condensation in the air,
precipitation (rain, snow or hail),
Surface and ground runoff,
Then back to the sea again.
وهذا ما تعنيه الآية الكريمة بدقة مذهلة:"وما أنتم له بخازنين" أي أن هذا التوازن والقدر المحفوظ من الماء ليس بفعل الإنسان، بل هو نظام محفوظ بقدرة الله تعالى.
Third, the face of wonder.
The verse refers to a precise cosmic storage system that ensures that water remains renewable without increase or decrease, a system that was not known in ancient times; it was not discovered until after the development of climate science and hydrology in the 20th century.
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Source: Published on Dr. Mohammed Bourbab's Facebook page on 2025-11-10
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