FECUNDATING WINDS

22- And We send the fecundating winds.

15-Hijr, 22

Research conducted on physical phenomena and plants demonstrated the importance of the
fecundating property of winds. Winds play a role in the reproduction of plants by transporting
small reproductive bodies produced in pollen sacs of the seed plants. The winds have also the
character of fecundating the rain clouds, another essential factor for life on earth.

Before rising to the upper layers of the atmosphere, the gaseous suspension of
ultramicroscopic particles of a liquid called aerosol, generated by foaming in seas and other
waters, gets mixed with the dust that the winds sweep from the lands. These particles
combine with water vapor that condenses around these particles. Had it not been for these
particles, one hundred per cent water vapor could not form the cloud. The formation of
clouds is the consequence of the winds’ formation of the water vapor in suspension with the
fecundating particles they carry. Had the winds failed to perform this duty there would not
have been any rain clouds. As there would be no rain, life could not thrive upon the earth.
However, winds have other functions as well.

Clouds charged with positive and negative electricity, weighing tons, are swept by winds.
Without winds there would be no clouds; even if we assume that they did form, the water
would then fall down upon the seas and waters over which they condensed, and human
beings, plants and the animal kingdom would be deprived of their benefit. So the clouds are
formed thanks to winds, and it is thanks to winds that rains fall over the land. Life can only
thrive upon the earth thanks to rain. We are witnessing again the perfect design of our
Creator.

WINDS’ WONDERFUL SYSTEM

The Quran stresses the great role of the wind, an essential for our lives; another example of
the generosity of our Lord. Indeed, the rain is affected, among other things, by the rotation
of the earth, by the topography, by the low and high pressure zones, etc. If our world did not
have an inclination of 23.5 degrees, the cooling and the effect of the sun on the North and
South poles would not be subject to daily change. The difference of temperature between the
equator and the poles is reduced, the consequence being moderately blowing winds. If the
topography of the world had been different, the winds blowing from the poles to the equator
and from the equator to the poles might turn into ravaging storms.

Mountains, planes and plateaus are designed so as to allow the winds to penetrate every
nook and corner, creating warm and cold front systems. The wind, the rain, the mountain,
the rotation of the earth and the heat are interconnected. Whoever created one of these
elements is also the Author of the rest. This interconnection cannot be refuted. This
interrelatedness is another evidence of the oneness of the Creator. All these subtleties,
perfections and details are meant to reflect His artistry, wisdom and unlimited power.

When a breeze blows, refreshing the sultry atmosphere we are breathing, let us remember
His munificence, as we take delight in having been caressed by it. The wind is mathematics,
art, power and science all at the same time. All these phenomena bespeak a perfect design
behind them and show that we are not forlorn abandoned figures.
The wind, regardless whether it is a gentle breeze, a brisk northern wind or a sultry south
wind, is still the one designed by our Creator, governed by physical laws without which man
cannot survive.

5-...and the manipulation of the winds are signs for those who understand.
45- Kneeling, 5