Water Loss, Light Loss, Life Loss

Aayah 30 of Surah al-Mulk. It is the last ayah of Surah al-Mulk, talks about water, and my reflection on it is a day late.

Say: Tell me! If all your water were to be sunk away, who then can supply you with flowing spring water?

If you're not very smart, you're probably thinking, "How can all the water in the world go away? There is so much of it and it is so deep. It can never sink away! And why is N writing a post on this water ayah anyway? It can't ever relate to our lives!"

Comment: You're not wise, kid...e_e

If you're average, you're probably thinking, "Well, it is possible for all water to leave the Earth. An explanation is droughts. And even if all water does go away, can't we dig in the ground to get it?"

Comment: Well, who's your God, sir?

If you're very smart, you are thinking, "Allah does what He pleases, subhanallah. We must utilize our given rizq wisely."

Comment: Yes, lady. Correct. ^-^

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WELL, I can relate to this very well.

The Story of No Water

based on a true story

by N

 ~PROLOGUE~

"Mom! Z's wasting water!" N yelled.

"Z! Don't waste the water!" Ummi yelled when she heard water going on at a blast in the bathroom downstairs.

Z meekly turned down the amount of water at the sink. Ummi went downstairs and called Z. Z came.

"Z, don't waste water. If you waste too much, Allah might TAKE away the water, and then you wont have water anymore! You can't drink, mandi, or kencing. Haaa, you don't want that, do you?"

Z's eyes widened. "Aaaaa!" he wailed, voice rising.

"Lol," said N.

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It was a summer afternoon in July, and S was washing dishes. After soaping a dish, she turned on the faucet to rinse the soaped dish. But no water came out of the faucet.

"Ummi!" S yelled. "The faucet isn't working!"

"Ha?" Ummi yelled back, and thundered downstairs like a hippo in a water war.

"The water won't come out," S said.

"Alamak!" said Ummi.

Ummi called Abi to settle the matter, and Abi took the hose from outside and stuck it through the kitchen window. "We're gonna have to use that for a couple days," he said.

S rinsed the dish.

The next day, the kids filled the cooler with all the containers in the house they had. Then Abi drove everybody to the masjid. The masjid still had water, so all the containers were filled with the masjid's water.

The rest of the days were like that, using the masjid's water from the containers. Finally, the water came back on again.

N remembered that time Ummi had told Z about wasting water. Sheesh. Scary. Wasting too much water really did cause water loss. But at least it was in their house only.

"See Z, this is what happens when you waste water, Z," Ummi told Z.

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That is based on a true story. Happened somewhere in 2011, I believe. I don't remember exactly how we found out, but we did have not water for a couple days, and we did go fill many containers with the masjid's water. I don't remember how we showered, but maybe the water loss lasted for a moment only. Don't remember. 

This ayah can also apply to light loss and blackouts and powerouts. We've had many of these, and the most recent blackout we've had that I can remember was in July of last year. If you want the real story, see this.

So don't waste and take advantage of what you have, because Allah may take it away from you anytime. This includes your life.

 

-ReflectorN-