Surah Ar Rum Tafseer

Among the Signs of Allah are the Winds

Allah says:

وَمِنْ ايَاتِهِ أَن يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍ

And among His signs is this that He sends the winds as glad tidings,

Here Allah mentions the favor He does for His creatures by sending winds to them, as harbingers of His mercy, meaning that they will be followed by rain.

Allah says:

وَلِيُذِيقَكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ

giving you a taste of His mercy,

that is, the rain which will come down and revive people and the land.

وَلِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ بِأَمْرِهِ

and that the ships may sail at His command,

means, on the sea, for they are driven by the wind.

وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ

and that you may seek of His bounty,

means, by trading, earning a living and traveling from one country to another, one region to another.

وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

in order that you may be thankful.

means, that you may give thanks to Allah for the innumerable favors He has done for you, both visible and hidden.

Then Allah says