Does water come out of the earth or come down from the sky?

It is stated in verse 31 of the chapter of an-Naziat that water comes out of the earth. Does science not say that water comes with meteors?

Dear Brother / Sister,

It is Allah who creates water. He sends it down from clouds and makes it come out of the earth. It is Allah who creates it in both ways and gives it to us as a bounty.

Attention is attracted to the fact that “water is drawn out of the earth” in verse 31 of the chapter of an-Naziat. The first origin of water is not mentioned there. On the contrary, it is pointed out that the waters, springs, sources and rivers, which all people see with their own eyes, come out of the earth.

The information about the origin of water mentioned in the question needs researching. Even if it is true, there is no ontological and geological approach in the verse; what is emphasized in the verse is the aspect of water as a bounty.

In the verses of the Quran, it is stated that Allah sends down clean and abundant water from the sky as sustenance, means of sustenance and cleanliness, that people and animals are enabled to drink clean and fresh water, that He revives the earth after its death by making it yield all kinds of green plants, crops and fruits; thus, attention is drawn to the importance of water for the lives of the beings on the earth. (For examples, see al-Baqara 2/22, 164; al-An‘am 6/99; al-Hijr 15/22; an-Nahl 16/10-11; al-Furqan 25/48-49; as-Sajda 32/27; az-Zumar 39/21; al-Jasiya 45/5; Qaf 50/9-11)

In the verses of the Quran, the role of divine power in the sending of water to the earth with a certain taste and measure and the fact that man will fall into despair without water are emphasized and we are asked to thank for the bounty of water and to think about it by taking lessons. (al-Kahf 18/41; al-Muminun 23/18-19; al-Ankabut 29/63; ar-Rum 30/24; az-Zukhruf 43/11; al-Waqia 56/68-70; al-Mulk 67/30)

In addition, it is stated in the Quran that water
- is the main means of cleanliness for wudu and ghusl (al-Maida 5/6)
- is clean and fresh when it is sent in the form of rain (some other properties of water are also mentioned) (al-Furqan 25/48; al-Mursalat 77/27),
- is fresh and delicious in some bodies of water and salty and hard in others (al-Furqan 25/53; Fatir 35/12) .

Thus, it is necessary to know who sends water, not where it is sent from, and to thank the giver of water sincerely.

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