One of the words for rain in Arabic is maṭar (مَطَر) – and this is the colloquial word for rain. Another word for rain is ghayth (غَيْث). In the Qur`ān, maṭar is exclusively used to describe punishment coming down from the skies: [And We rained upon them a rain of stones, and evil was the rain of those who were warned] Naḥl:58 And ghayth is used for rain when mercy is sent down from the sky: [And it is He who sends down the…
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