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Re: Pure rainwater - Quran error refued

25:48
Sahih International
And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We send down from the sky pure water
http://quran.com/25/48
Disbelievers say that in some industrial areas rainwater can also be toxic, so quran has 'scientific error'.
Their claim is ridiculous, because God clearly mentioned how man destroyed his environment.

Water is indeed a blessing and a mercy from God and we are obligated to use it wisely and make concerted efforts to keep it free from pollutants.  Water in its pure form is clear, colourless, odourless, and has an agreeable taste.  It contains only a minute amount of minerals and is free from bacteria, organic pollutants, and parasites.  Unfortunately, over the centuries water has become contaminated.  Rainwater is infected by air pollution, rivers and streams have become tainted by decaying matter, household garbage, and toxic chemicals and oceans are polluted by refuse and sanitary waste.  All over the globe, rivers and seas are no longer viable sources of food, millions of people have no access to clean fresh drinking water, and contaminated water spreads diseases such as typhoid and schistosomaisis.

Polluting stagnant water supplies contaminated with bodily waste is especially dangerous.  More than 1400 years ago, Prophet Muhammad warned the people of the dangers of drinking from, or bathing in contaminated water.  He prohibited urination and defecation any where near or in a water source,  and pointed out the repugnance of using places where people rest, collect water or clean themselves as a toilet area.  This prohibition may be extended to any water pollutants, such as industrial waste, and household rubbish, that may adversely effect human health or endanger the environment, flora, or fauna.  God commands us in the Quran not to do mischief upon the earth after He has set in order (Quran 7:85), and denounces those who go about the earth spreading corruption and destroying crops and livestock. (Quran 2:205)
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