30:24

وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًۭا وَطَمَعًۭا وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَيُحْىِۦ بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْقِلُونَ ٢٤

Saheeh International

And of His signs is [that] He shows you the lightening [causing] fear and aspiration, and He sends down rain from the sky by which He brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that are signs for a people who use reason.

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

Allah says,وَمِنْ ايَاتِهِAnd among His signs,which speak of His greatness,... يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًاHe shows you the lightning, for fear and for hope,Sometimes you fear the heavy rain and destructive thunderbolts that follow it, and sometimes you feel hope, when you see a flash of lightning, that much-needed rain will come.Allah says:... وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاء مَاء فَيُحْيِي بِهِ الاَْرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاand He sends down water from the sky, and therewith revives the earth after its death.After it was barren, with nothing growing there, then the water comes to it andاهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍit is stirred, and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). (22:5)In this is a clear sign and proof of the resurrection and the coming of the Hour.Allah says:... إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَايَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَVerily, in that are indeed signs for a people who understand.Then Allah says:

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