12 Preface وَفَجَّرنَا الأَرضَ عُيونًا فَالتَقَى الماءُ عَلىٰ أَمرٍ قَد قُدِرَYusuf AliAnd We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose)1 to the extent decreed. The torrents of rain from above combined with the gush of waters from underground springs, and caused a huge Flood which inundated the country (Cf. 11:40 and 23:27).