Dialah yang meniupkan angin sebagai pembawa kabar gembira, mendahului kedatangan rahmat-Nya (hujan), sehingga apabila angin itu membawa awan mendung, Kami halau ke suatu daerah yang tandus, lalu Kami turunkan hujan di daerah itu. Kemudian Kami tumbuhkan dengan hujan itu berbagai macam buah-buahan. Seperti itulah Kami membangkitkan orang yang telah mati, mudah-mudahan kamu mengambil pelajaran.
Penjelasan
The two readings amount to the same, as the genus ‘wind’ contains the meaning of the plural. There is a general pattern in the Quran (among most of its canonical readers) to use the plural in contexts of mercy, i.e. the gentle winds that bring multiple benefits. The singular is more associated with contexts of punishment, as this indicates a singular force. However, this rule has a number of exceptions which may also be explained in a more nuanced way.