﴿ وَيُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِۦ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُمْ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْمِحَالِ ﴾

“and the thunder extols His limitless glory and praises Him, and [so do] the angels, in awe of Him; and He [it is who] lets loose the thunderbolts and strikes with them whom He wills. And yet, they stubbornly argue about God, notwithstanding [all evidence] that He alone has the power to contrive whatever His unfathomable wisdom wills!”

And the thunder proclaims His praise, and so too the angels are in awe of Him�Thus does He make special mention of the angels. ʿIkrima said: �Thunder is an angel who has been put in charge of the clouds; he drives them along just as a camel herder would do his camels.�Kaʿb reported from ʿUmar that he said, �I heard the Messenger of God say: �Truly, God creates clouds so they speak with the most excellent speech and laugh with a most excellent laugh. Their speech is thunder and their laughter is lightning.�� Abū Bakr said that he asked him , �What would you say regarding a day on which there is a heavy downpour and the sound of the thunder is violent?� He replied, �This is a report of God�s good pleasure (riḍā), Mighty and Majestic is He, so how must be the report of His wrath (ghaḍab). Let us seek refuge in God from His wrath.�His words, Exalted is He: