**It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The Hour will not begin until the land of the Arabs once again becomes meadows and rivers.”
[Narrated by Muslim (157)]
**NASA Sees Fields of Green Spring up in Saudi Arabia
03.29.12
Saudi Arabia is drilling for a resource possibly more precious than oil.
Over the last 24 years, it has tapped hidden reserves of water to grow wheat and other crops in the Syrian Desert. This time series of data shows images acquired by three different Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/fea...udi-green.html
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