Surah An-Nahl Ayah 10

An-Nahl · Ayah 10 · Juz 14 · Page 268

هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗۖ لَّكُم مِّنۡهُ شَرَابٞ وَمِنۡهُ شَجَرٞ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ ١٠

Huwal-ladhī anzala minas-samāʾi māʾā, lakum minhu sharābuw wa minhu shajarun fīhi tusīmūn.

It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals].

Translation: Sahih International

This verse is discussed in

Tafsir

Tafsir of ayahs 10–11

He it is Who sends water down from the sky; from it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture (10)With it He causes crops to grow for you, the olives, the date palms, the grapes, and every kind of fruit. Verily, in this there is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought (11)

The Blessings of Rain, and explaining how it is one of the Signs

When Allah mentions the blessings of cattle and other animals that He has granted mankind, He then mentions how He has blessed them by sending rain down from the sky above, which has been fulfilling the needs and bringing joy to people and their cattle. Allah says:

لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ

(from it you drink) meaning, He made it fresh and pure so that they can drink it, not salty and undrinkable.

وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

(and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture.) meaning, from it He raised plants on which your cattle graze. Ibn 'Abbas, 'Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Ibn Zayd, all said that this refers to grazing animals including camels.

يُنبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالنَّخِيلَ وَالْأَعْنَابَ وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ

(With it He causes crops to grow for you, olives, date palms, grapes, and every kind of fruit.) meaning, with this one kind of water, He makes the earth sprout plants with different tastes, colors, scents and shapes. For this reason He says,

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

(Verily, in this there is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought.) meaning, this is a sign and a proof that there is no god besides Allah, as He says:

أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ حَدَائِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنبِتُوا شَجَرَهَا ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ يَعْدِلُونَ

(Is not He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends water down for you from the sky, from which We cause wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight to grow? You are not able to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Nay, but they are a people who make equals (to Him)!)(27:60).

Word by word13 words

  • هُوَHe
  • ٱلَّذِيٓ(is) the One Who
  • أَنزَلَsends down
  • مِنَfrom
  • ٱلسَّمَآءِthe sky
  • مَآءٗۖwater
  • لَّكُمfor you
  • مِّنۡهُof it
  • شَرَابٞ(is) drink
  • وَمِنۡهُand from it
  • شَجَرٞ(grows) vegetation
  • فِيهِin which
  • تُسِيمُونَyou pasture your cattle

Repeated phrases

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Juz
14
Page
268
Hizb
27