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Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 10 (16:10)

ٱلنَّحْل

هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً ۖ لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

Quran 16:10 is ayah 10 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 268 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:10
هُوَٱلَّذِىٓأَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءً ۖلَّكُممِّنْهُشَرَابٌوَمِنْهُشَجَرٌفِيهِتُسِيمُونَ١٠
huwa alladhī anzala mina l-samāi māan lakum min'hu sharābun wamin'hu shajarun fīhi tusīmūna

It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals].(10)

Word by word

  1. هُوَhuwaHe
  2. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
  3. أَنزَلَanzalasends down
  4. مِنَminafrom
  5. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
  6. مَآءً ۖmāanwater
  7. لَّكُمlakumfor you
  8. مِّنْهُmin'huof it
  9. شَرَابٌsharābun(is) drink
  10. وَمِنْهُwamin'huand from it
  11. شَجَرٌshajarun(grows) vegetation
  12. فِيهِfīhiin which
  13. تُسِيمُونَtusīmūnayou pasture your cattle

Tafsir (commentary) of 16:10

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This commentary explains ayahs 16:10–11 together.

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 مَّنْهُ 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 لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالنَّخِيلَ وَالأَعْنَـبَ وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ

(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 فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَةً 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 السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ حَدَآئِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنبِتُواْ شَجَرَهَا أَإِلَـهٌ 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).

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