salahdin
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أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزَهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِه
سُوۡرَةُ النّحل
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً۬*!ۖ لَّكُم مِّنۡهُ شَرَابٌ۬ وَمِنۡهُ شَجَرٌ۬ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ (١٠) يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرۡعَ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَـٰبَ وَمِن ڪُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٲتِ*!ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَتَفَڪَّرُونَ
I seek refuge with Allah, the Hearing, the Knowing, from the cursed Satan, from his coercion, lures to arrogance
Surah An-Nahl
He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, whence ye have drink, and whence are trees on which ye send your beasts to pasture. (10) Therewith He causeth crops to grow for you, and the olive and the date-palm and grapes and all kinds of fruit. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. (11) 16:10-11
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزَهِ وَنَفْخِهِ
The Blessings of Rain, and explaining how it is one of the Signs
Allah says:
هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاء مَاء ...
He it is Who sends water down from the sky; 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 ﴿١٠﴾
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 وَالأَعْنَابَ 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 ذَلِكَ لآيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿١١﴾
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)
