يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرْعَ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبَ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ 11
Translations
He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and of all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
Transliteration
Yunbitu lakum bihi az-zar'a wa az-zaytun wa an-nakhil wa al-a'nab wa min kulli ath-thimarat. Inna fi dhalika la-ayatan liqawmin yatafakkarun.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah highlights Allah's provision of sustenance through rain, which causes crops, olives, palm trees, grapes, and all manner of fruits to grow. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, Allah mentions these specific plants because they were well-known staples in Arabian life and represent diverse categories of cultivated vegetation. The ayah concludes by emphasizing that this miraculous process of growth from water and soil is a clear sign (ayah) for those who reflect and use their intellect, inviting contemplation of divine wisdom in creation.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah An-Nahl, a Meccan surah focused on Allah's blessings and signs in creation. It is part of a broader section (16:10-11) that discusses how Allah sends down rain and produces vegetation, serving as evidence of divine power during a period when the Meccans were challenged to recognize Allah's oneness through observable natural phenomena.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet ﷺ said, 'For every disease, Allah has given a cure' (Sahih Bukhari 5678), reflecting the theme that Allah provides remedies and sustenance. Additionally, the Quran states in Surah Ash-Shura (42:29): 'And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variation of your languages and colors' — emphasizing the diversity of creation as signs.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches us to pause and reflect upon the everyday miracles of nature—the transformation of water into sustenance—as evidence of Allah's care and power, inviting us to develop deeper gratitude for our provisions and to use our intellect to recognize the Creator through His creation.