Surah 16:11

"By means of it He causes the crops to grow for you, and (also) olives, and date palms, and grapes, and all (kinds of) fruit. Surely in that is a sign indeed for a people who reflect."

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The Blessings of Rain, and explaining how it is one of the Signs Verses 16:10-11

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Verse 10

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

He (it is) who sends down water from the sky. From it you have (something to) drink, and from it vegetation (grows) on which you pasture (livestock).

Verse 11

يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرۡعَ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبَ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

By means of it He causes the crops to grow for you, and (also) olives, and date palms, and grapes, and all (kinds of) fruit. Surely in that is a sign indeed for a people who reflect.

Quoted Scripture

"10. 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."

"11. 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."

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:

Quoted Scripture

"from it you drink"

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

Quoted Scripture

"and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture."

i.e. He produces plants for you to graze your cattle on.

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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