An-Nahl 16:66
The Bee · Juz 14 · Page 274
وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ فَرۡثٖ وَدَمٖ لَّبَنًا خَالِصٗا سَآئِغٗا لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٦٦
And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.
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Commentary on 16:66
ولَمّا ذَكَرَ - سُبْحانَهُ - هَذا الأمْرَ العامَّ؛ ونَبَّهَ عَلى ما فِيهِ مِن غَرِيبِ الصُّنْعِ؛ الَّذِي غُفِلَ عَنْهُ لِشِدَّةِ الإلْفِ بِهِ؛ أتْبَعَهُ بَعْضَ ما يَنْشَأُ عَنْهُ مِن تَفاصِيلِ الأُمُورِ؛ المُحْتَوِيَةِ عَلى عَجائِبِ المَقْدُورِ؛ وبَدَأ بِأعَمِّها؛ وأشَدِّها مُلابَسَةً لَهُمْ؛ وأكْثَرِها في نَفْسِهِ؛ وأعْظَمِها مَنفَعَةً ودَخَلًا في قِوامِ عَيْشِهِمْ؛ فَقالَ: ﴿وإنَّ لَكُمْ﴾؛ أيْ: أيُّها المُخاطَبُونَ المَغْمُورُونَ في النِّعَمِ؛ ﴿فِي الأنْعامِ﴾؛ ولَمّا كانَتِ الأدِلَّةُ يُعْبَرُ بِها مِنَ الجَهْلِ (p-١٩٣)إلى العِلْمِ؛ قالَ: ﴿لَعِبْرَةً﴾؛ فَكَأنَّهُ قِيلَ: ما هِيَ؟ فَقِيلَ: ﴿نُسْقِيكُمْ﴾؛ بِضَمِّ النُّونِ؛ في قِراءَةِ الجَماعَةِ؛ مِن ”أسْقاهُ“؛ إذا أعَدَّ لَهُ ما يَشْرَبُهُ دائِمًا؛ مِن نَهْرٍ؛ أوْ لَبَنٍ؛ وغَيْرِهِما؛ وبِالفَتْحِ؛ في قِراءَةِ نافِعٍ؛ وابْنِ عامِرٍ؛ وعاصِمٍ؛ في رِوايَةِ شُعْبَةَ: مِن ”سَقاهُ“؛ إذا ناوَلَهُ شَيْئًا فَشَرِبَهُ.
ولَمّا كانَ ”الأنْعامُ“؛ اسْمَ جَمْعٍ؛ فَكانَ مُفْرَدًا؛ كَما نَقَلَ ذَلِكَ سِيبَوَيْهِ؛ وذَكَرَ المَسْقِيَّ؛ وهو اللَّبَنُ؛ لِما اقْتَضاهُ سِياقُ السُّورَةِ مِن تَعْدادِ النِّعَمِ؛ فَتَعَيَّنَتْ إرادَةُ الإناثِ لِذَلِكَ؛ فانْتَفى الِالتِباسُ مَعَ تَذْكِيرِ الضَّمِيرِ؛ قالَ (تَعالى): ﴿مِمّا﴾؛ أيْ: مِن بَعْضِ الَّذِي؛ ﴿فِي بُطُونِهِ﴾؛ فَذَكَّرَ الضَّمِيرَ لِأمْنِ اللَّبْسِ؛ والدَّلالَةِ عَلى قُوَّةِ المَعْنى؛ لِكَوْنِها سُورَةُ النِّعَمِ؛ بِخِلافِ ما في ”المُؤْمِنُونَ“.
ولَمّا كانَ مَوْضِعُ العِبْرَةِ تَخْلِيصُ اللَّبَنِ مِن غَيْرِهِ؛ قَدَّمَ قَوْلَهُ (تَعالى): ﴿مِن بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ﴾؛ وهو الثُّفْلُ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ إلى الكِرْشِ؛ فَإذا خَرَجَ مِنهُ لَمْ يُسَمَّ فَرْثًا؛ ﴿ودَمٍ لَبَنًا خالِصًا﴾؛ مِن مُخالِطٍ مِنهُما؛ أوْ مِن غَيْرِهِما؛ (p-١٩٤)يَبْغِي عَلَيْهِ بِلَوْنٍ أوْ رائِحَةٍ؛ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبّاسٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُما -: إذا أكَلَتِ البَهِيمَةُ العَلَفَ؛ واسْتَقَرَّ في كِرْشِها؛ طَبَخَتْهُ؛ فَكانَ أسْفَلُهُ فَرْثًا؛ وأوْسَطُهُ لَبَنًا؛ وأعْلاهُ دَمًا؛ والكَبِدُ مُسَلَّطَةٌ عَلى هَذِهِ الأصْنافِ الثَّلاثَةِ تُقَسِّمُها؛ فَيَجْرِي الدَّمُ في العُرُوقِ؛ واللَّبَنُ في الضَّرْعِ؛ ويَبْقى الفَرْثُ في الكِرْشِ؛ ﴿سائِغًا﴾؛ أيْ: سَهْلَ المُرُورِ في الحَلْقِ؛ ﴿لِلشّارِبِينَ﴾؛
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16:65
وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَآۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَسۡمَعُونَ ٦٥
And Allāh has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.
16:66
وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ فَرۡثٖ وَدَمٖ لَّبَنًا خَالِصٗا سَآئِغٗا لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٦٦
And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.
16:67
وَمِن ثَمَرَٰتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنۡهُ سَكَرٗا وَرِزۡقًا حَسَنًاۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٧
And from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines you take intoxicant and good provision.1 Indeed in that is a sign for a people who reason.
1 translator’s note
- This verse was revealed before the prohibition of intoxicants. It alludes to the fact that there are both evil and good possibilities in certain things. ↩
16:68
وَأَوۡحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِي مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعۡرِشُونَ ٦٨
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
16:69
ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلٗاۚ يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٞ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٞ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٦٩
Then eat from all the fruits1 and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., delicious substances found by the bee. ↩
16:70
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرۡذَلِ ٱلۡعُمُرِ لِكَيۡ لَا يَعۡلَمَ بَعۡدَ عِلۡمٖ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٞ قَدِيرٞ ٧٠
And Allāh created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Competent.
16:71
وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ فِي ٱلرِّزۡقِۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُواْ بِرَآدِّي رِزۡقِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌۚ أَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجۡحَدُونَ ٧١
And Allāh has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored [i.e., given more] would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess [i.e., slaves] so they would be equal to them therein.1 Then is it the favor of Allāh they reject?
1 translator’s note
- The argument presented in this verse is that if they cannot consider their own possessions equal to themselves, then how can they consider Allāh's creations as being equal to Him? ↩
16:72
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةٗ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِۚ أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ يُؤۡمِنُونَ وَبِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمۡ يَكۡفُرُونَ ٧٢
And Allāh has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do they believe and in the favor of Allāh they disbelieve?