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Reflections on Surah An-Nahl Ayah 5

16:5
والانعام خلقها لكم فيها دفء ومنافع ومنها تاكلون ٥
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمَ خَلَقَهَا ۗ لَكُمْ فِيهَا دِفْءٌۭ وَمَنَـٰفِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ ٥
وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمَﲨ
خَلَقَهَاۖﲩﲪ
لَكُمۡﲫ
فِيهَاﲬ
دِفۡءٞﲭ
وَمَنَٰفِعُﲮ
وَمِنۡهَاﲯ
تَأۡكُلُونَﲰ
٥ﲱ
And He created the cattle for you as a source of warmth, food, and ˹many other˺ benefits.
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A Siddiqui
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:5
This is a great ayah to reflect on with children/youth: 'And He created the cattle for you as a source of warmth, food, and ˹many other˺ benefits.' (16:5)

How many specific things can you think of that we fully, or partially, derive from cattle? Here's a few that I came up with :)

1)Leather shoes
2)Ice cream
3) leather jackets
4) leather gloves
5) leather car seats
6) Cheeseburgers
7) Cheese pizza
8) Cheesecake
9) Chocolate Milk
10) Latte's
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Maryam Nazar
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:5, 23:21, 6:38
How beautifully allah has made all livingbeings a source of provision for us in this world and the HEREAFTER.....SUBHANALLAH....
ALLAH's mercy is limitless.Indeed he is the most compassionate, the most kind,the most generous...

In this world animals provide us with food,clothing,furnishing, safety,transportion,labor, and emotional support. Whereas in the hereafter, these animals could be one of the keys 🔑to earn Allahs pleasure by being kind to...
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Yazin
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:4-7
The origin story for all humans is the same .. we were created from a mere speck. At some point, I was nothing .. you were nothing too.

Realizing that, while also keeping in mind how short life really is, it makes me wonder if I’m not taking life too seriously.. Sometimes I worry about things which, in retrospect, seem utterly ridiculous. Exams, stress, fundraising .. and even businesses don’t really matter all that much in the long term for any...
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tareq abed
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:5-6
Why would an animal need to be beautiful to look at? They are not showing off or modeling their looks to other animals in the farm or the wild. its of course to benefit us when we look at them and appreciate their beauty, and that is in addition to the other benefits we derive from them like riding, food, clothing, etc
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