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An-Nahl 16:68 واوحى ربك الى النحل ان اتخذي من الجبال بيوتا ومن الشجر ومما يعرشون ٦٨

16:68
وَأَوۡحَىٰ
رَبُّكَ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّحۡلِ
أَنِ
ٱتَّخِذِي
مِنَ
ٱلۡجِبَالِ
بُيُوتٗا
وَمِنَ
ٱلشَّجَرِ
وَمِمَّا
يَعۡرِشُونَ
٦٨
Your Lord inspired the bee,1 saying: "Set up hives in the mountains and in the trees and in the trellises that people put up,
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

In the Bee and its Honey there is Blessing and a Lesson

What is meant by inspiration here is guidance. The bee is guided to make its home in the mountains, in trees and in structures erected by man. The bee's home is a solid structure, with its hexagonal shapes and interlocking forms there is no loos

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In the Bee and its Honey there is Blessing and a Lesson

What is meant by inspiration here is guidance. The bee is guided to make its home in the mounta

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Chapter 16, Page 274, Juz 14

66. Surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle: We provide you to drink out of that which is in their bellies between the faeces and the blood - pure milk - which is a palatable drink for those who take it. 67. And out of the fruits of date-palms and grapes you derive intoxicants as well as wholesome sustenance. Surely there is a sign for those who use reason. 68. Your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Set up hives in the mountains and in the trees and in the trellises that people put up, 69. then suck the juice of every kind of fruit and keep treading the ways of your Lord which have been made easy." There comes forth from their bellies a drink varied in colours, wherein there is healing for men. Verily there is a sign in this for those who reflect. 70. Allah has created you, and then He causes you to die. Some of you have your lives prolonged to an abject old age, when one loses all knowledge after having acquired it. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.

- A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

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