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There is instruction for you in cattle. From the contents of their bel-
lies, from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to
drink, easy for drinkers to swallow. And from the fruit of the date-
palm and the grape-vine you derive both intoxicants and wholesome
provision. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who use their in-
tellect. Your Lord revealed to the bees: 'Build dwellings in the moun-
tains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then
eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which
have been made easy for you to follow.' From inside them comes a
drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is cer-
tainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl, 66-69)
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you and made houses
for you out of cattle hides which are light for you to carry both when
you are travelling and when you are staying in one place. And from
their wool and fur and hair you obtain clothing and carpets and
household utensils for a time. (Surat an-Nahl, 80)
We have appointed the sacrificial camels for you as one of the sacred
rites of Allah. There is good in them for you, so invoke Allah's name
over them, as they line up. And then when they collapse on their sides,
eat of them and feed both those who ask and those who are too shy to
ask. In this way We have subjected them to you so that hopefully you
will be thankful. (Surat al-Hajj, 36)
And there is certainly a lesson for you in your livestock. We give you
to drink from what is in their bellies and there are many ways in which
you benefit from them, and some of them you eat; and you are con-
veyed on them and on ships as well. (Surat al-Mu'minun, 21-22)
Have they not seen how We created for them, by Our own handi-
work, livestock which are under their control? We have made them
tame for them and some they ride and some they eat. And they have
other uses for them, and milk to drink. So will they not be thankful?
(Surah Ya Sin, 71-73)
It is Allah Who has given you livestock, some for you to ride and
some to eat. You gain various benefits from them, and on them you can
obtain what your hearts desire, and on them and on the ships you are
transported. (Surah Ghafir, 79-80)