Page 70 - Beauties for Life in the Qur'an

BENEFICIAL FOODS MENTIONED
IN THE QUR'AN

One who thinks deeply upon the Qur'an's verses will realize
that Allah has provided all sorts of explanations in His Book
and shown people several ways to make life easy in both this
world and the next world. Another subject that attracts the at-
tention of people of understanding is the Qur'an's mentioning
of specific foods that are good for human health.

Fruits
The Qur'an mentions several fruits that modern science has
shown to have a preventive effect on several diseases. Fruits,
which benefit the human body in many ways, also taste very
good. In the Qur'an, Allah draws attention to their diversity and
beauty and calls people to ponder upon their miraculous cre-
ation:

He sends down water from the sky from which We bring forth
growth of every kind, and from that We bring forth the green
shoots and from them We bring forth close-packed seeds, and,
from the spathes of the date-palm, date clusters hanging down,
and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, both simi-
lar and dissimilar. Look at their fruits as they bear fruit and
ripen. There are signs in that for people who believe. (Surat al-
An'am: 99)