24 May, 2026
Quran 16:81 (Ayah an-Nahl)
And Allah has provided you shade out of what He created, and has given you shelter in the mountains. He has also provided you with clothes protecting you from the heat ˹and cold˺, and armour shielding you in battle. This is how He perfects His favour upon you, so perhaps you will ˹fully˺ submit ˹to Him˺. Quran 16:81 Surah an-Nahl (The Bee)
The surah takes its name from Ayat no. 68,
“And your Lord inspired to the bee,
“Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.”
It is also referred to as the surah of blessings as it contains many of the blessings of Allah upon mankind.
There are 128 Ayat in this Surah.
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وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـٰلًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـٰنًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ ٱلْحَرَّ وَسَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ ٨١
The Surah speaks about Allah’s creative power. Everything in the universe points to Allah. There is coherence and balance in Allah’s creation.
سورة النّحل اس نے اپنی پیدا کی ہوئی بہت سی چیزوں سے تمہارے لیے سائے کا انتظام کیا، پہاڑوں میں تمہارے لیے پناہ گاہیں بنائیں، اور تمہیں ایسی پوشاکیں بخشیں جو تمہیں گرمی سے بچاتی ہیں اور کچھ دوسری پوشاکیں جو آپس کی جنگ میں تمہاری حفاظت کرتی ہیں اس طرح وہ تم پر اپنی نعمتوں کی تکمیل کرتا ہے شاید کہ تم فرماں بردار بنو ﴿۸۱﴾
Sections:
The whole creation points to Allah.
The truth is that there is only One God.
The reward of the righteous and the disgrace of the wicked.
Allah’s message has come. Man is a creature of Allah, but he argues a lot.
Mushrikin’s argument and the answer
Prophets were human beings. The mission of the last Prophet. Warnings to non-believers.
Prohibition against shirk. Arabs used to call angels the daughters of Allah but they themselves did not like to have daughters.
Allah gives time to people to repent and turn to him.
Consider the bounties of Allah. Some more signs mentioned.
The comparison between the faithful and the unfaithful.
Warnings about the Last Hour. Allah’s favors to humankind.
Prophet Muhammad is a witness over all witnesses.
Justice, benevolence, care of the kith and kin are Allah’s commands. He forbids shameful deeds, evil and aggression.
Qur’an is sent by Allah; even the Prophet cannot make any changes in it.
Every soul will be paid in full what it has earned. Halal and Haram are the authority of Allah.
The ideal faith of Prophet Ibrahim. The best way of giving da’wah.
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