In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Blessings of Allah

(In the Light of the Qur’an)

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًۭا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Transliteration: Dhālika bi-anna Allāha lam yaku mughayyiran niʿmatan anʿamahā ʿalā qawmin ḥattā yughayyirū mā bi-anfusihim, wa-anna Allāha samīʿun ʿalīm

Translation: “This is because Allah does not change the favor which He has bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves, and because Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” (Al-Anfal :53)

وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةًۭ ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌۭ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ ۖ لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌۭ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌۭ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ ۝ یُنْۢبِتُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ الزَّیْتُوْنَ وَ النَّخِیْلَ وَ الْاَعْنَابَ وَ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ۝ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢ بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَـٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْقِلُونَ ۝ وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ۝ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنْهُ لَحْمًۭا طَرِيًّۭا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهُ حِلْيَةًۭ تَلْبَسُونَهَا ۖ وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ۝ وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا وَسُبُلًۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ۝ وَعَلَـٰمَـٰتٍۢ ۚ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ۝ أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ ۗ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝ وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

Transliteration: Wa-al-khayla wa-al-bighāla wa-al-ḥamīra li-tarkabūhā wa-zīnah, wa-yakhluqu mā lā taʿlamūn… (continuation of verses 8–18)

Translation: “And He created horses, mules, and donkeys for you to ride and as adornment, and He creates that which you do not know… If you try to count the blessings of Allah, you will never be able to enumerate them. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (An-Nahl :8–18)

وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ لَعِبْرَةًۭ ۖ نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍۢ وَدَمٍۢ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًۭا سَآئِغًۭا لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

Transliteration: Wa-inna lakum fī al-anʿāmi la-ʿibrah, nusqīkum mimmā fī buṭūnihī min bayni farthin wa-damin labanān khāliṣan sāʾighan li-al-shāribīn

Translation: “And indeed for you in the cattle there is a lesson: We give you to drink from what is in their bellies between excretion and blood — pure milk, palatable to those who drink.” (An-Nahl :66)

وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ۝ ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًۭا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌۭ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٌۭ لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Transliteration: Wa-awḥā rabbuka ilā al-naḥli ani ittakhidhī mina al-jibāli buyūtan wa-mina al-shajari wa-mimmā yaʿrishūn…

Translation: “And your Lord inspired the bee: make dwellings in the mountains, in the trees, and in what they construct… From its bellies comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for mankind. Indeed, in this is a sign for those who reflect.” (An-Nahl :68–69)

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةًۭ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ أَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ

Transliteration: Wa-Allāhu jaʿala lakum min anfusikum azwājan wa-jaʿala lakum min azwājikum banīna wa-ḥafadah wa-razaqakum mina al-ṭayyibāt…

Translation: “And Allah has made for you spouses from among yourselves, and from your spouses He has given you sons and grandchildren, and provided you with pure provisions. Do they then believe in falsehood and deny the blessings of Allah?” (An-Nahl :72)

وَٱللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّنۢ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ …

Transliteration: Wa-Allāhu akhrajakum min buṭūni ummahātikum lā taʿlamūna shayʾan wa-jaʿala lakumu al-samʿa wa-al-abṣāra wa-al-afʾidah laʿallakum tashkurūn…

Translation: “And Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts so that you may give thanks… Thus Allah completes His favor upon you so that you may submit. Yet if they turn away, your duty is only to convey clearly. They recognize the blessings of Allah, yet they deny them, and most of them are ungrateful.” (An-Nahl :78–83)

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ هَلْ مِنْ خَـٰلِقٍ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

Transliteration: Yā-ayyuhā al-nāsu udhkurū niʿmata Allāhi ʿalaykum, hal min khāliqin ghayru Allāhi yarzuqukum mina al-samāʾi wa-al-arḍ…

Translation: “O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no deity except Him; then where are you turning away?” (Fatir :3)

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًۭا ۝ وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا ۝ وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۝ وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا ۝ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا ۝ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا ۝ وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا ۝ وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا ۝ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا ۝ لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا ۝ وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

Transliteration: Alam najʿali al-arḍa mihādā, wa-al-jibāla awtādā…

Translation: “Have We not made the earth a resting place, and the mountains as pegs? And created you in pairs… And sent down from the rain clouds abundant water so that We may bring forth grain and vegetation and dense gardens.” (An-Naba :6–16)