An-Nahl

16:4 He creates man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: and lo! this same being shows himself endowed with the power to think and to argue!

16:5 And He creates cattle: you derive warmth from them, and [various other] uses; and from them you obtain food;

16:6 and you find beauty in them when you drive them home in the evenings and when you take them out to pasture in the mornings.

16:7 And they carry your loads to [many] a place which [otherwise] you would be unable to reach without great hardship to yourselves. Verily, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace!

16:8 And (it is He who creates] horses and mules and asses for you to ride, as well as for [their] beauty: and He will yet create things of which [today] you have no knowledge.

16:9 And [because He is your Creator,] it rests with God alone to show you the right path: ^[7] yet there is [many a one] who swerves from it. However, had He so willed, He would have guided you all aright.

16:10 It is He who sends down water from the skies; you drink thereof, and thereof [drink] the plants upon which you pasture your beasts;
16:11 [and] by virtue thereof He causes crops to grow for you, and olive trees, and date palms, and grapes, and all [other] kinds of fruit: in this, behold, there is a message indeed for people who think!


16:12 And He has made the night and the day and the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws, so that they be of use] to you; ^[9] and all the stars are subservient to His command: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who use their reason!

16:13 And all the [beauty of] many hues-which He has created for you on earth: in this, behold, there is a message for people who (are willing to] take it to heart!

16:14 And He it is who has made the sea subservient [to His laws], so that you might eat fresh meat from it, and take from it gems which you may wear. And on that [very sea] one sees ^[10] ships ploughing through the waves, so that you might [be able to] go forth in quest of some of His bounty, and thus have cause to be grateful [to Him].

16:15 And he has placed firm mountains on earth, lest it sway with you, ^[11] and rivers and paths, so that you might find your way,

16:16 as well as [various other] means of orientation: for [it is] by the stars that men find their way.

16:17 IS, THEN, HE who creates comparable to any [being] that cannot create? Will you not, then, bethink yourselves?

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16:18 For, should you try to count God's blessings, you could never compute them! Behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace;

16:19 and God knows all that you keep secret as well as all that you bring into the open.

[An Nahl- Holy Quran]

let's take some time off the hustle and bustle of our everyday life... to just think and reflect....may He guide us to the right path, inshaAllah.. -mai shahira-