بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
ذِكْرُ نِعَمِ اللهِ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ الْكَرِيمِ
Allah’s Blessings Bestowed Upon Humanity
A Comprehensive Qur’anic Compilation
Prepared by ForOneCreator
May 2026
Introduction
The Qur’an is, among all things, a sustained reminder of Divine favour. From the grandeur of the cosmos to the smallest sip of water, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala draws our gaze again and again to His bounty — not to burden us with gratitude, but to awaken our hearts to the reality of who our Lord is and what our relationship with Him means.
The scholars of the early generations named Surah An-Nahl (Chapter 16) ‘Surat al-Ni’am’ — the Surah of Blessings — on account of the sheer density of Divine favours it enumerates. Yet reminders of Allah’s blessings are not confined to a single Surah; they span the entire Qur’an, from Al-Baqarah to An-Nas, touching every dimension of human existence: physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, and eternal.
This compilation gathers these reminders systematically, organised by theme, with Arabic text, English translation, and scholarly notes — to serve as a reference for reflection, teaching, and dawah.
PART ONE — FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE BLESSING
① THE MASTER PRINCIPLE — ALL GOOD COMES FROM ALLAH — الأصل: كل نعمة من الله
وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْـَٔرُونَ
“And whatever you have of favor — it is from Allah. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:53
Note: Every good thing — a righteous child, a new opportunity, health, wealth — its ultimate source is Allah alone. Adversity itself reminds us to return to Him.
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
“And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:18
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ
“And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is most unjust and ungrateful.”
— Surah Ibrahim 14:34
Note: This reminder appears in two different Surahs with different endings — Nahl closes with Mercy, Ibrahim closes with human ingratitude — showing the full picture of Allah’s generosity and man’s heedlessness.
② GRATITUDE MULTIPLIES THE BLESSING — الشكر يزيد النعمة
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ
“And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed: ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'”
— Surah Ibrahim 14:7
Mawdudi: This is a universal divine law. Gratitude is not merely politeness — it is the mechanism by which Allah expands His favour upon a servant.
③ WARNING AGAINST INGRATITUDE — التحذير من كفران النعمة
يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ
“They recognise the favor of Allah; then they deny it. And most of them are ungrateful disbelievers.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:83
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ
“And few of My servants are grateful.”
— Surah Saba 34:13
PART TWO — BLESSINGS OF CREATION & THE HUMAN FORM
④ THE SUPREME HONOUR OF BEING HUMAN — تكريم بني آدم
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا
“Indeed, We honoured the progeny of Adam, and bore them across land and sea and provided them with good things for their sustenance, and exalted them above many of Our creatures.”
— Surah Al-Isra 17:70
Mawdudi: The superiority man enjoys over all other beings has not been bestowed by jinn, angel or prophet — it is entirely Allah’s blessing and favour.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ
“Verily, We created man in the best of stature.”
— Surah At-Tin 95:4
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ۞ فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
“Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion — in whatever form He willed, He assembled you.”
— Surah Al-Infitar 82:7–8
⑤ BLESSINGS OF SIGHT, HEARING & THE HEART — نعمة السمع والبصر والفؤاد
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
“And Allah brought you out of the wombs of your mothers knowing nothing, and He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts — that you might give thanks.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:78
ثُمَّ سَوَّاهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
“Then He proportioned him and breathed into him of His spirit, and made for you hearing, vision, and hearts. Little are you grateful.”
— Surah As-Sajdah 32:9
⑥ BLESSINGS OF KNOWLEDGE, SPEECH & INTELLECT — نعمة العلم والبيان
الرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۞ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ ۞ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ ۞ عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ
“The Most Merciful. Taught the Qur’an. Created man. Taught him articulate speech.”
— Surah Ar-Rahman 55:1–4
Note: Allah introduces Himself as Al-Rahman before mentioning creation — signalling that His mercy preceded and caused everything else.
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ۞ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
“Who taught by the pen — Taught man that which he knew not.”
— Surah Al-‘Alaq 96:4–5
PART THREE — BLESSINGS OF THE NATURAL WORLD
⑦ THE SUBJUGATION OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HUMANITY (TASKHEER) — تسخير الكون للإنسان
A cluster of Qur’anic verses use the phrase سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ (‘He subjected for you’) — reminding humans that the entire cosmos has been placed at their service:
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً
“Do you not see how God has made what is in the heavens and on the earth useful to you, and has lavished His blessings on you both outwardly and inwardly?”
— Surah Luqman 31:20
Note: Two dimensions of blessing — Zahirah (outward): health, wealth, family / Batinah (hidden/inward): intellect, Iman, contentment, and unseen protection.
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالْفُلْكَ تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَيُمْسِكُ السَّمَاءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
“Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission.”
— Surah Al-Hajj 22:65
اللَّهُ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ۞ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ
“Allah is He who subjected the sea for you, so that the ships may sail through it by His command, and that you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful. And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth — all from Him.”
— Surah Al-Jathiyah 45:12–13
وَالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ ۞ لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ
“And He who created all pairs and made for you of ships and animals those which you ride — that you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them.”
— Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:12–13
⑧ BLESSINGS OF THE EARTH — ESTABLISHMENT & PROVISION — نعمة الأرض والرزق
هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًا فَامْشُوا فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا مِن رِّزْقِهِ
“It is He who made the earth tame for you — so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision — and to Him is the resurrection.”
— Surah Al-Mulk 67:15
وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
“And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.”
— Surah Al-A’raf 7:10
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
“O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth?”
— Surah Fatir 35:3
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ… الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ
“O mankind, worship your Lord who created you… Who made the earth a resting place for you and the sky a canopy, and sent down from the sky rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you.”
— Surah Al-Baqarah 2:21–22
⑨ BLESSINGS OF WATER — SOURCE OF ALL LIFE — نعمة الماء
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
“And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?”
— Surah Al-Anbiya 21:30
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ ۞ أَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ ۞ لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
“Have you seen the water you drink? Was it you who brought it down from the clouds, or did We? If We willed, We could make it bitter — so why do you not give thanks?”
— Surah Al-Waq’iah 56:68–70
وَاللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا
“And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:65
وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً ۖ لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ
“It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture your animals.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:10
⑩ SURAH AN-NAHL — THE SURAH OF BLESSINGS (SELECTED VERSES) — سورة النحل: سورة النعم
The early generations named Surah An-Nahl ‘Surat al-Ni’am’ — the Surah of Blessings — for the sheer density of favours enumerated within it. Below are its core blessing-verses:
Animals & Livestock (16:5–8)
وَالْأَنْعَامَ خَلَقَهَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا دِفْءٌ وَمَنَافِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
“And the grazing livestock He created for you; in them is warmth and numerous benefits, and from them you eat.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:5
The Sea (16:14)
وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا
“And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:14
The Heavens: Night, Day, Sun, Moon & Stars (16:12)
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ وَالنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَاتٌ بِأَمْرِهِ
“And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and the moon, and the stars are subjected by His command.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:12
Mountains, Rivers & Roads (16:15–16)
وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَارًا وَسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
“And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains lest it shift with you, and rivers and roads, that you may be guided.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:15–16
The Bee & Honey (16:68–69)
وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ… يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ
“And your Lord inspired to the bee… There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:68–69
Shade, Dwellings & Clothing (16:80–81)
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن بُيُوتِكُمْ سَكَنًا… وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ الظِّلَالَ وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَانًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ
“Allah has made for you, from your homes, a place of rest; and made for you shelters from mountains; and made for you garments to protect you from heat.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:80–81
Marriage, Children & Provision (16:72)
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ
“Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates children and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things.”
— Surah An-Nahl 16:72
⑪ SURAH AR-RAHMAN — 31 REPEATED REMINDERS OF FAVOUR — سورة الرحمن: فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
The entire Surah Ar-Rahman is a sustained enumeration of Divine blessings, punctuated 31 times by the rhetorical question:
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
“So which of the favors of your Lord will you both deny?”
Blessings enumerated in Surah Ar-Rahman include:
• Teaching the Qur’an (55:1–2)
• Creation of man and the gift of articulate speech (55:3–4)
• The sun, moon and stars in perfect order (55:5–6)
• The balance and justice embedded in creation (55:7–9)
• The earth with its fruits, grain and fragrant plants (55:10–13)
• The two seas — fresh and salt — that do not merge (55:19–20)
• Pearls and coral from the seas (55:22)
• Ships that sail like mountains (55:24)
• Two Gardens promised to those who fear Allah (55:46–76)
PART FOUR — BLESSINGS OF RELATIONSHIPS, GUIDANCE & COMMUNITY
⑫ BLESSING OF MARRIAGE, LOVE & FAMILY — نعمة الزوجية والأسرة
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً
“And among His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy.”
— Surah Ar-Rum 30:21
⑬ BLESSING OF PARENTS — ESPECIALLY THE MOTHER — نعمة الوالدين
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ
“And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and good to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years — give thanks to Me and to your parents.”
— Surah Luqman 31:14
⑭ BLESSING OF COMMUNAL UNITY & BROTHERHOOD — نعمة الأخوة والوحدة
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا
“Remember the blessing that Allah bestowed upon you: you were once enemies then He brought your hearts together, so that through His blessing you became brothers. You stood on the brink of a pit of fire and He delivered you from it.”
— Surah Aal-Imran 3:103
⑮ THE GREATEST BLESSING: GUIDANCE & THE PROPHET ﷺ — أعظم النعم: الهداية والنبوة
لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ
“Certainly did Allah confer great favor upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom.”
— Surah Aal-Imran 3:164
يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَن أَسْلَمُوا ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا عَلَيَّ إِسْلَامَكُم ۖ بَلِ اللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَاكُمْ لِلْإِيمَانِ
“They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islam. Say: Do not consider your Islam a favor to me. Rather, Allah has conferred a favor upon you in that He has guided you to faith.”
— Surah Al-Hujurat 49:17
Ibn ‘Uyaynah: Allah has not given any of His slaves any blessing greater than the blessing of making them aware of La ilaha illAllah.
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُكُم بِهِ
“And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you.”
— Surah Al-Baqarah 2:231
PART FIVE — HISTORICAL BLESSINGS & BLESSINGS OF PROVISION
⑯ BLESSINGS REMINDED TO BANI ISRAEL — LESSONS FOR ALL HUMANITY — تذكير بني إسرائيل بالنعم
The Qur’an repeatedly reminds Bani Israel of Allah’s favour, as a lesson for all communities about the danger of ingratitude:
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
“O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.”
— Surah Al-Baqarah 2:47 (also 2:122 — repeated twice)
Further blessings reminded in Surah Al-Baqarah:
• Rescue from Pharaoh and parting of the sea (2:49–50)
• Shading with clouds, sending manna and quails in the desert (2:57)
• The miracle of twelve springs gushing from the rock (2:60)
⑰ BLESSINGS OF SLEEP, NIGHT & DAY — نعمة النوم والليل والنهار
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا ۞ وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا ۞ وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
“And We made your sleep a rest, and made the night as a covering, and made the day for livelihood.”
— Surah An-Naba 78:9–11
⑱ BLESSING OF FIRE & WARMTH — نعمة النار والدفء
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ ۞ أَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنشِئُونَ ۞ نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
“Have you seen the fire you kindle? Was it you who produced its tree, or did We? We made it a reminder and a provision for the wayfarer.”
— Surah Al-Waq’iah 56:71–73
⑲ BLESSINGS OF AGRICULTURE & VEGETATION — نعمة الزرع والنبات
أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ ۞ أَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ
“Have you seen that which you sow? Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?”
— Surah Al-Waq’iah 56:63–64
وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ نَبَاتَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهُ خَضِرًا نُّخْرِجُ مِنْهُ حَبًّا مُّتَرَاكِبًا
“And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers.”
— Surah Al-An’am 6:99
⑳ BLESSING OF SECURITY & SUSTENANCE — نعمة الأمن والرزق
الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍ
“Who has fed them, saving them from hunger and made them safe, saving them from fear.”
— Surah Quraysh 106:4
㉑ THE HIDDEN BLESSING: ALLAH’S WITHHELD PUNISHMENT — نعمة دفع البلاء
مَّا يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا
“No one can withhold the blessing God opens up for people, nor can anyone but Him release whatever He withholds.”
— Surah Fatir 35:2
وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَابَّةٍ
“And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon the earth any creature. But He defers them for a specified term.”
— Surah Fatir 35:45
Comprehensive Summary Table
جدول إجمالي لآيات النعم
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Category of Blessing
Key Verse(s)
Surah
1
All good comes from Allah alone
16:53
An-Nahl
2
Blessings are innumerable
16:18, 14:34
An-Nahl / Ibrahim
3
Gratitude multiplies the blessing
14:7
Ibrahim
4
Warning against ingratitude
16:83, 34:13
An-Nahl / Saba
5
Honour of the human form
17:70, 95:4
Al-Isra / At-Tin
6
Creation in best stature
82:7–8
Al-Infitar
7
Sight, hearing and the heart
16:78, 32:9
An-Nahl / As-Sajdah
8
Knowledge, speech and intellect
55:1–4, 96:4–5
Ar-Rahman / Al-‘Alaq
9
Cosmos subjected for humanity (Taskheer)
31:20, 22:65, 45:12–13
Luqman / Al-Hajj / Al-Jathiyah
10
Ships and animals subjected
43:12–13
Az-Zukhruf
11
Earth — establishment & livelihood
7:10, 67:15, 35:3
Al-A’raf / Al-Mulk / Fatir
12
Provision — fruits, grain, palms
2:21–22
Al-Baqarah
13
Water as source of all life
21:30, 56:68–70
Al-Anbiya / Al-Waq’iah
14
Rain giving life to the earth
16:65, 16:10
An-Nahl
15
Surah An-Nahl — dense blessings
16:5–81 (multiple)
An-Nahl
16
Surah Ar-Rahman — 31 repetitions
55:1–78
Ar-Rahman
17
Marriage, love and tranquillity
30:21
Ar-Rum
18
Spouse, children and grandchildren
16:72
An-Nahl
19
Blessing of parents — esp. the mother
31:14
Luqman
20
Brotherhood and communal unity
3:103
Aal-Imran
21
Guidance and the Prophet ﷺ
3:164, 49:17
Aal-Imran / Al-Hujurat
22
The Book and wisdom
2:231, 5:7
Al-Baqarah / Al-Ma’idah
23
Blessings reminded to Bani Israel
2:47–122 (multiple)
Al-Baqarah
24
Sleep, night and day
78:9–11
An-Naba
25
Fire and warmth
56:71–73
Al-Waq’iah
26
Agriculture and vegetation
56:63–64, 6:99
Al-Waq’iah / Al-An’am
27
Security and sustenance
106:4
Quraysh
28
Withheld punishment — hidden mercy
35:2, 35:45
Fatir
خَاتِمَة — Closing Reflection
The scholar Ibn al-Qayyim wrote that Surah An-Nahl reminds its reader of blessings many times — for a profound reason: Allah is informing His servants that they will have blessings many times greater than these in the Hereafter, so much greater that they cannot even comprehend the gap between them. These worldly blessings are only a foretaste.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنَّا عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
O Allah, help us in Your remembrance, in gratitude to You, and in the excellence of Your worship.
— Du’a taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Mu’adh ibn Jabal (Abu Dawud)
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