Quranic Foods and Its Benefits: Fruits

Quranic Foods and Its Benefits

The word fakihah (), which means 'fruit', is mentioned 11 times in the Quran.

1. And for them there is fruit, and for them there is what they ask for. [36:57]
2. Therein they will recline; therein they will call for fruit in abundance and drinks. [38:51]
3. Therein for you will be fruit in plenty, of which you will eat (as you desire). [43:73]
4. They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security. [44:55]
5. And We shall provide them with fruit and meat, such as they desire. [52:22]
6. Therein are fruit, date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates). [55:11]
7. In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs. [55:52]
8. In them (both) will be fruit, and date- palms and pomegranates. [55:68]
9. And fruit; that they may choose. [56:20]
10. And fruit in plenty, [56:32]
11. And fruit and Abba (herbage, etc.). [80:31]

The word fawakih (), which is the plural of fakihah, is mentioned three times in the Quran.

1. Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is lots of fruits for you, and whereof you eat. [23:19]
2. Fruits; and they shall be honoured, [37:42]
3. And fruits, such as they desire. [77:42]


Benefits:►

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 creation:

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 similar 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)

Allah creates various kinds of fruit, each of which have a different taste and smell although they grow in the same soil and are watered with the same water.
As well as their creation, the fact that fruits and vegetables are great sources of vitamins and essential nutrients also leads people to think. Fruits, which grow in black mud extract from the soil only those essential nutrients (minerals) that are beneficial to human health. But how could the soil know what nutrients to provide? Similarly, could the fruit have the ability and intelligence to break down the soil into its component parts in order to absorb from it the exact amount of what it needs? However, this system operates in such a perfect order that every plant species has a specific and unique color, taste, and smell and contains a fixed amount of minerals and vitamins. For instance, a watermelon is never blue or sour, nor does it smell like soil instead of the special and unique smell that we associate with it.
Allah, the sole owner and governor of the universe, created this order and displayed it to humanity so that people can reflect upon it and thank Him.
The Qur'an mentions so many kinds of fruit, which will be available for believers in Paradise. In this section, we will briefly discuss their benefits of the fruits that are referred to in the Qur'an.