Beneficial Foods Mentioned In the Qur'an One who thinks deeply
upon the Qur'an's verses will realize that Allah has provided
all sorts of explanations in His Book and shown people several
ways to make life easy in both this world and the next world.
Another subject that attracts the attention of people of
understanding is the Qur'an's mentioning of specific foods that
are good for human health. 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 d