Ar-Rahman 55:68
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 534
Dates and Pomegranates
فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةࣱ وَنَخۡلࣱ وَرُمَّانࣱ ٦٨
Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
In both are fruit, palms and pomegranates.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, dates and pomegranates are named after “fruit” because, besides being fruit, they have a special place as food and medicine.
Reflect
Think about the healing in a fruit you eat today.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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