An-Nahl/ The Bees
In the Bee and its Honey there is Blessing and a Lesson:-
"And
your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the
mountains and in the trees and in what they erect." [16:68]
- What
is meant by inspiration here is guidance. The bee is guided to make its
home in the mountains, in trees and in structures erected by man. The
bee's home is a solid structure, with its hexagonal shapes and
interlocking forms there is no looseness in its combs. Then Allah
decrees that the bee will have permission to eat from all fruits and to
follow the ways which Allah has made easy for it, wherever it wants to
go in the vast spaces of the wilderness, valleys and high mountains.
Then each bee comes back to its hive without swerving to the right or
left, it comes straight back to its home where its offspring and honey
are. It makes wax from its wings, and regurgitates honey from its mouth,
and lays eggs from its rear, then the next morning it goes out to the
fields again.
"There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for men." [16:69]
- meaning, honey, that is white, yellow, red, or of other good colors, depending on the different things that the bees eat.
"in which there is a cure for men." [16:69]
- meaning there is a cure in honey for diseases that people suffer from.
- Al-Bukhari
and Muslim recorded in their Sahihs that a man came to the Messenger of
Allah and said, "My brother is suffering from diarrhea''. He said,
"Give
him honey to drink." The man went and gave him honey, then he came back
and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I gave him honey to drink, and he only
got worse." The Prophet said, "Go and give him honey to drink." So he
went and gave him honey, then he came back and said, "O Messenger of
Allah! it only made him worse." The Prophet said, "Allah speaks the
truth and your brother's stomach is lying. Go and give him honey to
drink." So he went and gave him honey, and he recovered."
- Al-Bukhari
reported that the Messenger of Allah said: "Healing is to be found in
three things: the cut made by the cupper, or drinking honey, or in
branding with fire (cauterizing), but I have forbidden my Ummah to use
branding."
"There is indeed a sign in that for people who reflect." [16:69]
meaning
in the fact that Allah inspires this weak little creature to travel
through the vast fields and feed from every kind of fruit, then gather
it for wax and honey, which are some of the best things, in this is a
sign for people who think about the might and power of the bee's Creator
Who causes all of this to happen. From this they learn that He is the
Initiator, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing, the Most
Generous, the Most Merciful.
Allahu Akbar! How Kind is Allah to
give us cures alhamdulilah. May Allah guide us to all good things and
protect us from evil, ameen.
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