Yaseen (Yaseen)

73. “And therein they have benefits and drinks, will they not then be grateful?”

The Arabic word /mašarib/ is the plural form of /mašrab/ and it is the place of drinking water, but here the purpose of it is ‘to drink milk’.

This verse implicitly says that their benefits do not end to only this, but there are some other benefits for them in these animals.

It says:

“And therein they have benefits and drinks…”

Yet, do they not thank for these blessings, a thank which is the means of Knowing Allah and recognizing the Benefactor?

It continues saying:

“…will they not then be grateful?”

Among the different blessings which have surrounded man, here the Qur’an stresses on the blessing of cattle, because they are permanently present in the daily life of man, so that man’s life has been mixed with them in a manner that if it may be obliterated from his life, it will really be difficult for him; but because of their constant presence they are less regarded.

The sentence:

“Therein they have benefits”

points to many other benefits which man gets from cattle, including: their wool for kinds of clothing, carpets, and tents; their skin for clothes, shoes, hats, and different means of life.

Even today when the industry has entirely changed the feature of man’s life, yet the need of men from the point of both nutrition and clothes and other means of life to cattle has remained.

Even today, different kinds of serums and vaccines which are the most effective means for struggling against disease or for prevention, are provided from cattle and the materials taken from their blood.

Even the most worthless things in the life of cattle, that is, their feces, are used, too. By them lands will be fertilized and trees are made fruitful.

The application of the Qur’anic term /mašarib/ refers to the kinds of milk which are taken from different cattle and a great part of man’s food stuff is usually produced from it and its productions, so that the milk industries and the products from milk in the world today form an important part of exports and imports of some countries, the same milk which is a complete food for man.

This wholesome drink comes out from special parts of the body and causes the pleasure of its drinkers and is the source of strength for the weak.