Surah An Nahl Tafseer

The Blessings of Rain, and explaining how it is one of the Signs

Allah says:

هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاء مَاء

He it is Who sends water down from the sky;

When Allah mentions the blessings of cattle and other animals that He has granted mankind, He then mentions how He has blessed them by sending rain down from the sky above, which has been fulfilling the needs and bringing joy to people and their cattle.

Allah says:

لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ

from it you drink,

meaning, He made it fresh and pure so that they can drink it, not salty and undrinkable.

وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture.

meaning, from it He raised plants on which your cattle graze.

Ibn Abbas, Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Ibn Zayd, all said that;

this refers to grazing animals including camels