A summary of the majority of the wonderful foods, drinks and herbs mentioned by Allah Azzawajjal in the Holy Qur'an.
Olives and olive oil.
Surah
An Noor [24:35]
"Allah
is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a
niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were
a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of
the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by
fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah
presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things."
Surah At Tin [95:1]
"By the fig and the
olive."
Surah Abasa [80:29]
"And olives and
palm trees."
Surah Al Mu'minoon [23:20]
"And [We brought
forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those
who eat."
Surah An Nahl [16:11]
"He causes to grow
for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the
fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought."
Sweet smelling herbs.
Surah Ar Rahmaan [55:12]
"And grain having
husks and sweet scented plants."
Fish.
Surah An Nahl [16:14]
"And it is He who
subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it
ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He
subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be
grateful."
Grapes.
Surah Al Mu'minoon [23:19]
"And We brought
forth for you thereby gardens of palm trees and grapevines in which for you are
abundant fruits and from which you eat."
Garlic and/or Onions.
Surah Al Baqarah [2:61]
"And
[recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food.
So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and
its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses]
said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any]
settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were
covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon
them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and
killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were
[habitually] transgressing."
Corn and/or Wheat and other grains with husks.
Surah Ar Rahmaan [55:12]
"And grain having
husks and sweet scented plants."
Ginger.
Surah Al Insaan [76:17]
"And they will be
given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger."
Pomegranate.
Surah Ar Rahmaan [55:68]
"In both of them
are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates."
Dates.
Surah Maryam [19:25]
"And shake toward
you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates."
Meat.
Surah Al Ma'idah [5:4]
"They ask you, [O
Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are
[all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals
which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and
mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah ." Indeed, Allah is
swift in account."
Bananas.
Surah Al Waqiy'ah [56:29]
"And [banana] trees
layered [with fruit]."
Lentils.
Surah Al Baqarah [2:61]
"And
[recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food.
So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and
its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses]
said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any]
settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were
covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon
them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and
killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were
[habitually] transgressing."
Gourds and/or Squashes and Pumpkins.
Surah As Saffaat [37:146]
"And We caused to
grow over him a gourd vine."
Cucumbers.
Surah Al Baqarah [2:61]
"And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were [habitually] transgressing."
Figs.
Surah At Tin [95:1]
"By the fig and the
olive."
Fresh Spring Water.
Surah Al Mursallat
[77:41]
"Indeed, the
righteous will be among shades and springs."
Milk.
Surah An Nahl [16:66]
"And indeed, for
you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their
bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers."
Surah Al Mu'minoon [23:21]
"And
indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is
in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you
eat."
Surah Muhammad [47:15]
"Is the description
of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water
unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine
delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will
have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of]
those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water
that will sever their intestines?"
Honey.
Surah An Nahl [16:69]
"Then eat from all
the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There
emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colours, in which there is
healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought."
