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Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 68

The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 534

فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ ﴿68﴾
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.
فِيهِمَا fīhimā In both of them
فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ fākihatun (are) fruits
وَنَخْلٌۭ wanakhlun and date-palms
وَرُمَّانٌۭ warummānun and pomegranates

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(Ayah 68){ فِيْهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَّ نَخْلٌ وَّ رُمَّانٌ: ”فَاكِهَةٌ“} is a generic term; it includes every fruit. Dates and pomegranates are also included in {’’ فَاكِهَةٌ ‘‘}, but due to their abundance in Arabia and their being favored fruits, they are mentioned separately. For the Muqarrabeen, {’’ مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجٰنِ ‘‘} is mentioned, and for the Ashab al-Yameen, {’’ فَاكِهَةٌ وَّ نَخْلٌ وَّ رُمَّانٌ ‘‘} is mentioned. The difference between the two is clear.

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68. 1. Whereas, in the description of the first two gardens (paradises), it was stated that every fruit will be of two kinds. It is evident that the increase in honor and virtue in this is not present in the other matter.

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68. In both of them will be fruits [42], date palms, and pomegranates.

[42] ﴿فَكِهَ﴾ means natural happiness, cheerfulness, and being one who makes others laugh and smile. The meaning of ﴿فَكِهَ﴾ is both to feed someone fruit and to make someone happy with sweet speech. Fawakih refers to such fruits whose main purpose is to provide pleasure, delight, and enjoyment, not nutrition. After this, dates are mentioned, which, when combined with water, become a complete food. Then, if instead of water, the juice of pomegranate is mixed with dates, all purposes are fulfilled: eating, drinking, and pleasure and delight as well.