All of His blessings and favors including the Bee

Surah Alnahl (chapter 16 "the bee") is profound in meaning in the sense that it speaks of God's favors and blessings made for humans on earth. Read this beautiful chapter. You will see how God so eloquently tells us how he made the rain for us to grow our vegetations, how he made animals for us to ride on and take us from place to place, how stars are a source of direction and navigation for us, how the ocean has adornments for us to use (i.e pearls), how he gives us children and grandchildren and a whole offspring from ourselves, and how he gave us shade from things he created such as the trees, and so many other blessings.

3 specific verses in this Surah, which is also referred to the chapter of blessings, really caught my attention.

Verse 66
وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِ مِن بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَدَمٍ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًا سَائِغًا لِّلشَّارِبِينَ
And, behold, in the cattle [too] there is indeed a lesson for you: We give you to drink of that [fluid] which is [secreted from] within their bellies between that which is to be eliminated [from the animal's body] and [its] life-blood: milk pure and pleasant to those who drink it.

This verse talks about milk and how it's production is a miracle in and of itself. Interestingly, God mentions that it comes from between blood and intestines. What does that have to do with milk? Subhanallah (Glory be to God), today in this day and age we know that scientifically, milk is created when nutrients from the intestinal tract are carried by blood to the mammary glands! Who would have known that this scientific fact is in the Quran, and has been since over 1400 years ago! How amazing.

Verse 69:
ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
"Then, eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of your Lord made easy (for you)." There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying color wherein is healing for humanity. Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think.

This verse is referring to the bee that God created. The drink from the bee refers to honey, and indeed it has various colors of amber, brown, light, etc. And also indeed is it a source of healing. People use it for sore throats, coughs, colds, etc! What's even more interesting is that when referring to the bee that produces the honey, God mentions the female bee, and we know why today: only female bees produce honey. The queen bee is the one in charge, and all worker bees are female! Subhanallah once again!

Lastly, look at verse 78:
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
And Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your mothers while you know nothing. And He gave you hearing, sight, and affection/intellect that you might give thanks (to Allah).

Here, God speaks of us as newborns, where we are in the womb and then come to the world. He then mentions 3 characteristics that babies have. And interestingly, He mentions them in the same exact order as they appear. In the womb, the baby first hears then sees then after growing up it will start having affection and intellect. That can blow your mind. Surely the One who created us will know which characteristics we develop first, and this verse is one of many proofs of Him! Subhanallah, Glory be to God.

{Reference used for some facts is Yahiya Emerick's "The meaning of the holy Quran in today's English"}.