Surah An-Nahl 16:72

Among His Blessings and Signs are Mates, Children and Grandchildren

Allah mentions the blessing He has bestowed upon His servant by giving them mates from among themselves, mates of their own kind. If He had given them mates of another kind, there would be no harmony, love and mercy between them. But out of His mercy He has made the Children of Adam male and female, and has made the females wives or mates for the males. Then Allah mentions that from these wives He creates children and grandchildren, one's children's children. This was the opinion of Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd. Shu`bah said, narrating from Abu Bishr from Sa`id bin Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas: "Children and grandchildren, who are one's children and one's children's children." It was also said that this means servants and helpers, or it means sons-in-law or in-laws. I say: if we understand

(grandsons) to refer back to wives, then it must mean children, children's children, and sons-in-law, because they are the husbands of one's daughter or the children of one's wife.

(and has granted you good provisions.) meaning your food and drink. Then Allah denounces those who associate others in worship with the One Who bestows blessings on them:

(Do they then believe in false deities), meaning idols and rivals to Allah

(and deny the favor of Allah) meaning, by concealing the blessings that Allah has given them and attributing them to others. According to a Sahih Hadith, the Prophet said:

(Allah will say to His servant on the Day of Resurrection, reminding him of His blessings: "Did I not give you a wife Did I not honor you Did I not subject horses and camels to your use, and cause you to occupy a position of leadership and honor")

Kemudian Allah menjelaskan nikmat-Nya, yaitu bahwa Allah swt telah menciptakan pasangan untuk mereka dari jenis mereka sendiri. Pasangan-pasangan itu merupakan mitra dalam kerja sama membina keluarga dan masyarakat. Dengan pasangan itu, manusia dapat memiliki keturunan untuk memelihara dan mengembangkan jenis manusia dalam mengemban tugas sebagai khalifah di muka bumi ini. Selanjutnya Allah menjelaskan bahwa Dialah yang telah memberi mereka rezeki dalam makanan dan minuman yang baik dan berguna. Oleh karena itu, manusia tidak boleh takut akan kesulitan memperoleh rezeki karena anak. Sebaliknya, mereka harus mendidik anak-anak itu agar mampu nantinya setelah dewasa untuk menjalankan tugasnya sebagai khalifah di bumi.

Di akhir ayat, Allah swt mencela orang-orang kafir yang mempercayai berhala-berhala sebagai tuhan, padahal berhala-berhala itu tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa. Sedangkan nikmat Allah mereka ingkari seakan-akan rezeki itu bukan dari Allah.