Allah says in surah al-An'am:
[وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ نَبَاتَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهُ خَضِرًا نُّخْرِجُ مِنْهُ حَبًّا مُّتَرَاكِبًا وَمِنَ النَّخْلِ مِن طَلْعِهَا قِنْوَانٌ دَانِيَةٌ وَجَنَّاتٍ مِّنْ أَعْنَابٍ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالرُّمَّانَ مُشْتَبِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَابِهٍ ۗ انظُرُوا إِلَىٰ ثَمَرِهِ إِذَا أَثْمَرَ وَيَنْعِهِ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكُمْ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ]
And it is He who sends down rain from the sky by which We bring forth the growth of every thing. So We bring forth from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees low-hanging clusters of emerging fruits. And gardens of grapevines, olives and pomegranates - similar yet different. Look at its fruits when it yields and when it ripens! There are signs in that for people who believe. [99]
Ibn Juzay wrote:
"Look at its fruits when it yields and when it ripens!"
In other words, look at its fruits that emerge weak and without any benefit at first but then progress from one stage to the next until they ripen and become good.
[al-Tashil li-'Uloom al-Tanzil 2/292]
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