The Blessings

Azadeh Tafvizii

Sure all of you have read and/or heard some very interesting facts about the miraculous properties of fresh fruits and vegetables. Certainly, you admit that they are among great blessings Allah has bestowed upon us. Here, we have selected, for your benefits, some material on the Qur’anic view on some of these blessings such as: dates, olives, figs, bananas, pomegranates, cucumbers, grapes, garlic, onions and lentils. 

“It is He who produces gardens trellised and without trellises, and palm-trees and crops of diverse produce, olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of its fruits when it fructifies, and give its due on the day of harvest, and do not be wasteful; indeed He does not like the wasteful.” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Anam: 141

“ In the earth are neighboring terrains [of diverse kinds] and vineyards, farms and date palms growing from the same water, and We give some of them an advantage over others in flavor. There are indeed signs in that for a people who apply reason.” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Ra’ d: 4

“With it He makes the crops grow for you and olives, date palms, vines, and fruits of all kinds. There are indeed signs in that for a people who reflect.” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Nahl: 11

“ …and clustered spathes…” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Waqiah: 29

“ By the fig and the olive.” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Tin: 1

“ And when you said, ‘ O Moses, we will not put up with one kind of food. So invoke your Lord for us, that He may bring forth for us of that which the earth grows – its greens and its cucumbers, its garlic, its lentils and its onions. He said, ‘Do you seek to replace what is superior with that which is inferior? Go down to any town and you will indeed get what you ask for!’ So they were struck with abasement and poverty, and they earned Allah’s wrath. That because they would defy the signs of Allah and kill the prophets unjustly. That because they would disobey and used to commit transgression.” The Holy Qur’an, Al-Baqarah: 61

“Shake the trunk of the palm tree, freshly picked dates will drop upon you.” The Holy Qur’an, Maryam: 25.