Showing posts with label Holy Quran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Quran. Show all posts

Quran is the holy book of Islam, revealed to the holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) through the Angel Jibril (Gabriel). Plants described in this holy book are as follows.

Manna or Camelthorn:

Bot. name: Alhagi maurorum
Family: Lguminosae
Described: 3 times (2:57; 7:160; 20:80-81)



Date Palm:

Bot. name: Phoenix dactylifera
Family: Arecaceae
Described: 20 times (2:266; 6:99; 6:141; 13:4; 16:11; 16:67; 17:91; 18:32; 19:23; 19:25; 20:71;
23:19; 26:148; 36:34; 50:10; 54:20; 55:11; 55:68; 69:7; 80:29)


Bot. name: Olea europea
Family: Oleaceae
Described: 6 times (6-99; 6-141; 16-11; 23-20; 24-35; Tin-fig:1-4; Mu’minun:20)



Grape:


Bot. name: Vitis vinifera
Family: Vitaceae
Described: 11 times (2-266; 6-99; 13-4; 16-11; 16-67; 17-91; 18-32; 23-19; 36-34; 78-31, 32;
LXXX-28)



Pomegranate:


Bot. name: Punica granatum
Family: Lythraceae
Described: 3 times (6-99; 6-141; 55-68)



Fig:


Bot. name: Ficus carica
Family: Moraceae
Described: 1 time (Tin-the –Fig: 1-4)



Cedar:


Bot. name: Cedrus libani
Family: Pinaceae
Described: 4 times (34-15,16; Waqia-27-33; Najm-7-18)



Tamarisk:


Bot. name: Tamarix aphylla
Family: Tamaricaceae
Described: 1 time (34:15-16)



Tooth-brush tree:


Bot. name: Salvadora persica
Family: Salvadoraceae
Described: 1 time (34:16)



Henna or Camphor:


Bot. name: Lawsonia inermis
Family: Lythraceae
Described: 1 time (LXXVI:5)



Ginger:


Bot. name: Zingiber officinale
Family: Zingiberaceae
Described: 1 time (LXXVI: 17)



Lentil:


Bot. name: Lens culinaris
Family: Leguminoceae
Described: 1 time (2:61)



Onion:


Bot. name: Allium cepa
Family: Liliaceae
Described: 1 time (2:61)



Garlic:


Bot. name: Allium sativum
Family: Liliaceae
Described: 1 time (2:61)



Cucumber:


Bot. name: Cucumis melo
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Described: 1 time (2:61)



Acacia:


Bot. name: Acacia seyal
Family: Fabaceae
Described: 1 time (61: 27-33)




Gourd:


Bot. name: Lagenaria siceraria
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Described: 1 time (37: 139-146)



Mustard:


Bot. name: Brassica nigra
Family: Brassicaceae
Described: 2 times (21: 47; 31:16)



Sweet Basil:


Bot. name: Ocimum basilicum
Family: Lamiaceae
Described: 2 times (60: 12; 61:89)



Zaqqum:

Bot. name: Euphorbia spp.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Described: 4 times (17: 60; 37: 62-68; Dukhan: 43-48; Waqia: 52-56)



Besides all above plants, many other i.e. fruit, vegetable, fodder, grain, leafy and agricultural plants (whose particular names are not mentioned), have been described in the holy Quran.





Source: Different kind of literature for text and google images for the pics).



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