Quranic Fruits and Their Role in Health

Abstract

God repeatedly mentioned the creation of fruit trees and granting them to human in the Noble Qur'an .In this Heavenly Book, an oath has been taken to the fruits such as fig and olive and in various surahs the fruits such as pomegranates, grapes and dates are mentioned .The conducted studies and the scientific accomplishments have determined that Qur'an as the miracle of the Holy Prophet is rich in covert mysteries. In this research, based on descriptive-analytical method and the data collection by documentary and library method, five important fruits noted in the Qur'an and traditions have been selected and analyzed. About the selected plants, the information such as family name, the scientific name, the Arabic name and some of the herbal and medicinal properties of authentic scientific sources have been extracted and studied and the verses related to each plant have been stated and finally, the properties,mertis and the uses of the question species have been pointed out. The study results suggest that in Islam as the most comprehensive religion and in the Holy Qur'an as the most perfect book of human guidance, all aspects of human life have been given special attention to. In this Heavenly Book, all human needs, including his physiological needs for living, are also well thought of .Today, following various observations and experiments on medicinal plants, they have been identified as the significant medicinal sources and drawn attention. While in Quranic verses and the quoted traditions by the Imams (AS), there are plenty of recommendations on plants' and fruits' remedial and nutritional benefits .Going through the scientific resources on traditional medicine and new studies shows that such emphases on these valuable fruits haven’t been void of wisdom and reason and lots of mysteries have been hidden underneath such Heavenly fruits.