Dates mentioned in Quran and its astonishing health benefits
The word “date” has been mentioned in the Holy Quran more than 20 times.
And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised, and date-palms, and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives, and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste). Eat of their fruit when they ripen, but pay the due thereof (its Zakat, according to Allah’s Orders 1/10th or 1/20th) on the day of its harvest, and waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance). (Quran 6:141)
And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops (fields etc.), and date-palms, growing out two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm), watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things, there are Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs) for the people who understand. (Quran 13:4)
With it He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date-palms, the grapes, and every kind of fruit. Verily! In this is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought. (Quran 16:11)
And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you derive strong drink (this was before the order of the prohibition of the alcoholic drinks) and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is indeed a sign for people who have wisdom. (Quran 16:67)
Or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst abundantly. (Quran 17:91)
And put forward to them the example of two men; unto one of them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms; and had put between them green crops (cultivated fields etc.). (Quran 18:32)
And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you. (Quran 19:25)
Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat. (Quran 23:19)
And green crops (fields etc.) and date-palms with soft spadix. (Quran 26:148)
And We have made therein gardens of date-palms and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein. (Quran 36:34)
And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters. (Quran 50:10)
Therein are fruits, date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates). (Quran 55:11)
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates. (Quran 55:68)
And olives and date-palms (Quran 80:29)
2. Nutrients in Datesain a high percentage of carbohydrate (total sugars, 44-88%), fat (0.2-0.5%), 15 salts and minerals, protein (2.3-5.6%), vitamins and a high percentage of dietary fiber (6.4-11.5%).The flesh of dates contains 0.2-0.5% oil, whereas the seed contains 7.7-9.7% oil. The fatty acids occur in both flesh and seed as a range of saturated and unsaturated acids, the seeds containing 14 types of fatty acids, but only eight of these fatty acids occur in very low concentration in the flesh.Unsaturated fatty acids include palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. The oleic acid content of the seeds varies from 41.1 to 58.8%, which suggests that the seeds of date could be used as a source of oleic acid. There are at least 15 minerals in dates.The percentage of each mineral in dried dates varies from 0.1 to 916 mg/100 g date depending on the type of mineral. In many varieties, potassium can be found at a concentration as high as 0.9% in the flesh while it is as high as 0.5% in some seeds.Other minerals and salts that are found in various proportions include boron, calcium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorous, sodium and zinc.The protein in dates contains 23 types of amino acids, some of which are not present in the most popular fruits such as oranges, apples, and bananas.Dates contain at least six vitamins including a small amount of vitamin C, and vitamins B(1) thiamine, B(2) riboflavin, nicotinic acid (niacin) and vitamin A.The dietary fiber of 14 varieties of dates has been shown to be as high as 6.4-11.5% depending on variety and degree of ripeness. Dates contain 0.5-3.9% pectin, which may have important health benefits.Read full article Here
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