From the date palm comes clusters of low hanging dates, and there are gardens of vines, olives and pomegranates, alike and yet different, watch their fruits as they grow and ripen! In all this there are signs for those who believe. (6:99)
It is He who produces both cultivated and wild gardens: date palms, crops of diverse flavours, the olive, the pomegranate, alike yet different. So when they bear fruit, eat it, paying what is due on the day of harvest….(6:141)
With fruits, date palms and pomegranates. (55:68)
Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu anhu narrates that the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam said: “There is not a pomegranate of yours that is not cross fertilized by a seed of a pomegranate from Jannah.”
Ali RadhiAllahu anhu said: “Eat Rumaan with its pulp because it coats the stomach.”
(From Jawziyya’s Natural Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet)
Anas narrated that when the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam was asked about pomegranates he said: “There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one of the pomegranates from Jannah in it.” And another Hadith goes: “No one eats pomegranate without his heart being moved and Shaytan fleeing from him. And Ali RadhiAllahu anhu said: Whoever eats pomegranates has the Light of Allah Ta’ala in his heart.”
Whenever Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu anhu stopped by a pomegranate pip, he would pick it up and eat it. People asked him why he did this, and he replied: “I truly believe that there is not a single pomegranate on earth which does not contain one pip from the pips of the Garden, and perhaps this pip is the one!” (From Suyuti’s Medicine of the Prophet)
Sweet pomegranate is hot and wet, good for the stomach, and strengthens it because of it being a mild constipating agent. It is also good for the throat, chest and lungs, along with relieving coughing. The juice in the pomegranate softens the stomach and is a nutrient for the body. It also digests quickly because it is light and produces heat along with some air in the stomach. (From here)
How many seeds does a pomegranate have?
Other interesting facts.
JUMA’AH MUBARAK!
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.
Asalaam Alaikum Dear AlMiskeenah,
What a beautifull post SubhanAllah can’t wait for Ramadan season begins. Looking forward for your ramadan special post and pictures.Inshallah.
JazakAllahu khair for the post. and as always keep me and my family in your prayers and send our salaam to our beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam
wasalaam
Comment by Umm-e-Shiraaz — August 21, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
Assalamualaikum dearest sister,
Jumu’ah Mubarak! Subhanallah Ramadhan is just around the corner and those pomegranates look like just the thing to eat at iftar!! Jazakiallah khaira for sharing this ’story of the street’ with us
Comment by ikramuddin — August 22, 2008 @ 12:48 am
Salaams, I can hardly read through your post because it fills me with such longing to be in our Prophet’s holy city right now, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Sigh… Please make du’a that all of us might have our ruh placed within those sacred confines even while our bodies are elsewhere.
Comment by Baba — August 22, 2008 @ 5:40 am
Wa ‘alaikumus Salam,
oooppppsie…overlooked commenting, sorry.
So nice to see you Umm-e-Shiraaz…does this mean your holidays are over? Insha’Allah I will be able to make some posts during Ramadhan…I need your Du’as!
May you be here to taste all the sweetness available here for Iftar Dear Brother Ikramuddin.
And you too Baba, if not in reality then may the Ruh be blessed to grace the sacred dust and fragrance of Madinah and Makkah, Ameen
Wassalamu alaikum
Comment by almiskeenah — August 23, 2008 @ 6:36 pm