Heavenly Fruits from the Perspective of the Quran and Narrations to Classical Medicine

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 PhD, Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 MSc, Department of Theology, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: In the Qurʼan, God has mentioned some fruits, such as grapes, pomegranates, dates, figs, and olives, as heavenly fruits. Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals and their consumption has a great impact on human health and prevention and treatment of diseases. In addition, in the Qurʼan and hadiths, there are many references to the aforementioned fruits. Therefore, the present study determines the effects of each of these fruits.
Materials and Methods: In the present study, several keywords were searched in Google Scholar, Scopus, Institute for Scientific Information, and PubMed databases without time limitation and Quranic verses and hadiths.
Results: In this study, a review was carried out on fruits, such as grapes, pomegranates, dates, figs, and olives. The obtained results showed that the aforementioned fruits in the Holy Quran contain a very effective substance called flavonoids which have beneficial and protective effects on human health and can be used for the complementary treatment of many diseases. The most important effects of these fruits are anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.
Conclusion: The consumption of these fruits, as mentioned in the Qurʼan and hadiths, has healing properties that are confirmed by classical medicine.

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Volume 24, Issue 77
June 2021
Pages 121-142

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