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Places Mentioned in the Qur'an 287

Beneath the Date Palm
The pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said,
'Oh if only I had died before this time and was something discarded
and forgotten!' Avoice called out to her from under her, 'Do not grieve!
Your Lord has placed a small stream at your feet. Shake the trunk of
the palm towards you and fresh, ripe dates will drop down onto you.
(Surah Maryam, 23-25)
The Place Where Maryam (as)
and Prophet 'Isa (as) Were Settled
And We made the son of Maryam and his mother a Sign and gave
them shelter on a mountainside where there was a meadow and a
flowing spring. (Surat al-Mu'minun, 50)

The Place Where the Companions of the Cave Stayed
When the young men took refuge in the cave and said, 'Our Lord,
give us mercy directly from You and open the way for us to right guid-
ance in our situation.' (Surat al-Kahf, 10)
You would have seen the sun, when it rose, inclining away from
their cave towards the right, and, when it set, leaving them behind on
the left, while they were lying in an open part of it. That was one of
Allah's Signs. Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But if He mis-
guides someone, you will find no protector for them to guide them
rightly. (Surat al-Kahf, 17)
An Uncultivated Valley
When Ibrahim said, '... Our Lord! I have settled some of my off-
spring by Your Sacred House in an uncultivated valley. Our Lord! Let
them perform prayer! Make the hearts of mankind incline towards
them and provide them with fruits, so that hopefully they will be
thankful. (Surah Ibrahim, 35-37)

DWELLINGS IN PARADISE
Paradise is the real abode of believers. Those who believe in Allah
and the day of rising will be welcomed in the dwellings of paradise,
each of which is prepared by Allah. In the Qur'an, various aspects of
paradise are described, and all of them have beauties peculiar to them-