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them We gave two gardens of grape-vines and Abasement and destitution were stamped upon
surrounded them with date-palms, putting be- them. They brought down anger from Allah upon
tween them some cultivated land. Both gardens themselves. That was because they rejected
yielded their crops and did not suffer any loss, Allah’s Signs and killed the Prophets without any
and We made a river flow right through the mid- right to do so. That was because they rebelled
dle of them. (18:32-33) and went beyond the limits. (2:61)
But if We send a wind, and they see it (the crop)
turning yellow, still they persist after that in dis- CULTIVATION
believing. (30:51) It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated
Do they not see how We drive water to barren and wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse
land and bring forth crops by it which their live- kinds, and olives and pomegranates, both similar
stock and they themselves both eat? So will they and dissimilar. Eat of their fruits when they bear
not see? (32:27) fruit and pay their due on the day of their harvest,
Do you not see that Allah sends down water from and do not be profligate. He does not love the
the sky and threads it through the earth to emerge profligate. (6:141)
as springs and then by it brings forth crops of In the earth there are diverse regions side by side
varying colours, which then wither and you see and gardens of grapes and cultivated fields, and
them turning yellow and then He makes them palm-trees sharing one root and others with indi-
into broken stubble? There is a reminder in that vidual roots, all watered with the same water.
for people of intelligence. (39:21) And We make some things better to eat than oth-
How many gardens and fountains they (Pharaoh ers. There are Signs in that for people who use
and his troops) left behind, and ripe crops and their intellect. (13:4)
noble residences. (44:25-26) (Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord! I have settled some of
If We wished We could have made it broken my offspring by Your Sacred House in an unculti-
stubble. You would then be left devoid of crops, vated valley. Our Lord! Let them perform prayer!
distraught. (56:65) Make the hearts of mankind incline towards
them and provide them with fruits, so that hope-
CROW fully they will be thankful.’ (14:37)
Then Allah sent a crow which scratched at the Make an example for them of two men. To one of
earth to show him how to conceal his brother’s them We gave two gardens of grape-vines and
corpse. He said, ‘Woe is me! Can I not even be surrounded them with date-palms, putting be-
like this crow and conceal my brother’s corpse?’ tween them some cultivated land. (18:32)
And he became one of those who suffer bitter re- Are you going to be left secure amid what is here,
morse. (5:31) amid gardens and clear springs, and cultivated
fields and palms with supple spathes? (26:146-
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Thamud and ‘Ad denied the Crushing Blow. Have they not travelled in the earth and seen the
(69:4) final fate of those before them? They had greater
strength than them and cultivated the land and
CUCUMBER inhabited it in far greater numbers than they do.
And when you said, ‘Musa, we will not put up Their Messengers also came to them with the
with just one kind of food so ask your Lord to Clear Signs. Allah would never have wronged
supply to us some of what the earth produces–its them; but they wronged themselves. (30:9)
green vegetables, cucumbers, grains, lentils and If anyone desires to cultivate the hereafter, We
onions,’ he said, ‘Do you want to replace what is will increase him in his cultivation. If anyone de-
better with what is inferior? Go back to Egypt, sires to cultivate this world, We will give him
then you will have what you are asking for.’ some of it but he will have no share in the here-
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