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Allah makes metaphors for people so that hope- Gardens of Eden, whose gates will be open to
fully they will pay heed. (14:25) them, where they will recline, calling for plenti-
Allah is He Who created the heavens and the ful fruit and drink. (38:50-51)
earth and sends down water from the sky and by Knowledge of the Hour is referred to Him. And
it brings forth fruits as provision for you. He has no fruit emerges from its husk, nor does any fe-
made the ships subservient to you to run upon male get pregnant or give birth, without His
the sea by His command, and He has made the knowledge. On the Day He calls out to them:
rivers subservient to you. (14:32) ‘Where are My associates?’ they will say, ‘We de-
(Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord! I have settled some of clare to you that none of us is a witness.’ (41:47)
my offspring by Your Sacred House in an unculti- There will be many fruits in it for you to eat.
vated valley. Our Lord! Let them perform prayer! (43:73)
Make the hearts of mankind incline towards They will call there for fruit of every kind, in
them and provide them with fruits, so that hope- complete security. (44:55)
fully they will be thankful.’ (14:37) An image of the Garden which is promised to
And by it He makes crops grow for you and those who guard against evil: in it there are rivers
olives and dates and grapes and fruit of every of water which will never spoil and rivers of milk
kind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people whose taste will never change and rivers of wine,
who reflect. (16:11) delightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey
And from the fruit of the date-palm and the of undiluted purity; in it they will have fruit of
grape-vine you derive both intoxicants and every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that
wholesome provision. There is certainly a Sign in like those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for
that for people who use their intellect. (16:67) ever, with boiling water to drink which lacerates
(Your Lord revealed to the bees:) ‘Then eat from their bowels? (47:15)
every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your We will supply them with any kind of fruit and
Lord, which have been made easy for you to fol- meat that they desire. (52:22)
low.’ From inside them comes a drink of varying In it are fruits and date-palms with covered
colours, containing healing for mankind. There is spathes. (55:11)
certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. In them are two kinds of every fruit. (55:52)
(16:69) They will be reclining on couches lined with rich
The fruits of his labour were completely de- brocade, the fruits of the Gardens hanging close
stroyed and he woke up wringing his hands in to hand. (55:54)
grief, rueing everything that he had spent on it. It In them are fruits and date-palms and pomegran-
was a ruin with all its trellises fallen in. He said, ates. (55:68)
‘Oh, if only I had not associated anyone with my And any fruit they specify, (56:20)
Lord!’ (18:42) and fruit-laden acacias, (56:29)
By means of it We produce gardens of dates and and fruits in abundance, (56:32)
grapes for you, in which there are many fruits for In the morning they called out to one another,
you and from which you eat. (23:19) ‘Leave early for your land if you want to pick the
Do you not see that Allah sends down water from fruit.’ (68:21-22)
the sky and by it We bring forth fruits of varying He will have a very pleasant life in an elevated
colours? And in the mountains there are streaks Garden, its ripe fruit hanging close to hand.
of white and red, of varying shades, and rocks of (69:21-23)
deep jet black. (35:27) And (the heedful will) have any fruits that they
We place in it gardens of dates and grapes, and desire. (77:42)
cause springs to gush out in it, so they may eat its
fruits–they did not do it themselves. So will they FUEL
not be thankful? (36:34-35) If you have doubts about what We have sent
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