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clean contents, each of which has a
very pleasant taste.
◆ The banana, tangerine, orange,
melon, and watermelon, in short all fruits, are
created each with its own wrapping. Their
peels protect the inner fruit from decay and ruin.
Their fragrances are also preserved in these wrap-
pings. Soon after their wrappings are removed, they
begin to turn black and spoil.
◆ When examined one by one, the fruits are seen to have
many delicate points of significance. The tangerine and orange,
for example, are segmented. If they were a single piece, it would
have been more difficult to eat such juicy fruits. Yet, Allah has
fashioned them in slices for people's convenience.
Unquestionably, this flawless, extremely aesthetic order, perfectly
addressing our needs, is one of the signs of the creation of Allah, the
Most Knowing.
◆ The strawberry, for example, is a very special fruit with its particu-
lar form and taste. The patterns on it seem as if they are meticulously
designed. With its refreshing red form crowned with green leaves, it is one
of the works of the matchless art of Allah. The sweetness in its fragrance
and taste, and tiny seeds on the surface of the fruit, make it easy to eat
thus reminding one of the fruits of Paradise. That a fruit, which almost
entirely grows in the soil, has such a beautiful and striking color, is a very
strong sign to us from Allah Who creates it and Who manifests His art, wis-
dom and knowledge in the things He creates.
◆ The presence of different fruits in each season is another subject to
think about. It is a favor and grace of Allah to people that, for example, in
winter, a period when people need vitamins most, such vitamin C-rich
fruits as tangerines, oranges and grapefruits are available, while in summer,
such fruits as cherries and thirst-quenching melons, watermelons and
peaches are abundant.