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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Tell them, "At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning
you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am
the Lord your God." (Exodus, 16:12)

Dates:

In the Makarim it is reported that: "When he (the Prophet
Muhammad [may God bless him and grant him peace])
fasted, if the time coincided with that of "fresh dates," he
would eat only those as iftar... The blessed one's meals gen-
erally consisted of dates and water." 41

He loved the Ajwah date best of all dates. 42
Aisha (ra) tells us that: "God's Messenger (may God bless him

and grant him peace) ate watermelon with fresh dates." 43
The blessed Jabir relates that: "He would often eat fresh dates

and melon, and would say 'These are delicious fruits.'" 44

Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and
seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.
(Exodus, 15:27)

Then (David) he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates... and a
cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites,
both men and women. And all the people went to their
homes. (2 Samuel, 6:19)

On the first day you are to take choice fruit from the trees, and
palm fronds, leafy branches and poplars, and rejoice before
the Lord your God for seven days. (Leviticus, 23:40)

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