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DESCRIPTIONS OF PLACES IN THE QUR'AN             89

         from the spathes of the date-palm date clusters hanging down,
         and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, both simi-
         lar and dissimilar. Look at their fruits as they bear fruit and
         ripen. There are Signs in that for people who have faith. (Surat
         al-An'am: 99)
         Date palms from which "date clusters hang down" are striking
       both in appearance and taste. Besides, gardens of grapes, olives,
       and pomegranates, which vary in taste and color, have an im-
       pressive view once they start to bear their fruits and reach their
       full maturity.
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