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A Wholesome Nutritious Diet and a Tonic for Ramazan Worshippers
Many fruits and fruit bearing plants have been mentioned in the Qur’an, but it is the date palm that finds maximum references. In Surah Nahl, Allah Says "With it He produces for you corn, olives, date palms, grapes, and every kind of fruit: Verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought (S XVI - Verse 11).
Quran also narrates the incidence when Holy Maryam was provided with fresh ripe dates when she was feeling pain during child-birth (SURA Maryam-Mary – XIX - Verse: 23).
In Prophetic traditions, many useful properties have attributed to dates. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised his followers to break fast with dates during Ramadan. He also advised "don’t miss evening meal, even if it happens to be constituted of few dates. Missing of evening meals hasten aging".