Trees in the Quran

The Quran mentions trees in several verses, highlighting their importance and significance in the natural world. Here are a few examples:

"Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?" (14:24)

This verse compares a good word to a good tree, emphasizing the importance of having a strong foundation and reaching towards the heavens.

"And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided, and landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided. Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded? And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." (16:15-18)

This passage highlights the role of trees in stabilizing the earth and creating a sense of direction and guidance for human beings.

"Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [some] extremely black. And among people and moving creatures and grazing livestock are various colors similarly. Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Forgiving." (35:27-28)

This verse emphasizes the diversity and beauty of the natural world, including the colors and shades of different types of trees and plants.

Overall, the Quran encourages human beings to appreciate and protect the natural world, including the vital role that trees play in sustaining life on earth.

Acacia tree:

Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 4: "The scripture is sent down from the Lord of the worlds."

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 74: "Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah . And Allah is not unaware of what you do."

Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 80: "And the inhabitants of the rocky tract denied the messengers."

Balsam tree:

Surah Saba, Verse 16: "And We gave David from Us a blessed gift. [We said], 'O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well].' And We made pliable for him iron."

Bamboo tree:

Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 29: "And grain having husks and scented plants."

Baobab tree:

Not mentioned in Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 33 or Surah As-Saffat, Verse 146.

Box tree:

Not mentioned in Surah Al-Insan, Verse 12.

Cedar tree:

Surah Saba, Verse 10

Verse translation: "And We had certainly given to David excellence from Us, [saying], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron, [commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

Date palm tree:

Surah Maryam, Verse 23: "And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, 'Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.'"

Fig tree:

Surah At-Tin, Verse 1-2: "By the fig and the olive. And [by] Mount Sinai."

Grape:

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 11; Surah Al-An'am, Verse 99; Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 68

Translation of Surah An-Nahl, Verse 11: "And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason."

Grapevine:

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 11

"He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought."

Olive tree:

Surah An-Nur, Verse 35

"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things."

Palm tree:

Surah Maryam, Verse 23

Verse translation: "And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."

Pomegranate tree:

Surah Al-An'am, Verse 99

"Indeed, it is He who sends down upon His Servant [Muhammad] verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allah is to you Kind and Merciful."

Sycamore tree:

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 259

"Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."

Tamarisk tree:

Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 80

Translation of Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 80: "And We brought forth for them a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produced oil and food for those who ate." (Note: There is some disagreement among scholars regarding the exact tree referred to in this verse, with some suggesting that it may refer to a type of tamarisk.)