The fig

التين

God swore by the fig and the olive, by Mount Sinai and this secure town, at the head of Surah al-Tin, that He made man in the best of moulds.

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 95:1

People and things also explored

The clouds· The date palm· The earth· Environmental protection in Islam· The flood· The gourd plant· The grapevine· Herbs and vegetables

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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The clouds

The serviceable clouds between heaven and earth, piled masses through which lightning breaks and from which drops of hail descend; and the cloud that shaded Israel in the wilderness over the manna and the quails.