Ghazanfar, Shahina A.
Plants of the Qur'an: History & culture
- ISBN 13:
- 9781842467176
- author:
- Ghazanfar, Shahina A.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Kew Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 27.9 x 24.1 centimetres (1.39 kg
- Genre:
- Religion, Islam, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Qur'an's lesser-known flora is revealed in this fascinating book, exploring the plant life mentioned in the world's foundational religious text. Fifty vivid paintings bring to life the contexts in which plants like pomegranates, grapes, and ginger are mentioned in the Qur'an, as food, medicine, beauty products, and even simple shade. Shahina A. Ghazanfar illuminates the historical and cultural associations of thirty prominent plants, including etymologies, botanical descriptions, and citations of where the plant is mentioned in the Qur'an. Beautifully illustrated in full-color, these paintings, by Sue Wickison, bring a new light to a literary pillar of world religion, shedding light on the importance of Middle Eastern plants in the Qur'an.
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