The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has given special importance to dates in the food of the believer, especially in the holy month of Ramadan. Allah, may he be blessed and exalted, has repeated the mention of the palm tree in his glorious book a lot, and made it the food of the people of paradise, so what are the secrets of this food item
Dates are one of the most nutritious and some may call it the "bread of the desert", and more than two-thirds of them contain natural sugary substances. This fruit has been gaining the attention of ancient civilizations for more than five thousand years. The ancient Egyptians considered it a symbol of fertility, the Romans and Greeks decorated it with grandiose victory processions. And now it is mass-produced in Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Spain, Italy and the USA. There are more than 600 varieties of dates.
It is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, and the hadiths indicating the virtue of dates came from the saying (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "the people of their house will not go hungry with dates," narrated by a Muslim. And dates are as if it was the approved food in the House of the messenger of Allah, and this is explained by the saying of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her :
"If we were to stay for a month, we would burn with a fire, if it was only dates and water," Tirmidhi narrated.
PBUH has indicated healing with types of dates for some symptoms.
Health and medicinal benefits of dates
- It helps to treat anemia because of the iron mineral it contains.
- It treats heart diseases because it contains the element iron.
- It treats constipation due to the high content of fructose-fructose.
- It has anti-allergic efficacy because it contains the element zinc.
- Stop bleeding during pregnancy because it contains vitamin K and tannin, which is an astringent.
- It can also be used in cases of kidney failure because it contains vitamin B1, 2 Bo 6B in addition to fructose .
- Relieves acidity and heartburn because it contains alkaline salts .
- It prevents dizziness and dizziness of the head because it contains some elements such as carotene.
- It helps prevent cancer cells from growing and spreading because it contains magnesium and calcium.
- Dates are similar to the rebuilding system in the human body because they contain phosphorus and the rest of the mineral salts and vitamins.
- Dried date flour and its crushed kernels help to heal from asthma and shortness of breath.