PLANTS

36. Plants ~ 106 ~ 36. PLANTS Vegetation and plants have been described in the Qur’an as a special blessing of God. According to the Qur’an; Paradise is a world of highest quality, where the believers, God’s favoured servants, will be inhabited. This abode has been called Paradise, meaning a garden, which is a special feature of paradise, referred to in the Qur’an as ‘beautiful mansions in Gardens of eternity.’ (61:12) A believer is God’s desired person. What is this desired person like? In the Qur’an he has been likened to a tree (14:24). This is a very meaningful simile. As we all know man receives shade, fruits and flowers from the tree. The sight of a green tree cools the eyes of the people. All such qualities should be found in God worshippers. Human beings should live in society in a manner that they may give comfort to everyone, they may benefit everyone, and they may become a source of coolness to all. There is a hadith to this effect. The Prophet of Islam said: The believer is like a gentle plant. When the