PLANTS

36. Plants ~ 109 ~ vegetation the human body receives all its necessary requirements, which are essential for biological existence. Along with it such elements too are placed in vegetation as produce resistance to various ailments. Furthermore God has also added varied tastes to this vegetation so that these serve not only as simple food but also as tasty food. Here is a verse in the Qur’an: “It is He who produced gardens with creepers and without, and dates, and seed produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety). Eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess. For God loves not the wasters” (6:142) This verse mentions vegetables, fruits and dryfruits. We are told that God has made all these things to serve as food for man. God desires that man should receive these food products by farming and gardening. Then along with eating them himself he should also feed others and thank God for His blessings.