HORTICULTURE THERAPY

The role human beings play in the cultivation of plant life is minimal as compared to the colossal amount of support provided by nature. This entire system of nature set in place in order to bring about plant life is mind-boggling. No one except God could make this system function seamlessly. This is mentioned in the Quran thus: Who created the heavens and the earth and sends down water for you from the sky, by which We make luxuriant gardens grow—you could never make such trees grow in them—is it another deity besides God? (27: 60) The life-giving world of plants is a proof of the existence and benevolence of God. Man would do well if he emulates the plant world and becomes a helper member of the society, and acknowledges the blessings of God. o Pray to God with fear and hope, God’s mercy is close to those who do good. (The Quran 7: 56)