An overview of the properties of olive plant from the viewpoint of the Holy Qur’an and narratives

Health benefits of different plants such as olive have been mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of olive plants according to Holy Qur’an and Islam.

This descriptive- analytical study was performed by using Qur’anic verses and narratives of authentic Islamic sources with key words such as Holy Qur’an, narratives and olive plant on Iran medex, Google scholar and SID databases.

The word “olive” has been mentioned six times in Qur’an in 99th, 141th verses of Al-An'am and 11th verse of An-Nahl. The meaning of tree and oil is probably tree and olive oil according to 20th verse of Al-Mu'minun. In verse 35 of Al-Noor surah, the olive is oil which is pure and clean and obtained from blessed olive tree. According to the nutritionists' idea, olive has strong antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties and also is a gentle and soothing laxative which improves peptic and duodenal ulcer. This fruit has significant role in the treatment of different cancers as well as cardiovascular, inflammatory and gastrointestinal disease.

According to the findings, Islam has paid special heed to all aspects of human life. Our religious teachings about the olive plant, which is supported by scientific evidence today, bear witness to this. Therefore, the special instructions in Holy Qur’an can be useful in promoting human health and longevity and in utilizing the nutritional resources available in nature.