Part 71

In addition, the Nakhah was the tree trunk that

yearned and longed for the Messenger of Allah b when he no longer used it as a podium. The trunk vearned for the Prophet's closeness and for hearing his speech!

In addition, we should mention that the tree that Mary took refuge under when she gave birth to Jesus was the date palm.

There is a difference of opinion regarding which is better the date-tree or the (vine tree). Allah has mentioned both trees together in several Ayat (Verses) in His Book (the Qura'an), In addition, both trees are truly similar to each other, although each is at its prime in its natural habitat and the land that accepts it the most.

The Narjis is hot and dry in the second degree and its stems are used to relieve deep cankers that reach the nerves. In addition, Narjis cleanses and extracts septic substances. If the Narjis is cooked and one drinks its water, or boils it and eats it, it will cause vomiting and will extract the moistures that reside in the bottom of the stomach. When the Narjis is cooked with lentil plant and honey, it will cleanse the cankers from septic excretions and will cause the gastric ulcers to rupture.

Narjis blossoms are mild and beneficial against colds. They have a strong power of decomposition, open

the nose and cerebral clogs, and help against headaches and black bile. Those who repeatedly smell Narjis during winter will have immunity form pleurisy during summer. In addition, Narjis helps relieve headaches caused by phlegm and black bile. Narjis aroma sharpens the mind and the heart and helps relieve many of their ailments. The author of At-Taysir once said, "Inhaling Narjis aroma heals against the epilepsy that attacks boys."

3. Noorah (slaked lime)

It is two parts lime and one part arsenic mixed with water and left to dry in the sun until it turns blue. Then one uses it as ointment and waits an hour until it Starts its effect before touching water. Then one takes a bath and anoints himself with henna to remove the lime's hotness.

4. Nabq or Nabiq

It has several names: Nabq, Christ's thorn, lotus jujube, or rhamnus. Abu Nu'aym mentioned these in his book on Prophetic medicine, when he mentioned the Hadith,"When Adam was sent down to earth, the first of its fruits he ate was Nabig."

In addition, the Messenger of Allah b mentioned the Nabq in a Hadith narrated by the Two Muhaddithain,

"On the night that I was token on the Night journey, I was shown Sidrat Al-Muntaha (a tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its Nabq fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajr (a town in Arabia)"

Nabgq is the fruit produced by the lote-tree. Nabq soothes the natural digestive process, helps against diarrhea, coats the stomach, relieves bile, provides nutrition for the body, taste to the food and causes phlegm. It In addition helps against inflammation caused by bile. Nobq is slowly digested while its flour strengthens the bowls and is favorable for bilious temperaments. The harm of the Nobg will be neutralized when eating honeycomb with it.

There is a conflict of opinion concerning if Nabq is wet or dry. The correct opinion is that wet Nabg is cold and wet while dry Nabq is cold and dry.

Hindaba temperament changes according to the season. It is cold and wet in winter, hot and dry in summer and mild in spring and autumn. In general, Hindaba is cold and dry. Hindaba is beneficial and cools the stomach and causes constipation. When Hindaba, especially wild Hindaba, is cooked and eaten with

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vinegar, it constipates even more and is more favorable for the stomach and invi gorating.

When Hindaba (chicory) is used as a bandage, it will relieve gastric inflammations, gout and hot ocular inflammations. In cases of Scorpion stings, Hindaba helps when its leaves and stems are used as a bandage.

Hindaba In addition strengthens the stomach and opens the clogs in the kidneys, spleen, veins and intestines. It In addition clears and purifies the kidneys and helps them against the various hot and cold aches.

The sour Hindaba is the best for the liver, while its extract helps against icter (jaundice), especially when mixed with wet fennel extract. When Hindaba leaves are bruised and placed on hot swellings, it will cool and dissipate them. Hindaba In addition cleanses and clears the chest and dissipates the heat of irritated blood and bile.

The best way to eat Hindaba is without washing it so as to preserve

its effective ingredients. Hindaba works as an effective antidote against most poisons.

When Hindaba extract is used as eyeliner, it will clear and cleanse the eyes. Hindaba leaves are used in

antidotes against scorpion stings, and against most poisons as we have stated. When the Hindaba is squeezed and its water is mixed with oil, it will help against all toxic substances in general. When Hindaba stems are squeezed and their water drunk, it will help against scorpion and hornet stings and against snakebite. Finally, the sap of its stems whitens the white area in the eye.

The Letter Waw 1. Warss (Ceylon Cornel tree)

Umm Salamah narrated, "The woman who has just delivered would remain for forty days afterwards [without praying or fasting]. One of us would then overlay Warss on her face to help against spots." Abu Hanifah, a linguist, said, "Warss does not grow in the wild.

Rather, it is cultivated. I think that it is only grown in the Arab lands, especially in Yemen.”

Warss is dry and hot in the second degree. The best type of Warss is the red Warss, which is soft in the hand and does not have much bran. Warss is used as an ointment to treat spots, rashes and pimples that appear on the surface of the skin. Warss constipates, has a dyeing qual'ty and helps against leprosy when taken as a drink.

Warss has similar benefits to sea Qust, and if it is used as an ointment it relieves vitiligo (skin condition of unknown cause, characterized by patchy loss of pigment), rashes, pimples and ulcers. When the clothes are dyed with Warss, they Strengthen the sexual drive,

Wasmah is similar to the Nile's leaves and it is used to dye the hair black. We mentioned the subject of dying the hair black before.

The letter Yaa Yaqtin (Gourd)

Yaqtin means gourd or pumpkin, although the word Yaqtin entails more meanings than these two. Yaqtin in Arabic entails every tree that does not have a stem, such as watermelon and cucumbers. Allah said:

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If someone says that the word tree means every plant that has a stem or a trunk and that which does not have a stem or a trunk is called Najm, not a tree. Hence,

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"A plant of gourd to grow over him." (37:146)

We answer this question by stating that the word ‘tree! describes the plants that have stems in general. Yet sometimes, this word is meant to describe something specific [to describe Yaqtin for instance]. Understanding the areas where the texts speak in general terms and the areas where a specific meaning is meant is a great door to understanding the Arabic Language. The Yaqtin mentioned in the Qura'an is the pumpkin, which is In addition called Dubbaa, Qpr and Yaqtin.

In the Sahihain it is narrated by Anas bin Malik that a tailor once invited the Messenger of Allah bto eat from some food that he made. Anas went with the Messenger of Allah b and the tailor brought forth some bread made from barley and some soup that had Dubbaa and dried meat. I saw the Messenger of Allah b follow the traces of the Dubbaa all around the edge of the pot, which made me love Dubbaa ever since that day.”

Abu Talut In addition said, "I entered upon Anas bin Malik while he was eating Dubbaa and saying [referring to the Yaqtin tree], 'You are a tree that is so

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dear to me because the Messenger of Allah b used to like eating you."

Yaqtin is a type of cold and wet plant and a light food that is easily digested. If the gourd was not spoiled in the stomach before being completely digested, it produces a good mixture in the stomach, especially when one eats similar or compatible types of food with it. For example, mixing mustard and pumpkin produces bitter humor, while eating it with salt makes it salty and with constrictive substances makes it constipate. When it is cooked with Safarjal (quince), it will provide good nutrition for the body.

Gourd is light on the stomach, especially for those who do not suffer from phlegm or cold condition. The wetness contained in this plant helps ease the thirst and headaches if one drinks its extract or washes his head with it. In addition, gourd soothes the stomach however one uses it, and is very beneficial for those who have hot temperaments.

In addition, when the Yaqtin is kneaded with dough and baked in the oven and then its extract is mixed with some light drinks, it hetps cool down fever, quenches the thirst and constitutes a good, nutritious food. If it was mixed with quince jam and Manna, it eliminates bile.

When pumpkin is cooked and its juice is mixed

with some honey and Natron, it will cause phlegm and acid. If gourd was ground and then the head is bandaged with it, it will help ease the hot swellings in the cerebral,

When the gourd rinds are squeezed and the extract is mixed with rose oil and used as ear drops, it will help against hot tumors. In addition, its rind helps ease the swelling of hot eye infections and against gout.

In addition, gourd is very useful for those who have hot temperaments and those suffering from fever. When gourd finds some spoiled mixtures in the stomach it In addition gets spoiled causing harmful mixtures in the stomach. In this case, one should treat this condition with vinegar and sour substances.

In general, gourd is one of the lightest foods and the most easily digested. Anas “ narrated that the Messenger of Allah b used to like eating it.

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I thought that the best way to end this chapter is by mentioning a general advice concerning preventive measures so as to complete the book's benefit.

This is a chapter that Ibn Masawayh has collected in his book, Al-Mahathir. He said,