We have managed to gather some important text on Pomegranate and its importantance in our diets from an Islamic point of view. We would as always recommend to pick organic pomegranate.
And it is He Who sends down water from the sky; so with it We produced all things that grow; hence We produce from it vegetation from which We bring forth grains in clusters; and from the pollen of dates, dense bunches – and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, similar in some ways and unlike in some; look at its fruit when it bears yield, and its ripening; indeed in it are signs for the people who believe.
[Surah Al-Anaam 6:99]
And He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
(55:68)
They are highly antioxidant, and many parts of the plant have been shown to be bioactive with possible medicinal benefits including the rind, leaves, and the seeds themselves.
The Prophet PBUH stated: “There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one of the pomegranates of the Garden (Jannah) in it.” (Abu Nu’aim)
The Messenger of Allah PBUH told his companions: “Whoever eats a pomegranate, Allah will light his heart forty nights.”
Our Beloved Prophet PBUH also said “Pomegranate and its rind strengthen digestion (stomach).” (Abu Nuaim, narrated by `Ali)
There are multiple other sayings about pomegranates from the early Imams and scholars which support the importance of pomegranate as both beneficial for digestion, good for spiritual health, and all around a positive and beneficial food.
We have continued to update our sister website Halal or Haram with more products for you to see if they fit your dietry or not. Also remember we have other foods which have been talked about like bananas.
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