Banana – Benefits and its virtues – Quranic Reference of Banana: –
1. Chapter 56 Sura Waaqia verse no. 29 (27 to 34). Allah Ta”lah says in above verses, about the rewards, to those on the right & they will be those on the right hand (they will be) among sidr (سدر ) throne-less (lote) tree & among (وطلح منضود) TALH trees with fruits pilled one above another and in shades long extended.
(وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ ﴿٢٧﴾ فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ ﴿٢٨﴾ وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ ﴿٢٩﴾ وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ ﴿٣٠
Means the right path people will get their account (Naama-e-Aamaal) on the day of Qayamah on their right hand & these people will be people of Paradise (Jannah). Those who will get their account (nam-e-aamaal) in left hand will be people of hell (Janhnum).
References & characters of Banana tree: –
1. Al-Tabari says that the phrase in the verse no. 28 means tree loaded with fruits & no throne (on the tree).
2. Hazrat Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه narrates that verse no. 29 means loaded with fruits & Hazrat IKrimah رضي الله عنه said regarding verse no. 28, & 29 they means that they have no thrones & Talh are fruits piled one above another.
3. The respected companion of Prophet ﷺ & Tabieen (r) says that Talh is Banana & Hazrat Ali & Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه says that Talh is Banana & Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-khudri رضي الله عنه says that Talh refers to banana & the people of Yemen call Banana as Talh.
CONCLUSION OF HADEES: –
1. The Talh tree mentioned in Chapter 56 (Sura) Waaqiah is tree of paradise (Jannat). It is reward from Allah Ta’lah to the righteous people. The description given in Chaper 56 (Sura) Waaqiah verse no. 27 to 34 matches with 3 types of trees: – 1. Banana tree, 2. Acacia Seyal (babul), 3. Sidr (سدر) (lote tree) (Jujube)
2. I do not say that the Talh tree mentioned in Chapter 56 (Sura) Waaqiah are among above tree. But I only try to explain that the character matches with the above plants or trees. Please keep your mind broad.
3. It may be confusing to many people, but here are some possible reasons: – Allah’s verses are for whole world and all time. Allah Ta’lah wants us to research, learn, and gain knowledge.
SAYINGS ABOUT BANANA: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. It is known as Food of philosophers
2. A banana a day keeps ulcers away.
3. It is known as an Excellent Food & smart mineral Food.
4. It is known as Main sources of Nutrition.
5. It is food of Intelligent.
6. Each 100mg of banana is equivalent to 100mg of meat.
7. It is known as the best food for vegetarians
CONTENTS: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
Rich in carbohydrate, sugar, water. It has starch, protein, vitamin C, B1, B2, B6, and B12. Rich in minerals like potassium, iron, copper, phosphate, fluoride, calcium, cellulose, fibers, melatonin, other hormones and little sodium
SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS:- Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. It is easy to digest, it increases digestion
2. It helps in scurvy diseases, flu, bronchitis, exhaustion, weakness & increases weight.
3. Reduces Blood pressure
4. Helps kidney function and protects atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries), teeth problems & etc.
5. Good in diarrhea, liver diseases, gastric ulcers, celiac diseases.
6. It is helpful in Sprue diseases.
7. Prevents acidity, acidosis, and fermentation in stomach.
8. Maintain pH of stomach, blood and body.
9. Increases urine out-put.
10. Protects stomach linings and layer.
11. Good for pregnancy and all stomach diseases.
12. Increases sperm counts, libido, youthfulness.
13. It is anti-ageing because it has melatonin.
14. Gives energy, helps brain growth, protects from all types of ulcers.
15. Good for athletes, exercising people, sports persons.
16. Good for children, old and young age people.
17. A good source of pre & post workout (exercise) food.
18. Good in taste.
19. Can be eaten raw or cooked in food.
20. Can be eaten all season.
QUANTITY & TIME TO EAT BANANA & ITS USES: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
One or two banana is enough a day for adults and for children up to 6 yrs half banana. Eat early morning, empty stomach or with breakfast. Those who do exercise can have more, 2 banana pre & 2 banana post workout. It can be taken with milk. Those who have cough & cold can take it with black pepper, turmeric or honey. Do not eat unripe banana because it has lot of starch. Eat the ripe banana because it is rich in protein, vitamin, calcium etc. Do not eat at night. Do not eat with cold stuff.
Do not drink water after eating banana. Do not eat in diabetes & obesity. Raw is used in cooking purpose; making chips etc. Chew it properly. It is used in making jellies, Slices of raw banana are dried & flour is made out of it & used. Breads can be made with its flour. Banana is best while travelling and journeys.
This lesson has 1 Quranic reference.
SCIENCE & HADEES REGARDING BANANA: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
No specific Hadees reference found.
Encyclopedia of Banana: –
Banana. Banana – Benefits and its virtues
Banana is a very cheap famous fruit all around the world; available all season; famous for its nutrition values, health benefits, can be by all, diabetes patients should not eat it much, best for children, sports persons, athletes, best before & after exercise, best to increase stamina & energy level, improves exercise & sports performances etc.
⦁ NAMES: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. Quranic name is Talh (وطلح منضود) Reference according to Hazrat Ali & Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه.
2. Arabic name is Mawz.
3. In Yemen it is called as Talh.
4. In Hindi & Urdu it is called as Kela.
5. In English it is called as Banana.
6. It belongs to Musaceae
7. Latin name for banana is Musa & there are many types of banana& names differ as Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana.
⦁ Chapter No. 56 Surah Waaqia verse no. 27 to 30: –
Allah says in above verses, about the rewards, to those on the right & they will be those on the right hand (they will be) among sidr (سدر) throne-less (lote) tree & among (وطلح منضود) TALH trees with fruits pilled one above another & in shades long extended.
وَاَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِ۰ۥۙ مَآ اَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِ۲۷ۭ فِیْ سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُوْدٍ۲۸ۙوَّطَلْحٍ مَّنْضُوْدٍ۲۹ۙ وَّظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ۳۰ۙ
Means the right path people will get their account (Naama-e-Aamaal) on the day of Qayamah on their right hand & these people will be people of Paradise (Jannah). Those who will get their account (nam-e-aamaal) in left hand will be people of hell (Janhnum). (Chapter No. 56 (Surah) Waaqia verse no. 27 to 30)
⦁ References & characters of Banana tree: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. Al-Tabari says that the phrase in the verse no. 28 means tree loaded with fruits & no throne (on the tree).
2. Hazrat Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهماnarrates that, verse no. 29 means loaded with fruits & Hazrat Ikrimah said, regarding verse no. 28, & 29, they mean that they have no thrones & Talh are fruits pilled one above another.
3. The respected companion of Prophet ﷺ & Tabieen رحمهماللهsays that Talh is Banana & Hazrat Ali & Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهماsays that Talh is Banana & Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-khudri says that Talh refers to banana & the people of Yemen call Banana as Talh.
⦁ Conclusion: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. The Talh tree mentioned in Chapter No. 56 (Surah) Waaqia is tree of Paradise (Jannah). It is a reward from Allah Talah to the righteous people. The description given in Chapter No. 56 (Surah) Waaqia verse no. 27 to 34, matches with 3 types of trees:
1. Banana tree,
2. Acacia Seyal (babul),
3. Sidr (سدر) (lote tree) (Jujube)
2. I do not say that the Talh tree mentioned in Chapter No. 56 (Surah) Waaqia are among above tree. But I only try to explain that the character matches with the above plants or trees. Please keep your mind broad.
3. It may be confusing to many people, but there are some possible reasons, Allah Talah s verses are for the whole world & all time. Allah Talah wants us to research, learn & gain knowledge.
⦁ Sayings About banana: – Banana – Benefits and its virtues
1. It is known as Food of philosophers.
2. A banana a day keeps ulcers away.
3. It is known as an Excellent & smart mineral Food.
4. It is known as main sources of nutrition.
5. It is food of Intelligent.
6. Each 100mg of banana is equivalent to 100mg of meat.
7. It is known as the best food for vegetarians.
⦁ Basic encyclopedia of banana: –
⦁ Banana plant: –
The banana plant is flowering herbaceous perennial plant. It is an herb because it does not have woody tissues and the aerial parts of the parent plant die down to the ground after the growing season. It is a perennial because one of the offshoots growing at the base of the plant, the sucker, then takes over. The parent plant and its suckers form what is commonly called a mat, or stool, the botanical term is genet. The trunk is not a woody stem but a pseudo-stem, a compact masse of overlapping and spirally arranged leaf sheaths. Most of the “true” stem is inside the pseudo-stem. Fruiting starts on the rhizome and ends with the meristem in the male bud (if present). Wild species of bananas share the same body plant as cultivated bananas, except that they reproduce through both seeds and suckers. Please see the pic. below. The optimum temperature is 31 or 32°C, during the summer, plant may produce 4 or 5 leaves a month.
⦁ Banana leaves: –
The leaf is the main photosynthetic organ. Each leaf emerges from the center of the pseudo-stem as a rolled cylinder (see cigar leaf below). The distal end of the elongating leaf sheath contracts into a petiole, that is more or less open depending on the cultivar. The petiole becomes the midrib, which divides the blade into two lamina halves. The upper surface of the leaf is called adaxial while the lower one is called abaxial.
The first rudimentary leaves produced by a growing sucker are called scale leaves. Mature leaves that consist of sheath, petiole, midrib and blade are called foliage leaves.
Lamina veins run parallel to each other in a long S shape from midrib to margin. Veins do not branch, which results in leaves tearing easily.
⦁ Cigar leaf: –
The cigar leaf is a recently emerged leaf still rolled as a cylinder. The lapse of time in which a leaf unfolds varies. Under favourable climatic conditions, it takes about seven days, but it can take up to 15 to 20 days under poor conditions. The new leaf is tightly coiled, whitish, and particularly fragile. The extension at the tip of the leaf is called the precursory appendage. After emergence, it withers and falls off.
⦁ Sucker: –
sword sucker
A sucker is a lateral shoot that develops from the rhizome and usually emerges close to the parent plant. Other names for sucker are keiki (in Hawaii) and pup. A sucker that has just emerged through the soil surface is called a peeper. A full grown sucker bearing foliage leaves is called a maiden sucker.
Morphologically, there are two types of sucker: sword suckers (see the photo), characterized by narrow leaves and a large rhizome, and water suckers (left on the photo), which have broad leaves and a small rhizome. Water suckers have a weak connection to the parent plant and as such will not develop into a strong plant. The number of suckers produced varies with the type of cultivar. The sucker selected to replace the parent plant after fruiting is called the follower or ratoon.
⦁ Inflorescence: –
The inflorescence is a complex structure that includes the flowers that will develop into fruits. The botanical term for the banana inflorescence is a thyrse (an inflorescence in which the main axis continues to grow and the lateral branches have determinate growth. The main types of flowers are the female flowers and the male flowers. Female flowers develop into fruits;
⦁ Female flower: –
The female (pistillate) flowers appear first. In cultivated bananas, the ovary develops into a seedless fruit by parthenocarpy (without being pollinated). As it lifts, the bract (a modified leaf associated with a reproductive structure) exposes a cluster of female flowers that are normally arranged in two rows. These flowers will develop into a hand of fruit. The number of hands in the bunch depends on the number of female clusters in the inflorescence, and varies depending on the genotype and environmental conditions.
⦁ Male flower: –
As the female flowers develop into fruit, the distal portion of the inflorescence elongates and produces clusters of male (staminate) flowers that produce pollen. In cultivated bananas, the amount of pollen is reduced or may be absent.
⦁ Stem: –
Banana plants stripped of their leaves to reveal the stem.
The stem provides support to the leaves, flowers and fruits. The leaves &flowers are attached to a node, and the sections between nodes are internodes. The stem develops from the apicalmeri stem on the rhizome and grows inside the pseudo-stem until it emerges at the top of the plant. The part inside the pseudo-stem is called the aerial stem. When it emerges at the top of the plant, it becomes the peduncle. The leaves are attached to the aerial stem (erroneously called floral stem whereas the flowers and fruits are attached to the peduncle).
⦁ Pseudo-stem: –
The stem is visible in the center of the pseudo-stem
The pseudo-stem is the part of the plant that looks like a trunk. This “false stem” is formed by the tightly packed overlapping leaf sheaths. The pseudo-stem continues to grow in height as the leaves emerge one after the other and reaches its maximum height when the stem, which has been developing inside the pseudo-stem, emerges at the top of the plant. Even though the pseudo-stem is very fleshy and consists mostly of water, it is quite sturdy and can support a bunch that weighs 50 kg or more.
⦁ Rhizome: –
The rhizome is commonly referred to as a corm, and occasionally as a bulb, but the botanically correct term is rhizome. Rhizomes are characterized by horizontal underground growth; production of roots from multiple nodes; and production of clonal plants. Corms, on the other hand, are vertical enlarged compact stems with a tunic of thin leaves and roots arising from a single node; features that do not describe well the banana plant”s underground structure.
⦁ Root system: –
The root system is by which the plant takes up water and nutrients from the soil. The roots are produced by the underground structure called a rhizome. The primary roots originate from the surface of the central cylinder, whereas secondary and tertiary roots originate from the primary roots.
⦁ Peduncle
In botany, the peduncle is the stalk that supports the inflorescence. Yet, in the Descriptors for bananas, the peduncle refers only to the stalk between the leaf crown and the first hand of fruit, whereas the stalk that actually supports the female and male flowers is called rachis; the peduncle extends to the meristem in the male bud and is composed of three sections: the transitional, female and male peduncles.
Transitional peduncle: –
The transitional peduncle supports organs that are in transition from leaves to bracts: sterile nodes with a bract that abscises at bunch emergence. It corresponds that what is traditionally called the peduncle.
Female peduncle: –
The female peduncle supports the female flowers that develop into fruits.
Bunch: –
The bunch is the descriptive term that includes all the fruits. The fruits are arranged into hands, the former clusters of flowers that were each subtended by a bract. By analogy, the fruits in a hand are often called fingers.
Male peduncle: –
The male peduncle supports the male flowers in the male bud. It corresponds that what is traditionally called the rachis, an ambiguous term that in botany has been used in relation to both vegetative and reproductive parts, whereas the term peduncle is only used for stems that support flowers.
The part above the male bud can be bare or covered with persistent bracts. The scars (nodes) indicate where the bracts were attached. The male peduncle continues to grow as the fruits are maturing.
Male bud: –
The male bud contains clusters of male flowers. Each cluster is subtended by a bract. The male bud is sometimes called the bell. In some cultivars, it ceases to grow after the fruits have set and can be more or less exhausted by the time the bunch reaches maturity. The presence or absence of the male bud is one of the traits used to distinguish cultivars.
⦁ Banana fruit: –
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit (called as beery in botany); the fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe; it is eaten in all part of the world all season; it is cheap & full of health benefits; there are many types of banana; there are about 110 different species of banana; the fruits grow in rows called tiers or hands; there can be as many as twenty fruits to a hand, and as many as twenty tiers in a bunch. A bunch usually weighs between 30 and 50 kilograms; a single banana weighs about 125 grams in which mostly water is present; banana peel is the outer skin of a banana. It is usually peeled to get at the delicious insides; the peel is eaten by goats, cows, buffalo etc; monkeys also like banana very much.
⦁ Types of banana: –
⦁ Cavendish Banana: –
The Cavendish banana is your “typical” banana found at the local grocery store or farmer’s market. They are slightly sweet and have a creamy texture. They have various stages of ripening, from green to yellow, to yellow with brown spots.
⦁ Pisang Raja Banana: –
Pisang Raja bananas are popular in Indonesia. Featuring a yellow to orange color, they taste like honey-flavored custard with a smooth and creamy consistency. They’re slightly smaller than Cavendish Bananas, averaging four to six inches in length.
⦁ Red Banana: –
As their name suggests, red bananas have a reddish-purple skin. They have light pink colored flesh and are much sweeter and softer than Cavendish bananas. They also have a slight raspberry flavor that makes them absolutely irresistible.
⦁ Lady Finger Banana: –
Lady Finger bananas, also known as baby bananas, are sweeter and smaller than Cavendish bananas. They’re usually around three inches in length and feature a creamy texture and sweet flavor with notes of honey.
⦁ Blue Java Banana: –
Blue Java bananas are also known as the ice cream banana due to their sweet vanilla flavor and extreme creaminess. They feature a beautiful blue peel and a white flesh. They are actually pretty hardy and can grow in colder regions.
6. Plantain Banana: –
Plantains are a subgroup of bananas that are referred to as cooking bananas. They have high starch content and are typically used in savory dishes. They aren’t typically consumed raw. They are a food staple in West and Central Africa, the Caribbean islands, and Central America.
7. Manzano Banana: –
The Manzano Banana is sweeter than Cadvendish bananas with a hint of crunchy apple-strawberry flavor. They’re grown in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. They’re short and chubby with think yellow skins that turn black when fully ripe.
8. Burro Banana: –
Burro bananas have a lemony and tangy taste, which makes them one of the most unique types of bananas. They have a flatter, smaller and squarer shape than Cavendish bananas. The flesh is creamy white or yellow and is soft with some firmness in the center.
9. Barangan Banana: –
Yellow with small black dots, the Barangan banana has a sweet, mild taste. The flesh is white. It’s a popular variety and is eaten as a dessert in many regions across the tropics.
10. Goldfinger Banana: –
The Goldfinger banana was first grown in Honduras by a team of scientists as a pest-resistant banana. It can be cooked when green and eaten raw once fully ripe. It’s similar to the Cavendish banana, with its eventual aim to replace the more susceptible-to-disease variety.
⦁ pH of banana is: – 4.5 to 4.7; it is acidic because its pH is below 7. It is rich in protein & carbs.
pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration, a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The pH scale usually ranges from 0 to 14. Aqueous solutions at 25°C with a pH less than 7 are acidic, while those with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline& 7 is neutral; only aqueous solutions have pH levels, vegetable oil has no pH value. Likewise, other oils such as animal and petrochemical oils also have no pH value. Fatty acids are organic molecules often found in foods, including vegetable oils.
The pH of pure water is 7. In general, water with a pH lower than 7 is considered acidic, and with a pH greater than 7 is considered alkaline. The normal range for pH in surface water systems is 6.5 to 8.5, and the pH range for groundwater systems is between 6 and 8.5. We can add normal water to reduce the acidity.
It is Sunnat of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to mix acidic with Alkaline to make it neutral or less acidic that why He use eat dates with watermelon or cucumber or dry dates with little butter; so you can mix one acidic with alkaline; also it is Sunnat to drink honey mixed in water; also dates or raisins soaked in water over night & drink the syrup (sharbat). Remember do not soak dates & raisin together at one time; soak at separate time & drink.
Some more information on our site on Halal Foods.
Also we information on blessed dates.
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