1. The Amazing Olives
Foods mentioned in the Holy Qur’an
Slideshare By Xenia Y.

2. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an
• And a tree (olive) that springsforth fromMount Sinai, that grows
oil, and (it is a) relish for the eaters.
• (Al-Mu'minun 23:20)

3. • Olivesare the fruitsthat growon the olive tree, which comes fromthe Oleaceae
family. Theycontaina singlepit and theirflesh is filled with oil. The ripe fruits
are pressed to extract the oil.

4. • Green and
black olives ar
e essentially
the same olive
and only vary
in the degree
of ripeness-
black being
the most ripe.

7. Ibn al-Qayyim said...
• Ibn al-Qayyim described the benefits of olive oil in his Prophetic
Medicine. He said that the characteristics of olive oil corresponded
to the type of olives from which it came from; oil pressed from
ripe olives was the better than oil from unripe olives. He also said
that the older the oil the more effective it was, and when olive
oil was more beneficial when it was pressed with water.

8. Health benefits

9. Cancer Prevention
• Evidence suggests that olive and olive
oil consumption as part of a healthy
Mediterranean diet has cancer-protective
properties. Research also found that active
ingredients in olive oil prevented human colon
cancer cells from multiplying.

10. High Blood Pressure
• A study published in 2007 in the Journal of
Nutrition found that introducing moderate
consumption of olive oil in the diet reduced
systolic blood pressure.

11. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned...
• Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that all types
of olive oil could soften the skin and
delay whitening of the hair. He also said
that the benefits of olive oil were many
times greater than have been

12. Olive Oil Facts
• For the highest antioxidant content,
choose extra-virgin or virgin olive
oil- these are the least processed
forms.
• Extra-virgin comes from the first
pressing of the olives and has a
superior taste.
• Virgin olive oil is obtained by
pressing the crushed fruit in bags
and removing the oil. It has a
geeenish tint and has a stronger
taste than virgin olive oil.
• Olive oils with labels such as
'refined oil' 'pomace olive oil' or
'light oil' should be avoided as they
are not always 100% olive oil.
Pomace is the ground flesh and pits
after pressing.
• Use olive oil for low-temperature
cooking. The particles in the oil will
burn at higher temperatures, thus
burning off the
many health benefits.
• Store your olive oil away from heat
and light to maintain phytochemical
content.

13. • The Messenger (Sallallaahu alayhi Wasallam)
said:
• "Eat olive oil and anoint yourselves with it,
for it is from a blessed tree.“
• (Tirmidhi At'ima, 43)

14. • The Messenger (Sallallaahu alayhi Wasallam)
said:
• "Eat olive "Eat olive oil with your bread,
and oil yourselves with it, for it is from a
blessed tree."
• (Ibn Maja, At'ima, 34)

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