Olive oil is mentioned in the Quranic verse: "Allah is the light of the Heavens and the Earth. An example of His light is like a lantern inside which there is a torch, the torch is in a glass bulb, the glass bulb is like a bright planet lit by a blessed olive tree, neither Eastern nor Western, its oil almost glows, even without fire touching it, light upon light." [AN-NOOR: 35]
The Qur’an also mentions olives as a sacred plant: "By the fig and the olive, and the Mount of Sinai, and this secure city." [AT-TEEN]
Olive oil is also reported to have been recommended by the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) in the following terms: "Consume olive oil and anoint it upon your bodies since it is of the blessed tree." [Tirmizi] He also stated that it cures 70 diseases. [Abu Naim]
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