Plants of the Quran : History & Culture
Shahina A. Ghazanfar
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Plants of the Qur'an is the first book that investigates the etymology and history of the plants mentioned in the Qur'an. It illustrates the historical and present cultural significance and uses of the plants, and explores the context in which they are mentioned, in the text of the Qur'an. The book gives descriptions of all plants and suggestions are provided where the identity of a plant is not certain, using recent scientific and archaeobotanical evidence. Each plant is illustrated with a detailed coloured botanical painting showing its habit, leaves, flowers, fruits and dissections of some parts. All efforts have been made to illustrate the plants from living specimens in their wild habitat, and to show as much as possible the original cultivars of several of the plants that are now widely grown and used.
Main title:
Plants of the Quran : History & Culture / by Shahina A. Ghazanfar, illustrated by Sue Wickison.
Author:
Shahina A. GhazanfarWickison, Sue, illustrator
Imprint:
Royal Botanic Garden, Kew : Kew Publishing, 2023
Collation:
xii, 196 pages : : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; ; 29 cm
Variant title:
Plants of the Qur'an : History and Culture
Notes:
Title in Arabic on cover and on title page. Epigraph also given in English and Arabic.Includes bibliography and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Preface by the authorPreface by the illustratorNote on the transliteration of ArabicIntroductionPlants of the Qur'anArtists's NotesAcknowledgmentsAppendix 1: Surahs of the Qur'an that mention plantsAppendix 2: Quranic plants as mentioned in the Hadith of al-Bukhari.
ISBN:
9781842467176 (hardback)
Dewey class:
297.2658
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
462436
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 297.2658 PLA | Available |