Sesame

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Grains

Sesame is one of the oldest annual plants, of which pictures were found in monumental inscriptions. Sesame seeds are widely used in baking and several food and drug industries. Sesame seeds contain oil by approximately 50% and protein by 25% of the seed’s weight.


Reference in the Quran or Hadith

Sesame is mentioned in the following hadith of Prophet Muhammad: “People will be brought forth from the Fire after having been in it. They will look as if they were branches of sesame. Then, they will go into one of the rivers of Paradise where they will wash themselves. Then, they will emerge looking like sheets of paper.” (Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith)

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