Mishk
Category :
Farming and Ploughing Instruments
Mihjan: A short stick, with a pointed tip and curved at the other end, used as an agricultural tool to make small pits to grow grains such as wheat, barley, and corn. It is also used for tilting the soil around the plant to aerate it. The Mihjan of the bird: Means its beak is crooked.
Reference in the Quran or Hadith
Abut Tufail said he saw Allah’s messenger going round the House, touching the corner with a crooked stick which he had, and kissing the crooked stick. Sahih Muslim
