Hell’s plant

Plants Identity

Scientific Name

Convolvulus hystrix Vahl

Arabic name(s)

Dhari’ / Shubroq

English name(s)

Hell’s plant

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Convolvulus L.

Species

Convolvulus hystrix Vahl

Subspecies

Variety

Growth form

Dhari' is a perennial low- shrub

Plant’s Description

Ecology (Habitat)& distribution

Dhari’ "Hell’s plant" is a name for a desert plant which is native plant to Egypt, Somalia and Arabia.

Geographic distribution

Plant’s Citations in the Holy Qur’an

The word Dhari' is mentioned once in the Holy Qur’an. Dhari' is a Hell’s plant, however there is a plant named Dhari recorded in Arabia. Allah the Most Sublime Says: “No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari’" Surat Al-Ghashiya, verse# 6

Other Citations for the plant in the Holy Qur’an

Other Citations for the plant in the Hadith

The plant is not mentioned in the Hadith .

Other Citations for the plant in the Hadith

History of the Plant

Stories about the plant in Holy Qur’an

Stories about the plant in Sunnah

The plant in the Arabic Literature

Etymology

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Functional Uses

Uses

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Cultivation (Agriculture)

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