Astragalus spinosus (Forssk.) Muschl.
Qatad
Desert thorn
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Astragalus L.
Astragalus spinosus (Forssk.) Muschl.
Desert thorn ”Qatad” is a perennial extremely spiny under-shrub.
Desert thorn grows wild in desert mountains, wadis and sandy areas of North Africa and Gulf.
The plant is not mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Prophet said: “There will be some people among my Ummah (nation) who will gain knowledge of the religion, and they will recite Qur’an, and will say: ‘We come to the rulers so that we may have some share of their worldly wealth, and we will make sure that our religious commitment is not affected,’ but that will not be the case. Just as nothing can be harvested from the Qatad except thorns, so nothing can be gained from being close to them except (sins).” Suun Ibn MaJah.