More than 60 types of plants mentioned in the Noble Qur’an, the Noble Hadith and the purified Sunnah of the Prophet
Scientific Name: Datura stramonium
Arabic name(s): الضريع
English name(s): Hell’s plant
Growth form: Dhari' is a perennial low- shrub
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Convolvulus L.
Species: Convolvulus hystrix Vahl
Citation in the Quran:
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
Citation in the Hadit:
The plant is not mentioned in the Hadith .
Habitat & Distribution:
Dhari’ “Hell’s plant” is a name for a desert plant which is native plant to Egypt, Somalia and Arabia.
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