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More than 60 types of plants mentioned in the Noble Qur’an, the Noble Hadith and the purified Sunnah of the Prophet
Scientific Name: Acorus calamus L.
Arabic name(s): الذَّريرَة
English name(s): Sweet flag/Calamus
Growth form: Sweet flag is a semi-aquatic herbaceous plant.
Order: Acoraceae
Family: Acoraceae
Genus: Acorus L.
Species: Acorus calamus L
Citation in the Quran:
The plant is not mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
Citation in the Hadit:
Narrated by ‘Aisha; during the last Pilgrimage Hajjat-al-Wada’, I perfumed Allah’s Apostle with Dharira with my own hands, both on his assuming Ihram and after finishing it. Sahih Al Bukhari, book of the dress.
Habitat & Distribution:
Sweet flag “Dharira” grows along the edges of ponds, lakes, and rivers especially at Asia, but it also may grow in arid lands. Dharira is a traditional perfumed powder made from the dried leaves and rhizomes of some plant species e.g. sweet flag.