What kind of fig is mentioned in the Noble Quran?
The exegetes (mufassirun) differed regarding the meaning of "tin" (fig) in His (Allah's) saying, "By the fig and the olive" [Surat At-Tin, 95:1], offering several interpretations:
It refers to the mosque of Damascus, or Damascus itself, or the mountain near it, or the mosque of the People of the Cave, or the mosque of Noah on Mount Judi, or the well-known fig fruit. It refers to the fig that is eaten and the olive that is pressed, or they are two places (two mountains in Syria, or the mosque of Damascus and the mosque of Jerusalem, or the mosque of Noah and the mosque of Abraham).
The most apparent interpretation is that they are two places in Syria (the homeland of Jesus, peace be upon him).
There is no need to search for a specific type of fig, as it was left unclarified in the Quran and not elucidated by the , nor does knowing it yield a great benefit.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/180932
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 180932
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy