Dates have been cultivated since ancient times from Mesopotamia and Babylonia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 4000 BC. The Ancient Egyptians used the fruits to make into date wine, and ate them at harvest. There is archaeological evidence of date cultivation in eastern Arabia in 6000 BC. Dates were important as a food (easily stored and transported), a source of building material, and for making a fermented beverage referred to in the cuneiform inscriptions as "The Drink of Life." Hazrat Maryam (A.S) was commanded to eat this fruit in Surah Maryam: The pains of labor drove her to...
Dates have been cultivated since ancient times from Mesopotamia and Babylonia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 4000 BC. The Ancient Egyptian...