THE OLIVE TREE & IT’S OIL

THE OLIVE TREE & IT’S OIL

يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ
وَلا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكادُ زَيْتُها يُضي‏ءُ وَلَوْلَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نارٌ

…….24:35

"yang dinyalakan dengan minyak dari pohon yang penuh berkah, (yaitu) pohon zaitun yang tumbuh tidak di sebelah timur (sesuatu) dan tidak pula di sebelah barat(nya), yang minyaknya (saja) hampir-hampir menerangi walaupun tidak disentuh api (lantaran minyak itu sangat bening berkilau)."

The olive tree is the most cited tree in recorded literature and has been cultivated since ancient times. The roots of the olive tree are so extensive and strong that in times of drought, when other trees die, the olive tree is still standing because it draws from deep within the earth when the heavens withhold their life-giving water.

Rasulullah (pbuh) has said: “Use olive oil and anoint yourself with it, because it is ‘from a blessed tree’”

The local application of olive oil or the water extracted from the crushed olive oil leaves is effective on boils, rashes and itching. Olive oil prevents dandruff, moisturises skin, soothes aches and pains and aids digestion. Massage of olive oil with common salt over the gums is a remedy for several diseases of gums and
teeth. Imam Ali (pbuh) has said the people who use olive oil and vinegar will not be afflicted with poverty.

It is called "liquid gold." In ancient Greece, athletes ritually rubbed it all over their body. Olive oil has been more than mere food to the peoples of the Mediterranean; it has been medicinal and an endless source of fascination and wonder.

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