Transliteration:( Wa ambatnaa 'alaihi shajaratam mai yaqteen )
149. The shadow of the gourd tree is dense Very little dirt or thes are found on it Its shrubs are soft Some connoisseurs say that the pumpkin dish is full of blessings Our Holy Prophet, loved the pumpkin dish His Noble Companions loved it lou Hazzat Yunuson whom he peace) rested under this tree It should be remembered that the shrubs of this tree grew for Hazral Yunus and did not spread on the ground, instead, this urce like other saplings was somewhat high and under its shade Hazrat Yunus (On whom be peace) would rest Everyday a goat would come by Divine command to provide milk for. him, until such time that his hair began to grow on his blessed hody and he gained strength. Thereafter, he returned to his people
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The tafsir of Surah As-Saffat verse 146 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saffat ayat 139 which provides the complete commentary from verse 139 through 148.
(37:146) and caused a gourd tree[83] to grow over him,
83. The Arabic word yaqteen applies to a tree which does not stand on a stem but grows and spreads like a creeper, e.g. a pumpkin, cucumber, water-melon, etc. In any case, a creeper was produced miraculously, so that its leaves should provide shade to the Prophet Jonah and its fruit should serve him both as food and as shade.
[1305]- Which is known to give cooling shade and to be a repellent of flies.
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