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== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
Camphor is a white aromatic and crystalline substance with a bitter smell and taste which is obtained by boiling crumbled pieces of the stalks and stems of a special tree and letting it evaporate. Camphor does not only exist in the camphor tree, but it is a volatile oil which can be found in many plants and some lexicologists defined it as the blossom or the husk of the palm tree or the nodes of a grape tree. Its nature is cold and dry. | Camphor is a white aromatic and crystalline substance with a bitter smell and taste which is obtained by boiling crumbled pieces of the stalks and stems of a special tree{{enote|camphor tree is large and evergreen. It is originally from China, Japan, and Taiwan and also grows in India.}} and letting it evaporate. Camphor does not only exist in the camphor tree, but it is a volatile oil which can be found in many plants and some lexicologists defined it as the blossom or the husk of the palm tree or the nodes of a grape tree. Its nature is cold and dry. | ||
The word "kafur" is also mentioned in the Qur'an, "Indeed the pious will drink from a cup seasoned with kafur" (76:5) [[Shi'a]] exegetes have different views about the meaning of "kafur" here. Some considered it used in its lexical meaning referring to any cold and fragrant substance or anything with a good smell. Some other exegetes mentioned its extraordinary whiteness and coldness because it is a perfect example of that. Some others referred to its lexical root in "k f r" meaning "to cover" and said that because it is derived from the fruit which is covered in the husk, it has been called "kafur". | The word "kafur" is also mentioned in the Qur'an, "Indeed the pious will drink from a cup seasoned with kafur" (76:5) [[Shi'a]] exegetes have different views about the meaning of "kafur" here. Some considered it used in its lexical meaning referring to any cold and fragrant substance or anything with a good smell. Some other exegetes mentioned its extraordinary whiteness and coldness because it is a perfect example of that. Some others referred to its lexical root in "k f r" meaning "to cover" and said that because it is derived from the fruit which is covered in the husk, it has been called "kafur". | ||
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== Position in the Paradise == | == Position in the Paradise == | ||
In the interpretation of verse 5 of [[Sura al-Insan]], some exegetes consider "kafur", the name of a spring in the [[paradise]], or a spring mixed with the smell of camphor, because it is | In the interpretation of verse 5 of [[Sura al-Insan]], some exegetes consider "kafur", the name of a spring in the [[paradise]], or a spring mixed with the smell of camphor, because it is known as a fragrance beside other good smells such as musk and ginger and the righteous and servants of [[God]] drink from it, but it is different from the camphor in this world. | ||
In the interpretation of some topics mentioned in the [[Qur'an]] such as "do not approach this tree" (2:35), it is transmitted from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that the tree in this verse refers to camphor tree. Also, in the interpretation of the verses "and whose seasoning is from Tasnim, * a spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink." (83:28), the spring refers to camphor or a spring with the taste of camphor, from which the righteous and the [[People of the Right Hand]] drink. According to some hadiths, this spring flows from beneath a tree in the paradise the trunk of which is in the house of [[the Prophet (s)]] and its branches spread in all houses of the paradise. | In the interpretation of some topics mentioned in the [[Qur'an]] such as "do not approach this tree" (2:35), it is transmitted from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that the tree in this verse refers to camphor tree. Also, in the interpretation of the verses "and whose seasoning is from Tasnim, * a spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink." (83:28), the spring refers to camphor or a spring with the taste of camphor, from which the righteous and the [[People of the Right Hand]] drink. According to some hadiths, this spring flows from beneath a tree in the paradise the trunk of which is in the house of [[the Prophet (s)]] and its branches spread in all houses of the paradise. | ||
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Because of its benefits in medicine, camphor has been focused by most scholars and has been mentioned in different books of medicine since the past till now, where they mentioned its benefits and recommended it for different diseases. This substance is beneficial for some diseases including diseases of hot-natured people and is harmful to cold-natured people. | Because of its benefits in medicine, camphor has been focused by most scholars and has been mentioned in different books of medicine since the past till now, where they mentioned its benefits and recommended it for different diseases. This substance is beneficial for some diseases including diseases of hot-natured people and is harmful to cold-natured people. | ||
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