{"id":14777,"date":"2017-11-22T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=14777"},"modified":"2020-08-30T21:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T21:54:28","slug":"dates-different-names-and-uses-across-the-arab-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/dates-different-names-and-uses-across-the-arab-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dates: Different names and uses across the Arab world"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dates

Taken by, Hanan (Blogger) – Tripoli- Libya<\/p><\/div>\n

Today, we\u2019re going to learn about some aspects of dates<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631 , a very important part of the Arabic culture and something that can be found in very much every Arabic house.<\/p>\n

Dates<\/em>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u00a0are a very popular type of fruit as date palms \u0623\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062d\u064a\u0644 \u2013 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062e\u064a\u0644\u00a0 \u00a0are cultivated \u064a\u064f\u0632\u0631\u0639 \u00a0across the Arab region, both the Middle East<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u0637 and North Africa<\/em> \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0625\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627 . In every Arabic country, people consume dates daily due to its health benefits\u00a0<\/em>\u0641\u0648\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u0647 \u00a0and nutritional values\u00a0<\/em>\u0642\u064a\u0645\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0630\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0629 . In this post, I will first discuss the significance of dates to Arabs and Muslims. Second, I will provide a list some of the different ways dates are typically used\/consumed in the Arab world.<\/p>\n

Significance:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to being an extremely healthy<\/em> \u0635\u062d\u064a type of fruit, it\u2019s also part of the Arabic\/Islamic heritage<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a and is valued for much more than its health benefits. Dates are one of the few fruits that are mentioned in the holy Quran, a fact that renders this fruit an important part of the Islamic heritage. It\u2019s also said that dates were the main part of the Prophet Mohammed\u2019s diet. For this reason, eating dates is considered Sunnah<\/em> \u00a0\u0633\u064f\u0646\u0651\u0647 \u00a0(The prophet\u2019s way of life), particularly in Ramadan as it\u2019s usually the first food Muslims break their fast with.<\/p>\n

Different types and uses of dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many different types of dates (maybe hundreds), depending on where they grow, the level of their tenderness, flavours, uses, etc. For example, there is about 18 different type<\/a> of dates in the city of Jufrah in South Libya alone! One of the very popular types, which you can also find in shops and supermarkets in the west, are: Degla<\/em> \u062f\u0642\u0644\u0647 \u00a0and Medjool. They\u2019re both knowns for their high quality, soft texture and very sweet taste.<\/p>\n

Dates are great because you can eat them in different ways, for example:<\/strong><\/p>\n