Palm trees hold a large place in these verses: created for the benefit of Allah’s servants, they serve in comparisons and appear in the story of Mary. Other trees are mentioned too: the tree forbidden to Adam, called the tree of eternity, the tree of Zaqqum, the blessed tree, the one from which Moses was called and Jonah’s gourd plant, as well as the green tree from which Allah brings forth fire.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
