(Among thornless lote-trees) [56:28]. Abu’l-‘Aliyah and al-Dahhak said: “Once, Muslims looked at Wajj, a fertile valley in Ta’if, and admired its lote-trees. They said: ‘If only we had something like this!’ Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse in response”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
