The dates market in Medina.

Which do you prefer, raisins, prunes or dates?

Can you believe they've got a date from Morocco?

Dates, walnut and pistachio filled maamoul.

And so we'd buy the date, and we'd go home.

These pastries are all about the dates. Use the best quality dates you can get, she says before giving the ingredients and the recipe.

And from the palm trees of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low.

This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

It was like a dates heaven for those who love dates!

Speaking of dates, Lebanese Louloua from Pearl's Powder greets her readers with photographs taken during her visit to the dates market in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Shake the trunk of the date palm tree, and it will drop ripe dates for you.

And shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you ripe fresh dates will fall upon you. (This was a miracle the date palm was dry and it was winter season.)

Shake also to thee the palm trunk, and there shall come tumbling upon thee dates fresh and ripe.

And shake toward thee the trunk of the palm tree it shall drop on thee dates fresh and ripe.

And shake the trunk of date palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon you.

And shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you, and it will drop ripe dates by you.

Shake the trunk of the palm tree towards yourself and fresh and ripe dates shall fall upon you.

And shake the trunk of the palm tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.

Shake the trunk of the palm tree, freshly picked dates will drop upon you.

and shake the trunk of this palmtree it will drop fresh ripe dates upon you.

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.

If you shake the trunk of the palm tree, it will provide you with fresh ripe dates.

And shake towards you the trunk of the palmtree, it will drop on you fresh ripe dates

and if you shake the trunk of this palm tree, it will drop fresh ripe dates on you.

And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm tree It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.

Holly S. Warah, an American married to a Palestinian, explains on her website Arabic Zeal how to make maamoul stuffed with dates.

Look upon their fruits when they fructify and ripen!

And from the date stone from the spathe thereof come forth clusters of dates lowhanging and gardens of grapes, and the olive, and the pomegranate, like unto one anot her and unlike.

And out of the date palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety and taste).

And palm trees with hanging clusters, and vineyards, and olives, and pomegranates similar and dissimilar.

Behold their fruit when they bear fruit and ripen!

Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening.

Then from it We bring forth vegetation from which We produce the grain, in clusters, and from the palm tree, from the spathes of it, low hanging clusters of dates , and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar.

From these We bring forth green foliage and composite grain, palmtrees laden with clusters of dates within reach, vineyards and olive groves and pomegranates alike and unlike.

See the fruits when they are growing and when they are ripe.

And it is He Who sends down water from the sky so with it We produced all things that grow hence We produce from it vegetation from which We bring forth grains in clusters and from the pollen of dates, dense bunches and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, similar in some ways and unlike in some look at its fruit when it bears yield, and its ripening indeed in it are signs for the people who believe.

And He it is Who sends down water from the cloud, then We bring forth with it buds of all (plants), then We bring forth from it green (foliage) from which We produce grain piled up (in the ear) and of the palm tree, of the sheaths of it, come forth clusters (of dates) within reach, and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, alike and unlike behold the fruit of it when it yields the fruit and the ripening of it most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe.

With it We produce vegetation of all kinds out of green foliage, We produce clustered grain and from the date palm, out of its sheath, We produce bunches of dates hanging low.

It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies with it We produce vegetation of all kinds from some We produce green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest) out of the date palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety) when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof.

He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

Exciting thing too see in this city are the Palms farms all around and this explains the plenty of dates shops. Different kinds, different flavors and colors!

He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed everyone to his house.

And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.