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 {{Quote|{{Quran|20|120}}|Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"}}
 ===The Lote Tree of the utmost Boundary (Sid'rati al-Muntahā)===
-Lote tree's are a real type of tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) native to Arabia and the Middle East.<ref>[https://www.suewickison.com/products/lote-tree?srsltid=AfmBOorj_RU2x1OPxgfRe689M2TWw1g4uZTQLkpSolPGYnIatiIe7h6K Lote Tree | Sidr | Ziziphus spina-christi |] Plants of the Qur'an | Sue Wickison</ref> Different to the tree of eternity/immortality (شرجرة الخلدshajarati ul-khul'di) in paradise (jannah), the Qur'an mentions the Lote Tree (سدر sidr) of ''the utmost boundary (al-muntahā)''<ref>مُنْتَهَىٰ - [https://lexicon.quranic-research.net/pdf/Page_3029.pdf Lane's Lexicon pp.3029]</ref> near (but notably not in) the 'garden of abode', said to be 'covered' yaghshā by something unspecified in Q53:16, typically taken by exegetes to mean by angels, light and/or golden animals.<ref>E.g. see [https://quranx.com/Tafsirs/53.16 Tafsirs on Q53:16]</ref>{{Quote|{{Quran|53|13-17}}|And certainly he saw him (in) descent another,
+Lote tree's are a real type of tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) native to Arabia and the Middle East.<ref>[https://www.suewickison.com/products/lote-tree?srsltid=AfmBOorj_RU2x1OPxgfRe689M2TWw1g4uZTQLkpSolPGYnIatiIe7h6K Lote Tree | Sidr | Ziziphus spina-christi |] Plants of the Qur'an | Sue Wickison</ref> Different to the tree of eternity/immortality (شرجرة الخلدshajarati ul-khul'di) in paradise (jannah), the Qur'an mentions the Lote Tree (سِدْرَةِ  sidra) of ''the utmost boundary (ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ al-muntahā)''<ref>مُنْتَهَىٰ - [https://lexicon.quranic-research.net/pdf/Page_3029.pdf Lane's Lexicon pp.3029]</ref> near (but notably not in) the 'garden of abode', said to be 'covered' يَغْشَى  yaghshā  by something unspecified in Q53:16, typically taken by exegetes to mean by angels, light and/or golden animals.<ref>E.g. see [https://quranx.com/Tafsirs/53.16 Tafsirs on Q53:16]</ref>{{Quote|{{Quran|53|13-17}}|And certainly he saw him (in) descent another,
 Near (the) Lote Tree (of) the utmost boundary,
 Near it (is the) Garden (of) Abode.